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Nick quickly told a nurse to page Dana to the E.R, while simultaneously trying to control Lu's seizure. He got some medicine going in her IV, and Lu seemed to respond quickly to it. "Nick what happened to Lu?" Asked Dana as she was running down into the E.R. "Dana, Lu just had a seizure, I don't want you to be concerned. I've got everything under control, and she has stopped seizing. I just wanted to let you know that this happened." Nick explained. "But Nick.... but.." Nick stopped her from any further conversation "She's fine Dana, go back to what you were doing. She's okay." Nick continued to try and reassure Dana that Lu was all right.
The next day, Lu is still in the E.R. getting tests done. Dana decides to take a break so see can see Lu in the E.R. Lu is sound asleep, and does not even know that Dana is beside her. Dana comforts Lu telling her that she'll be okay, and that everything will be back to normal again. However, Dana knew inside that Lu probably wouldn't be back to normal at least for a while. She also began to second-guess herself on telling Lu that she would be back to normal soon. Dana couldn't give up hope, and she had to think positively. She knew Lu was a fighter and a real trooper when it came down to the drama she had experienced in her life, which had been some real whoppers. She also knew, from past experience, that if Lu really wanted to get better then she would and no one would be able to tell her that she couldn't. "So maybe, she will get through this without much difficulty. I guess I had better call Marc and let him know what is going on." Dana said to herself
"Mom, Mom, are you ok?" Marc Delgado had ran into Lu's room with the most concern on his face. Dana had only told him that Lu seized and she was in the ER for further tests. Marc had a small tear in his eye, and grabbed his Mom's hand. "Mom, I love you, will you be all right? Lu awoke with a start, and stared at him.
"Yeah I'm ok, don't worry..." Her face had suddenly turned to confusion. "What's going on here?" Lu looked at Dana with more questions. "You fell remember, and then you had a seizure." Dana told Lu. "No what in the world is going on, why am I here, why..why.. I have patients..I have to leave, I have patients.." Lu started to pull the IV out of her arm and tried to get up from the bed. Dana who kind of panicked tried to calm Lu down and called for a nurse to put the IV back in Lu. Marc was also desperately trying to get his Mom to let Dana help her. "Mom, you fell, you had a seizure, let her help you.."
"No I'll be ok." Lu says trying to reassure Dana and her son that she was fine. A few weeks later, Lu is released back home, but she goes to the clinic and continues to work with no apparent problems. However Dana wasn't very happy with letting Lu go, the tests had been inconclusive, and no one knew what was wrong with Lu, but her condition had appeared to have gotten better, and Lu assured everyone that she was in fact better. She just wanted so badly to go home, she hated having to be a patient in the hospital. She looked forward to getting back to work and she didn't mind the stress that would accompany it. Dana had advised her to recover at home for a week maybe two, but Lu insisted that after a mere three days that she was ready to go back to a hectic work schedule.
On Lu's first day back she got the third degree from everyone. "Are you absolutely sure you are ok?" Dana asked Lu as they started their day. "Yeah Dana, I'm fine, stop worrying." "Ok." Said a weary Dana. After Lu had started back to her old routine, the familiar throbbing she had felt before returned. "I must just be working too hard," thought Lu.
She continued on with her day, but the head throbbing continued accompanied by some spinning was making her sick. "God, what is wrong with me?" Lu muttered to herself. I just need some medicine, this is just a small relapse, I'll be ok, I know I will." Lu continued to try to reassure herself, but the medicine only dulled her pain. She forced herself to continue on through the day, holding back all of the pain. She got called to the E.R about three times and it had only worsened all of her symptoms. Finally the day ended, and Lu was free to relax. Every single person Lu had talked to that day including patients had asked her repeatedly if she felt ok, obviously to them she looked so worn out and wasn't acting like herself. After her last patient, she decided she would lay on her couch for a little bit, before going home to Marc. Lana came in to say goodbye to her for the night, but Lu looked fast asleep. "Goodnight honey." Lana whispered to Lu. But as Lana was leaving her office, Lu started to shake violently and thrash around. "Peter, Dana, anyone, get in HERE NOW!!!"
