I went to my doctor to get new medications and ask about how my previous ones were affecting me so he gave me a new antidepressant to try out. I took one for the day as I was supposed to, and then I started feeling an itching burning sensation down my throats all the way to my stomach. My mother being scared brought me to the hospital immediately; but not before I threw up brown bile laced blood all over her dashboard through my fingers. I had been prescribed an antidepressant my body severely didn't enjoy. So out of curiosity my doctor decided to take some bloodwork on me after giving me activated charcoal tablets to draw out the medication and absorb it so it wouldn't damage my inner stomach lining further nor be redispersed into my blood stream.
After about an hour or so of bloodwork, I was asked to come and take a CAT scan in the other office; scared my mother hugged me before letting my doctor lead me to the other room. After scans and an X-ray my doctor had discovered a growth on the back left side of my brain; he has a few ideas as to what is causing it ranging from just a growth full of water due to stress, to a tumour on my brain (Hoping its the first one), where both could still be lethal to me. The first one could burst if I have too much stress or if I'm jostled about too much. The bad news of this all is, it is NOT small. The scans aren't too clear on what it could be of the two or whatever ranging in between. But by the size of it, my doctor said I could have a minimum of two weeks left.
He put me on a steroid that reduces swelling that in hopes it is the Stress related one but if it is a tumour it will also decrease its growth.
I am also to be heavily sedated in case I get too stressed out and have internal bleeding on my brain.
What a life to live knowing you're only 18 and being told you could only live for the next 14 days at the minimum.
But on the brighter side, I'm hoping its the stress growth because if it is, it could be gone in the next three weeks.
I guess I'll have to wait and see about my scan results that will be taken again next week.
Thats not all, my bloodwork came back as developing Diabetes within the next 3 years.
I have seriously gotta love genetics combined with over the top stress amounts.
What a great end of a day so far.
I guess I'll just hope for the best yet expect the worst.
After about an hour or so of bloodwork, I was asked to come and take a CAT scan in the other office; scared my mother hugged me before letting my doctor lead me to the other room. After scans and an X-ray my doctor had discovered a growth on the back left side of my brain; he has a few ideas as to what is causing it ranging from just a growth full of water due to stress, to a tumour on my brain (Hoping its the first one), where both could still be lethal to me. The first one could burst if I have too much stress or if I'm jostled about too much. The bad news of this all is, it is NOT small. The scans aren't too clear on what it could be of the two or whatever ranging in between. But by the size of it, my doctor said I could have a minimum of two weeks left.
He put me on a steroid that reduces swelling that in hopes it is the Stress related one but if it is a tumour it will also decrease its growth.
I am also to be heavily sedated in case I get too stressed out and have internal bleeding on my brain.
What a life to live knowing you're only 18 and being told you could only live for the next 14 days at the minimum.
But on the brighter side, I'm hoping its the stress growth because if it is, it could be gone in the next three weeks.
I guess I'll have to wait and see about my scan results that will be taken again next week.
Thats not all, my bloodwork came back as developing Diabetes within the next 3 years.
I have seriously gotta love genetics combined with over the top stress amounts.
What a great end of a day so far.
I guess I'll just hope for the best yet expect the worst.