Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Just call me jerky

So ever since my little boy came into this magnificent world I have had some weird things happen to me. My head occasionally will feel like all the blood is rushing to it, and it will pulse. I have dizzy spells and vertigo. Then even weirder my head involuntarily jerks to one side and I will grunt or make a weird noise. So 3 years have gone by and it is getting much worse. I jerk around 15 times a day. It has created some serious neck pain for me and not to mention it is very embarrassing. So I decided to go see a neurologist. I met with the doctor and he thinks that I have Tourette's Syndrome. It usually comes on before the age of 18 but for some it can come on in adulthood. It is a genetic problem where the brain misfires.. Anyhoo it can only be treated with anti psychotic drugs or anti-depressants. Both of which I am not interested in until my jerking gets so bad I will consider. He had me go see a heart specialist too because I have been having the dizzy spells. They had me do a bubble test where they inject air into your arm and watch it pass through the heart on an ultra sound. That looked good. I wore a heart monitor for 24 hours and that was a pain in the butt, I will know the results on Monday afternoon for all the heart stuff. My doctor also wanted to rule out any other possibilities for my head jerking so he had me go in for an MRI and MRA. I did that on Monday and will know the results on the 15th. So as long as I don't have any tumors or any aneurysms in my brain then I have Tourette's syndrome. Who would have thought? I am kinda freaking out. So if you are ever with me and you see me jerking my head and making funny noises you will understand...Shizz....

4 comments:

lmackay32 said...

Sorry to hear the news...I had no idea that Tourettes could come on once you are an adult. Now you can cuss at people all you want, just says "sorry, I have Tourettes" :)

James and Jade Bethers said...

Hey Nic

To bad about all your troubles...I am sooooo sorry but I have to tell you that I laughed hysterically when I was reading your post.....I wasn't laughing because you were in pain or having to deal with more problems...but just because my friends and I watched a movie once that totally reminded me of your post. I seriously took a walk down memory lane and I just had to laugh. Anyways....I hope you get it all worked out and now we will all understand the random cussing that comes out of you in the future!! Oh and thanks for the great comment! Love you guys!

The McClellan Clan said...

I have to laugh just cause we were joking around with it when you were here and I think it fits your quirkyness. I love it!!! I know you don't but you're just cute no matter what. I will say though, that I'm a fan of acupuncture and I swear they can heal anything. And its SO relaxing!! I'm coming out the 15th for my first apt here in Utah. I did it out in oregon. I'm doing it for my gut issues. I'll see how it goes. HOpefully it goes so great, that you'll want it too!! Good luck with everything!!

Maria said...

So that explains why you just randomly start blurting out cuss words like mad! JK. I know this isn't a laughing matter of any sort!

That is such a strange thing to have onset so late in life. What the freakin' crap.

Anyway, I'm back on the internet now :) and I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to get together sometime. Gimme like maybe 2 more weeks to straighten my house up and get ready for the wee one that is coming. :)

LOVE YOUR BUTTS! (not that you have more than one) Er, I mean, LOVEY OUR GUTTS!