My Night

September 9, 2005 Good morning! How are we doing today? Well right? Staying high protein and low carb and walking? Not walking? WHAT? Okay if I weren't only a week out of surgery I'd be over there dragging you to the nearest park, it's a great day to walk so get up and get out! Now... on to why I'm on the computer and not walking LOL... Last night my son Donny decided he wanted mommy's attention. He also decided the best way to get it would be to PUSH on my belly right after eating. OUCH!! Then he came right back and did it again, this time hard enough to send tears to my eyes and make me wonder if he singlehandedly killed his mother. My tummy felt like I needed to vomit, the room started turning black, things were spinning around, I wanted to die to end the pain, then the pain from Donny's pushing triggered my fibromyalgia and when that is really bad I start having muscle spasms... this time, in my chest. When I have muscle spasms in my chest, I can't breath! I can't draw a breath because I have no control of my muscles. Fortunately, there are 2 women in the house at this point one herding the kids away, the other trying to figure out how to help me... they couldn't... My son started wailing, trying to get to mama for hugs, they couldn't let him, so the wailing grew, then Hannah started crying (my friend's daughter), then my daughter's started crying, and everyone wanted mama, and no one could have her because she was dying... or so she thought. The women called Frank and brought him into the mix... he knew how to interpret my jagged whisper talk and figured out what was needed. When my chest muscles spasm like that, I need someone to put a pillow on my chest and pressure to slow the movement enough so I can draw a breath (not sure how that was discovered, someone suggested it though) so he held a pillow on my chest while I breathed (FINALLY) I could also speak while the pillow was in place, and told them what was going on as loud as I could... Well, Sandra spend the night after Sarah drove her home to pick up some things, and the rest is history, I have NO idea how the kids made such a big mess in the bathroom last night, nor do I care, I am just hoping that tonight goes a lot better and that I get rest!!! Let me tell you, this scared me in a huge way. If I NEVER feel that way again I'll be quite happy!!! Hugs to all, now you know why I'm not walking too far today, but at least you know I'm walking some right?

Wow, I am sorry you had such a horrible night, but I bet your son won't do that again, it sounds like that scared him as much as it scared you. I got up this morning, I have been off all week, recovering from whiplash, I haven't been walking, so this morning I decided to get out there and walk. I got my personal cd player and headed out, well me and Sara Evans walked 2 wonderful miles, I would have walked more but Sara was beginning to repeat herself, so tommorrow I think I will take Sugarland with me. So, I hope you are feeling better real soon. And no more poking!!!!! Take care, Dana