Prayers Please

[wingryder92]

Hey Ladies, sorry but this is going to be rather long. I'm asking all of to join together and keep your prayers going for me. I'm still under drugs right now so I hope this makes sense. First off...I was not in an accident, I am not injured and I am alive (you'll understand that statement shortly). I've been in the hospital for a couple of days. All the tests so far have been normal but I don't have the results to the last one which was a contrast MRI. Now this is what I "think" I remember... other stuff is foggy. The scary event was Tuesday: I remember doing things around the house and taking a shower, moving my m/c's around in the garage. I had the sidecar outside from the ride on Monday and it wouldn't start so Tuesday morning I "girl handled" it into the garage...bike approx 900 lbs and sidecar about 250 lbs. BF found a dead relay. I had a dental appt in Anniston, Al. (I lived over there 13 yrs before moving to Atl and I love my dentist so I still use him..about 75 mile drive) Well I REMEMBER getting on the m/c and going down a couple of roads...maybe 3 miles, got gas. Rode about 10 miles, no memory, but remember checking lane to get on I-20, no memory getting to dentist, remember parking m/c and putting down pad for sidestand. Remember walking inside office and telling them I'd be outside..somebody had on something that set off my asthma, so I sat by the flowers and watched the bees and remember them calling me in. No memory of being in office, getting teeth cleaned, checking out, getting on m/c, or riding back to Ga. I stopped at the exit where I'd lived for 16 years but not for the last 4 years. Bought a Dr. Pepper. No memory of it. I called a former CD's wife, good friends..she keeps my fur babies if I'm gone and I'd baby sat her dogs at her house on Thursday night. I only remember bits and pieces of being out there. We had a ride on Sat....which I remember bits and pieces of. Bits and pieces of Sunday and Monday and Tuesday morning. My friend, Bev, that I called kept me on the phone (no memory of) from the service station and told her that I thought I lived on Cedar Terrace but didn't think I lived there now and that I didn't know where I lived or how to get there and didn't know where I was. She called a nurse friend who was much closer to me to come check on me. I was told that after much thought I finally called her name and much more thought to the year..had no clue about day or date. Her husband and another friend came to get my m/c but I didn't know them and no memory of seeing them. Marlene said I saw soaking wet from sweat. She took me to the hospital where there's no memory of being in her truck, in the ER, or anything else down there. I do remember my BF getting there about 0230 (he was in N.C. at a Triumph event. He loves speed so he made it home in recond time on his Trimph Tiger XC. I think I remember some things from Wednesday and I remember more from Thursday. Haven't done enough today to remember since I've been on drugs and have slept most of the day.

The reason I "girl handled" the sidecar was because it wouldn't start. BF has check today and said a relay died so he's working on it now. All three of the babies have been across me and rooting to get close to me.

I have about 2 hrs of time that we have no idea where I was or what I was doing. I have no memory of riding over there or home, going to the service station, buying a soda, etc. My "ride" was about 85 miles one way.

How I did what I did we have no clue. I know that God was watching and that he sent many angels to watch over me and to help me get to where I was.

The docs have said that we may never know exactly what happened but so far the tests show no stroke, no seizures, and several others things. He said that the memory may come back in bits and pieces but it may not. Can't say if it'll ever happen or not. My BF said he was going to put one of transponder on me like they put on the big rigs so he can keep up with me! I can't ride or drive for at least a week but may not be able to ride for even longer. Will have to wait and see.

And if all of the above wasn't enough I had several pretty severe asthma attacks in hospital from the floor cleaner, assistants who were wearing hand lotion/baby powder/and who knows what else but after I've had one attack it's much easier to have others. So the staff had to be switched around for me so that I wasn't set off again.

Needless to say it's not been fun these last few days and still have snipets of memories. It's scared me pretty badly and my friends too. As we've talked about it we all seem to think that all my years of experience and all those years I was a MSF instructor that my riding was just so ingrained in my brain that I just did what I knew I had to do. Who knows but I still say "Thank you God for keeping me safe."

I hope this makes sense. I reread it but still have drugs in my system so hope it is. I'm going back to bed and will appreciate those prayers that this passes soon, I remember what's missing, and that it never happens again.

Debra
HAVE A SAFE RIDE.........THANK GOD I DID THIS TIME

[dbsteffy]

How freightening for you, to lose all that time and not know why, I can't think of anything to say except that I will add you to my nightly list, absolutely. Angels and every lucky thing in the cosmos kept you safe, I hope it never happens again and also that the doctors find a reason and can make it never happen again.
Sending good thoughts, Brenda

[DarkAngel]

Thank God you're ok. You had to have an Angel on your shoulder. I hope that never happens again. Get well soon. Sending good thoughts and prayers.
Teresa

[Burgmanlady]

OMG!!! Debra! Thank the Lord that you are safe. The after thought of what you did must have really been upsetting. Prayers going up for you and hope you are feeling better really soon.

[tlc]

I'm reading through some of the threads to catch up with you gals and stumble on this one and now I'm sitting here with my jaw dropped trying to imagine how you must feel but can't. I too, am shocked and taken aback. I don't even know what to say to you Debra. Know that you are not totally alone and we support you as best we can. I'm sending some of my best positive thoughts you way.....

Please keep us posted..
Theresa

[wingryder92]

Thank you to all of you for your thoughts and prayers. This is my 4th day at home and am doing ok. Haven't had any more episodes but have had a migraine 2 of those 4 days. Still no memory of that missing time. My BF is still trying to figure it out but says that he sure hopes I didn't use all my angels that day. Have a doc appt tomorrow but don't really expect much to come of it. I had a migraine on Sunday before this happened and that's the first one I've had since Jan. of this year. My BF has said that he just might buy one of those "SPOT" trackers so he can keep up with me! Told him that I might need it....then he'll know and I might need to know too! Will keep ya'll posted with outcome.
Debra

[cgarfield]

My Prayers are all for you tonight,Karin

[BtWoman]

OMG Debra! That is really scary, and to not know the cause of all that makes it even more so!
Yeah, I do hope they find out what caused that, and treat it so you don't go through that again!!
Prayers are with you and glad you are safe!

[wingryder92]

Morning Ladies,
Well while I don't have definite answers I do have some thoughts about this crazy thing that happened! So far all of my tests have been "unremarkable" meaning that they've all been negative. I have one more test to do that may help with the migraines.

I rec'd a new prescription to help with the headaches until the test is completed. I took it to the pharmacy and I asked if the new drug could have an interaction with 2 other drugs that I was taking. Well one of them of them is of no concern but the other it says to "Take with caution" and if taken together to be aware of possible memory loss, confusion, profuse sweating, and a list of other things. So then I asked about one of the drugs I've been taking a little over a month but had increased the dosage (per doc) 5 days prior to my Tuesday episode.
Guess what it can cause? You guessed it...the symptoms that I had on Tuesday. I stopped taking it. I certainly don't want to do that again so will stop that possibility. I don't know that it was the cause but it sure sounds like it could be the culprit...especially with all tests being negative. Will keep an eye out but I sure hope it never happens again.
Debra
HAVE A SAFE RIDE

[dbsteffy]

Glad to hear of no further episodes but not having a cause is not good either. Watching for drug interaction must drive you crazy, you are prescribed a drug for a reason, then another drug for another reason, but they may clash, so what do you do? Which do you stop? You need both, stopping one immediately instead of easing off may cause other problems. It must leave a vague, uneasy feeling for you. I can only sympathize and hope good Karma happens to you.
Brenda