Sky Render
Post Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 @ 07:33am 2 comments
School's done... and I went to the hospital @_@
Well, last week was the last week of the Summer semester for me.. I finally finished on Thursday. But because of the Radiofrequency Neurotomy procedure I had done a few weeks back, my back was hurting so much more than normal that I had used up all of my usual pain meds in two weeks, instead of the usual four..

So by Saturday morning I was completely out of pain meds.. but I had one refill left of Tramadol. I woke up early to go get it. And then I started taking it. Way too much of it. It's not a particularly strong opiate.. so I had to take more of it to make up for not having anything else. I kept taking more and more because my pain just wouldn't go away... I was tired and took a nap around 2pm until around 4:30pm. I got up and my mother was still studying at the dinner table so I went to the dinner table to try to help her out. My back was feeling pretty good at this point... but...

I blacked out...

And the next thing I knew, I was on a stretcher being carried out of my house and being asked 100 questions. It was very scary because I had no idea what had happened or how I had gotten there. Apparently I was out for a good 15 minutes. icon_eek.gif I had apparently had a seizure caused by an overdose of Tramadol, as Tramadol is a medication that can lower the seizure threshold. After a CT scan and some fluid tests I was sent home.

I am fortunate that my normal doctor was willing to see me and give me a small prescription of pain meds to keep me going until I see him next week.. otherwise I'd have nothing at all : ( *sigh* hate these stupid pain pills..

edit: Hey! I got an A for my final grade in A&P II!