Topic: FLAGYL experience 06! I'm OK; police just stopped to check on my health!
bettyg
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I'm so tired from lack of sleep going on for years.
Anyway, I've beenonhefee sometime at nighttime for hubby and in the mornin when I get up fom
PROBLEM: can't stay awake and when I open my eyes, I'm getting difference colors coming from all over the board.
EDITED: when I looked at screen it had blue colors on left side like a little kid coloring horizontally. I blinked and looked at screen, then it was red colors on my right side.
then I walk up gain trying rto finish whatI startedl
any of you hve this? does it happen often...thank ou all
Ann-OH
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Betty, I hope you are talking to your doctor about this. I think you should call him right away.
There are other problems than Lyme that may be causing this disorientation, etc. I know you are a much better typist than this. I am worried. Please get some help right away.
Linda LD
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Betty,
You could be having a stroke or something--please call your Doc!
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treepatrol
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Your having a serious problem Betty right now get out of your House maybe some sort of poisoning carbonmonoxide or worse both of you go to a neighbors and call your DOCTOR !!!
Your writing is all wacked out not LIKE YOU
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treepatrol
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Get out and get some fresh air !!!If your able to walk.
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treepatrol
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Does anybody live near Betty go over to her house and help her this dose not sound good at all
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Betty's last name is very common, and I don't remember her husband's name.
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I have never seen her type as she did in that message! Something is very wrong. I pray someone can get help for her.
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Ann-OH
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I hope her husband is home from work now. Sure would like to know how she is doing.
I tried to get on the Iowa website, but it wouldn't come up. Thought I might find someone to contact there.
I found Kent's phone number at the Support Group site here (that's Trout, right?)I called and left a message.I told him about Betty's post here and asked that if he knew Betty G.please call her right away. Hope that helps.
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Talk about feeling helpless. I sure wish we could do something.
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Andie333
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I feel so helpless...
Hopefully, she's okay...
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charlie
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Loribelle's in Iowa, does anybody know how to contact her??
I know we're dealing with a whole state....
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Melanie Reber
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I have emailed her with my phone number... hopefully, we will hear something soon?
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Melanie Reber
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Betty, I see your name in the visitors listing here...are you OK?
Let us know.
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bettyg
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Forgot to say that I don't log off...forget most of time & it's super nice to not have to type my password each time since I'm on here daily. Didn't know my name shows up somewhere.
WOW, guys I sure didn't mean to worry you all!
Police WERE just here; 2 nice, attractive young men. They said I was chatting on a board about how bad I felt, and they wanted to make sure I was ok. ARE YOU SUre? YES.
GOSH, I feel awful for shaking you all up!
When I typed that, I could barely stay awake type...fingers wouldn't cooperate & eyes would NOT stay open. That's when I began seeing blue stripes and I'd blink and it would be red stripes.
Last week had some 24-hr. period of NO SLEEP whatsoever although I have 2 samples of sleeping pills & rx ambien, "but NOT to take every night" so I haven't.
Laid down after this. When I got up symptoms:
completely dizzy, both legs were having tremers/quivering, woke up with a sore throat so gargled good with salt water & now the back of throat is RAW;
I also had a full body massage done yesterday, so the toxins are moving all over. YES, I DRINK WATER GALORE for flushing. When I went, I couldn't walk....left sciatic/thigh knots and 24 hr. stabbing pain.
A BIG HUG to you all for your concern and love that is 24/7 on this board. I love you guys! Thanks during a wierd day.
5dana8
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Betty glad to hear your ok.
Have you ever had the lights flashing in colors before.?
Maybe you could call your doc & let him know about this?
Take care
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bettyg
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Dana, NO, I've never had lights flashing like they were today when I posted. I'll be aware of things and see how things go overnight.
If things get wierd, I'll drive myself to ER since it's 5 minutes from where I live.
GOD BLESS ALL YOU LYMIES FOR YOUR HEARTFELT CONCERN. That's what makes me feel good about this board, YOU care; each of us walks in each other's shoes! I'm signing off internet tonight, back when I get up tomorrow.
I'm up most of the night wide awake watching tv or reading.
You scared the hell out of us! So relieved to see your post tonight!!
Who called the police on your behalf? I am wondering if one of the moderators had them have you tracked through your IP address. Your internet provider would have been able to tell them where you were, I think.
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Betty, I'm glad you're OK now, and you got a visit from two cute cops to boot
But, I'm worried about what you describe and that post you wrote was NOT like you..
I really think you should describe this in detail to your Doc(s)...to be safe.
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Michelle M
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YIKES, Betty! I just tuned in and about had a stroke myself before I got to the bottom.
So glad you are okay.
This Board's the coolest. Talk about resourceful!
Sure hope you can figure out how to get some sleep. Dunno if that's the problem, but prolonged lack of sleep can bring on some mighty fierce stuff, to include hallucinations. Scary.
Rest and feel better.
Michelle
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breathwork
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Hooray for a wonderful outcome!
You had us on the edge of our seats here in cyberland, lady!
I am so grateful that all is well for you...and it's wonderful to see this board so caring and focused as a community!
Carol Ann
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WOW! the response of the people on this board to help Betty was awesomme! I read this thread and was so scared for her and then got to the bottom where she says she got a visit from the police and was so relieved.
You all are the best. BIG HUGS to you all. THat really touched me. pattiecake
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treepatrol
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Sleep or no sleep Betty you should get examined and you may have had a drug reaction or at least get some blood work and check all blood gases and C02 levels. I have been with out sleep fighting forest fires all night long before.