"Why Lana, what's wrong?" Peter asked. "Lu is having another seizure, go and get Dana or someone to take Lu up to the E.R." Lana pleaded. "Okay Lana hold on, I'll page Dr. Stowe." Peter quickly dialed the pager number. A few seconds later Dana came running into the clinic almost running into Lana as she sprinted fast down the clinic hallway. "Hey guys what's going on, who paged me?" Dana asked concerned. "We did Dr. Stowe, Lu is in trouble again, she just had another seizure. I think that you should go and take a look at her," Peter suggested. "Okay Peter I will."
"Oh no." Dana rushed into Lu's office and sat down next to Lu. She had stopped seizing, but she was tossing and turning and mumbling things. "Peter, get a gurney down here, I want her up to ER NOW!" Dana rushed Lu up to the E.R and got Nick. "Nick, I want EVERY possible neuro test done on her, along with a complete blood workup, also please page neurology and get me the doctor who said it was ok to release her, I want to have a word with him." "Sure thing, Dana." "Nick.." "Yes Dana?" "What is wrong with her?" "I couldn't tell you Dana, I'm not a neuro expert." "We had better find out soon." "I know Dana, I know."
Lu finally did calm down with the help of meds, and the staff did every test that they could think of. Dana wanted to make sure that all of her other organs and her brain were okay. Dana wanted to figure why Lu was having seizures and she wanted to know as soon as possible. She also had a horrible feeling that Lu would have another seizure and she was right. Just then, as Dana was examining her she started to thrash around and moan, Dana gently turned Lu over to her side, and a few seconds later, Lu had calmed down enough for Dana to finish examining her. Dana was still concerned about Lu, so she let her rest for a while until she got herself under control. Dana knew Lu was in serious trouble, but like everyone else she just didn't know why as she continued to watch Lu with extreme concern in her eyes.
That's it for Chapter Three, stay tuned for Chapter Four!
Your authors,
Erin and Val
PLEASE REVIEW!!!
Nick quickly told a nurse to page Dana to the E.R, while simultaneously trying to control Lu's seizure. He got some medicine going in her IV, and Lu seemed to respond quickly to it. "Nick what happened to Lu?" Asked Dana as she was running down into the E.R. "Dana, Lu just had a seizure, I don't want you to be concerned. I've got everything under control, and she has stopped seizing. I just wanted to let you know that this happened." Nick explained. "But Nick.... but.." Nick stopped her from any further conversation "She's fine Dana, go back to what you were doing. She's okay." Nick continued to try and reassure Dana that Lu was all right.
The next day, Lu is still in the E.R. getting tests done. Dana decides to take a break so see can see Lu in the E.R. Lu is sound asleep, and does not even know that Dana is beside her. Dana comforts Lu telling her that she'll be okay, and that everything will be back to normal again. However, Dana knew inside that Lu probably wouldn't be back to normal at least for a while. She also began to second-guess herself on telling Lu that she would be back to normal soon. Dana couldn't give up hope, and she had to think positively. She knew Lu was a fighter and a real trooper when it came down to the drama she had experienced in her life, which had been some real whoppers. She also knew, from past experience, that if Lu really wanted to get better then she would and no one would be able to tell her that she couldn't. "So maybe, she will get through this without much difficulty. I guess I had better call Marc and let him know what is going on." Dana said to herself
"Mom, Mom, are you ok?" Marc Delgado had ran into Lu's room with the most concern on his face. Dana had only told him that Lu seized and she was in the ER for further tests. Marc had a small tear in his eye, and grabbed his Mom's hand. "Mom, I love you, will you be all right? Lu awoke with a start, and stared at him.
