I contracted viral meningitis back in 1999.. Thing is I had both symptoms of a stroke and meningitis. I know that a couple of days before I started showing the more serious symptoms I was very fatigued, a couple of days later my whole left side went numb and I couldn't think properly so my now ex husband rushed me to the ER, by the time I got to the ER I had a horrendous headache. I can't remember what all was done, I do know they gave me Tordol IV (I'm allergic to it now) and sent me home with Elavil and Midrin. The next day I was fine, didn't feel bad at all, I even went bowling that night with friends. The following day which was either Memorial Day or the Sunday before.. OMG!!! I was in pain! My head, it hurt so bad, I couldn't form thoughts properly, I drove to the CVS nearby to get the scripts I was given filled.. I crawled to the pharmacy counter, the poor girl behind the counter did a rush job and I asked her it it would be ok if I camped out here for a bit and she said ok. I don't know how long I stayed on my plastic bench, but I decided to go home and get someone to take me back to the ER.. It never occured to me to call 911.
Back at home I desperately tried to call someone to come take me to the ER, but I could not for the life of me figure out how to use the phone, I would say the word 9, think the word 6 and dial 3.. An hour and a half later I managed to get me then mother in law on the phone.. She called my dad, my dad called me, my dad had comapny over so he called me mom who came to get me. I went through the same song and dance as before only they gave me Demerol for the pain (I'm allergic to that now too) the Dr was about to send me home when I puked on him and he said he wanted to try on more test, a Lumbar Puncture. The Dr just looked at my spinal fluid and said "You probably have meningitis, I will send this to the lab to be double sure, but you will be admitted"
I stayed in the hospital for 3 days, I had a bad spinal headache so I was on my back for most of the stay.
I was wondering if anyone else has expirenced a stroke/meningitis combo because all the doctors I've seemed are stumped by the stroke symptoms.
Now onto the migraines, I had maybe 2 migraines before I got meningitis.. For several years after I was getting migraines 3-4 times a week, most weren't bad enough to do anything about others snt me to the ER. I've been to countless Dr's, neurologist, headache specialists and even pain doctors and all of the non narcotic stuff does not have much affect on them. I have been on every preventative drug, every abortive non narcotic drug.. And I just don't know! I don't get them nearly as often. But getting them means a pain/nausea shot (Nubain or Dilaudid.. There's a shortage on Stadol atm and Phenergan) and my ass is sore for a few days due to the Phenergan (If you ever have Phenergan IV.. It burns like a mother fucker) Luckily, I have not had many rebound headaches from the narcotics, I've had maybe 2 or 3 and a shot of Decadron cures those up right quick.
Back at home I desperately tried to call someone to come take me to the ER, but I could not for the life of me figure out how to use the phone, I would say the word 9, think the word 6 and dial 3.. An hour and a half later I managed to get me then mother in law on the phone.. She called my dad, my dad called me, my dad had comapny over so he called me mom who came to get me. I went through the same song and dance as before only they gave me Demerol for the pain (I'm allergic to that now too) the Dr was about to send me home when I puked on him and he said he wanted to try on more test, a Lumbar Puncture. The Dr just looked at my spinal fluid and said "You probably have meningitis, I will send this to the lab to be double sure, but you will be admitted"
I stayed in the hospital for 3 days, I had a bad spinal headache so I was on my back for most of the stay.
I was wondering if anyone else has expirenced a stroke/meningitis combo because all the doctors I've seemed are stumped by the stroke symptoms.
Now onto the migraines, I had maybe 2 migraines before I got meningitis.. For several years after I was getting migraines 3-4 times a week, most weren't bad enough to do anything about others snt me to the ER. I've been to countless Dr's, neurologist, headache specialists and even pain doctors and all of the non narcotic stuff does not have much affect on them. I have been on every preventative drug, every abortive non narcotic drug.. And I just don't know! I don't get them nearly as often. But getting them means a pain/nausea shot (Nubain or Dilaudid.. There's a shortage on Stadol atm and Phenergan) and my ass is sore for a few days due to the Phenergan (If you ever have Phenergan IV.. It burns like a mother fucker) Luckily, I have not had many rebound headaches from the narcotics, I've had maybe 2 or 3 and a shot of Decadron cures those up right quick.
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