I went at one fire including the drive home 26 hrs and never had that happen what happened to you the most that happened to me was sleepy and slower moving but my mind was wide awake.
Please get home checked and yourself Okay? And tell the Dr everything your taking.
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Pocono Lyme
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OK Betty. Time to get up now and give an update. You have to let those two cute cops go now.
Ya know, at 103, I can't take this much excitement.
So glad you're OK.
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bettyg
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Good morning all you caring people!
Before I forget, who Lou B?, contacted my local police? THANK YOU MY DEAR GUARDIAN AS WELL AS YOU BOARD MEMBERS.
RN, yes, I had flagyl Wed. am..on it 1 wk. now.
Tree, yes, I'll call my PCP this morning & advise him of all I'd been thru.
Another wierd thing happened to me during the night before this all, I got LOST going to bathroom .. ended up in other bedroom not knowing where I was. uffda.
It was amazing to watch you all as a team to work together on locating me without a last name and city! You're each great investigators .. all with a piece of info.
You know I reread my beginning thread & couldn't believe this was ME either, and let the ramblings go as is. Guess I was calling for help and didn't know it.
God bless you all for caring & words of comfort. I belong to a very special group of lymies! Have a good day. I'll read/type for awhile & then back to bed to sleep THEN CALL THE DR. TREE AS I PROMISED.
Ann-OH
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So glad you are ok, Betty! When someone as good a typist as you makes all those errors in the middle of the day, one has to be frightened.
I hope you are in contact with your doctor. The flashing lights still worry me.
I called Kent (Trout) and left a message in the early evening. He returned my call a bit later and said he would call someone who knew your number. A bit later he called back and said he had contacted someone who would call you.
In the rush, I didn't get the name. I hope you have talked to her, too.
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I also followed this thread and I am so happy that you are ok....I am also SO IMPRESSED and BLOWN AWAY by all the genuine concern from the board and how they really went OUT OF THEIR WAY to make sure Betty was ok.....
MAKES MY HEART FEEL FULL that there are still people out there who care....
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Just saw this post amd am so glad I didnt see it till there was a follow up from Betty.
Before I starting getting about 5 hrs sleep at night I too had lots of blurry vision and looking at the computer was the worst. I had 3 different pairs of glasses and sometimes none of them worked.
I do think you should talk to your doc cuz prolonged lask of sleep can cause many chronic problems and you need to e sure that is the cause of your present symptoms.
Like everyone else said not everything is due to lyme but lack of sleep can cause our body to deteriorate and then lots of other stuff can happer.
Hope all get better soon.
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Betty, Please keep us updated. We are all concerned about you!
Everyone, Thank you for displaying the amazing friendship I suspected from you folks on this forum. Wow, you all are fantastic. Bless you all.
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Be careful about being on the computer too long - they bring on my migraines and seizures and all kinds of different colors.
Also - please don't drive yourself to the ER if you are feeling that bad - have someone take you - I just gave up driving these past few weeks after stubbornly continuing when I probably shouldn't. Just please let someone take you.
Let us know how u are.
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bettyg
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Hello to my loving group of lyme freinds!
Had a good 3.5 hrs. of sleep after I left here at 8 am this morning. NO problems during the night.
Called our fire dept. to come for a carbon monoxide check....NORMAL; they checked our carbon detector & it showed NO ACTIVITY at all.
Called my PCP...yes Tree, I remembered! Nurse talked to dr.; GO OFF FLAGYL, and have co2 tested by fire dept. I asked nurse if dr. could called my LLMD & discuss taking me off what LLMD just put me on last wk. She'd try but no guarantees since my pcp is going on vacation Monday.
Called my llmd & waiting for a return phone call when he returns at 130 from lunch. Here until 2 pm when I go to nursing home every Friday noon to visit my elderly friends: 2 - 99 yr. olds, & 1-87 yrs...Mom's friend w/advanced alzheimer's disease. I play dominos w/2 who still can.
MRI/CT scan someone mentioned to me. I had CT done 5+ years ago. I've had ALL the annual blood work done. I'm now on glyburcide for my disabetes 2 med; was on diet & exercise until 1-06 when blood sugars too high for my pcp.
Can't remember if I've had MRI or not...I've been thru so much & memory keeps fading bad. Had for me to talk out loud & made a sensible sentence anymore....struggle for words.
Thanks for calling Troutscout to whoever he called; haven't got that far to track down ACTUAL person who knew me & who called local police.
But do I really have to let these 2 nice, attractive policemen go? My 2 firemen were young & attractive too. They asked hubby how he was; no problems at all.
Will get off here for now; will wait until for LLMD to call me back, but I doubt that. He's not been dependable to me for that; his staff is the pits on sending me my medical reports. Took 3 emails & 1 phone call last time.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY early to all my lyme friends out there; snuggle up with your honey and restore that love that made you inseparable when you made that commitment of yours....
I love each one of you; too bad my 3 brothers who fail to acknowledge ANY of my life-threatening illnesses can not find it in themselves to care just a "little" about me! I haven't been to our sibling xmas for 2 yrs. now.
treepatrol
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ya scared the piss outa me
Now the floors wet
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I trust you will just badger your doc until he calls back ?!! This is NOT an insignificant matter and you need to call and call until that becomes clear to him!
Take care of you!
Hugs &
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