I went to the doctor and someone, surely not a nurse, took my temp in my ear. She wiggled the thermometer around in my hair and settled on the very top of my ear in the little fold at top. She read my temp as 93.1. I was still trying to process what happened as she wrote it down. I spoke up and said, "You did not put that in my ear."
"YES, I DID!"
"No, you put it in the top of my ear."
"NO, your hair was over your ear, so you could not feel it in your ear!"
"Okay, I will do it again and show you." She put the thermometer in a crook a little bit lower, but still not in my ear canal. Temp was 96F. It was still not in right place and surely not my temperature. I objected to that location, too. But, she was adamant and getting hot.
So, what do you do? I decided it was not a hill on which I wished to die that day. Sorry healthcare! I will mention it to doctor next time.
Cleaner called me when I was asleep and asked Tommy to tell me to call. He did about an hour after I got up from nap. Her cousin died a week before Halloween and her aunt died this last week. So, she was busy. She is having surgery on her hand again, so can come early next week. She said she was not upset with me, just busy.
Cleaner mentioned she had 'sleep paralysis.' I read about it to see what it was. I have been awake and could not move at all. But, it was not frightening to me or anyone else. She was at the dentist. He called paramedics to dentist office. Then, she had it after surgery and frightened nurses. Have you ever heard of 'sleep paralysis?' Have you ever experienced it?
Tommy said he had heard of 'sleep paralysis' in regard to UFO abductions. It seems people with sleep paralysis feel like they are being held down and often have hallucinations.
We had six paring knives. Now, we have three. Tommy suspects I lost them. Maybe I did. But, I know where to buy more. They have probably fallen under my recliner. But, I am the suspect...lol.
This is a sad night, and I fear it will get worse. I cannot bear to watch the election returns.
Have you heard of sleep paralysis, know someone who does, or had it yourself?
Have you had your temp taken not inside your ear canal?
Are you ever the suspect?
I have known several people that have had sleep paralysis, not fun. I have had my temperature taken from my forehead - they sell strips for that.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of sleep paralysis, and it sounds like a terrifying thing to experience! On the other hand, if your knives are lost in your (or in!) your recliner, it would be safer to find them sooner rather than later!
ReplyDeleteThe knives could not be in the recliner since I have a quilt over it. They could be under the recliner since they might fall off the table and somehow land where they might slip under the table or under the recliner. It would be good to find them.
DeleteI have experienced sleep paralysis and HATE IT!
ReplyDeleteBack in the 1980s I was prescribed a type of medication that was similar too xanax. It was in that same class.
"Benzodiazepines belong to the group of medicines called central nervous system (CNS) depressants, which are medicines that slow down the nervous system." So basically a "nerve pill" for anxiety..
At times, as I was falling asleep, I would realize that I was awake but unable to move! Frightening! I remember trying to will my arms or legs to move to reach out and rouse my husband to let him know that i was in need of help.
It was years later that I discovered the cause of those horrible, frightening, episodes.
Janet,
DeleteWas there never a warning in writing or from the doctor? Did you ask a doctor about the episodes? I can imagine it might be terrifying. Sometimes, years have passed before I have realized the reason for a problem, the med that caused the problem. I suppose you do avoid those meds now.