A child of the Medical System

Last Wednesday I was on a date and my throat started to get very tight, and my whole neck became sore as if the muscles were torn. However, after the date I went home and just put an ice pack on my neck, thinking that I just spoke to much or pulled a muscle, and went to bed. I woke up in severe pain, my chest was killing me with every breath, and my back hurt to the point of where I could not even move. The headaches were worse than ever, and nothing could ease my pain. I went downstairs to my parents and alerted them, where we then went to urgent care, and I was told I had Pericarditis. This is a condition in which a sack around the heart becomes inflamed and begins to rub with every breath.

However, the Urgent Care doctor wanted me to see a professional, so I was rushed to the Heart Hospital of Austin. There I was hooked up with so many tubes and wires I couldn't even move! There I had an EKG,  and a CT Scan with contrast. Awaiting the results of the CT scan, I was given a sonogram, yet they had three sonogram technicians come in, and they couldn't get a picture of my heart because there was "breathing obstruction." The doctor came in and said that the reason they could not see my heart was because it was not Pericarditis, but another condition, which for the life of me I can not remember the name of. In fact, it was a condition in which there was air in the potential space cavern that surrounds my heart. Potential space is just an empty space where there is a potential for something to occupy... like air.

They had to make sure the air was not coming from my esophagus, so they made me drink barium, and another similar substance. Yes they are both absolutely disgusting to drink. They said it was a hole in my lung that would heal, but I must avoid excessive rapid breathing for two weeks. Also I would like to also point out that the radiologist told me that I have Gastroparesis. This is a condition that developed from my diabetes. In this process the nerves surrounding your stomach that tell it to contract are damaged and thus you have, in a sense, a paralyzed stomach. Only a portion of mine is paralyzed, and if I don't keep my numbers in check the entirety of my stomach could be completely paralyzed. This causes severe abdominal upset.

I know the reason for the headaches and the extreme gastro upset now!!! Also I would like to note that my lung got a hole in it from my running so much to try to counteract diabetes haha. Funny how life works out huh?

Also. I got out of the hospital for 20K +. Three hours.

Keep your numbers in check folks! 

I'm back!

Hey, it has been a while, huh? Well I just got out of a relationship, so I'm here and will have a lot of free time now. So the insulin has been going well, I am about to get a pump. It is called the Omni Pump and I think it will fit my very active and chaotic life. The headaches still persist and no one can figure the reason for them, however, I move on day by day.

Also, an update! I am going to be attending Texas State University to major in Business and Entrepreneurship. I'm hoping it goes quite well, and I'm just ready to get back out there.

In short... This has been one of the most stressful six months of my life. It has changed me though, and made me who I am. I am not the diabetic, and I am not the special case. I am still me, and if anything I'm more of a man for it. Hell, I inject needles into my body at least six times a day. Haha.

Things are looking up, it has been rough, I can't lie, and I won't. To all future diabetics, Life is Hard, it is never easy, and with an almost useless pancreas it becomes a lot harder. Good things come to those who wait. And the only way to wait is to stay alive, so watch those sugar levels! I'm a steady 120-145 everyday!

Ps. If I can find the money, I'm going to try and become a private pilot.



READY. SET. GO.