"Yeah I'm ok, don't worry..." Her face had suddenly turned to confusion. "What's going on here?" Lu looked at Dana with more questions. "You fell remember, and then you had a seizure." Dana told Lu. "No what in the world is going on, why am I here, why..why.. I have patients..I have to leave, I have patients.." Lu started to pull the IV out of her arm and tried to get up from the bed. Dana who kind of panicked tried to calm Lu down and called for a nurse to put the IV back in Lu. Marc was also desperately trying to get his Mom to let Dana help her. "Mom, you fell, you had a seizure, let her help you.."
"No I'll be ok." Lu says trying to reassure Dana and her son that she was fine. A few weeks later, Lu is released back home, but she goes to the clinic and continues to work with no apparent problems. However Dana wasn't very happy with letting Lu go, the tests had been inconclusive, and no one knew what was wrong with Lu, but her condition had appeared to have gotten better, and Lu assured everyone that she was in fact better. She just wanted so badly to go home, she hated having to be a patient in the hospital. She looked forward to getting back to work and she didn't mind the stress that would accompany it. Dana had advised her to recover at home for a week maybe two, but Lu insisted that after a mere three days that she was ready to go back to a hectic work schedule.
On Lu's first day back she got the third degree from everyone. "Are you absolutely sure you are ok?" Dana asked Lu as they started their day. "Yeah Dana, I'm fine, stop worrying." "Ok." Said a weary Dana. After Lu had started back to her old routine, the familiar throbbing she had felt before returned. "I must just be working too hard," thought Lu.
She continued on with her day, but the head throbbing continued accompanied by some spinning was making her sick. "God, what is wrong with me?" Lu muttered to herself. I just need some medicine, this is just a small relapse, I'll be ok, I know I will." Lu continued to try to reassure herself, but the medicine only dulled her pain. She forced herself to continue on through the day, holding back all of the pain. She got called to the E.R about three times and it had only worsened all of her symptoms. Finally the day ended, and Lu was free to relax. Every single person Lu had talked to that day including patients had asked her repeatedly if she felt ok, obviously to them she looked so worn out and wasn't acting like herself. After her last patient, she decided she would lay on her couch for a little bit, before going home to Marc. Lana came in to say goodbye to her for the night, but Lu looked fast asleep. "Goodnight honey." Lana whispered to Lu. But as Lana was leaving her office, Lu started to shake violently and thrash around. "Peter, Dana, anyone, get in HERE NOW!!!"
"Why Lana, what's wrong?" Peter asked. "Lu is having another seizure, go and get Dana or someone to take Lu up to the E.R." Lana pleaded. "Okay Lana hold on, I'll page Dr. Stowe." Peter quickly dialed the pager number. A few seconds later Dana came running into the clinic almost running into Lana as she sprinted fast down the clinic hallway. "Hey guys what's going on, who paged me?" Dana asked concerned. "We did Dr. Stowe, Lu is in trouble again, she just had another seizure. I think that you should go and take a look at her," Peter suggested. "Okay Peter I will."
"Oh no." Dana rushed into Lu's office and sat down next to Lu. She had stopped seizing, but she was tossing and turning and mumbling things. "Peter, get a gurney down here, I want her up to ER NOW!" Dana rushed Lu up to the E.R and got Nick. "Nick, I want EVERY possible neuro test done on her, along with a complete blood workup, also please page neurology and get me the doctor who said it was ok to release her, I want to have a word with him." "Sure thing, Dana." "Nick.." "Yes Dana?" "What is wrong with her?" "I couldn't tell you Dana, I'm not a neuro expert." "We had better find out soon." "I know Dana, I know."
Lu finally did calm down with the help of meds, and the staff did every test that they could think of. Dana wanted to make sure that all of her other organs and her brain were okay. Dana wanted to figure why Lu was having seizures and she wanted to know as soon as possible. She also had a horrible feeling that Lu would have another seizure and she was right. Just then, as Dana was examining her she started to thrash around and moan, Dana gently turned Lu over to her side, and a few seconds later, Lu had calmed down enough for Dana to finish examining her. Dana was still concerned about Lu, so she let her rest for a while until she got herself under control. Dana knew Lu was in serious trouble, but like everyone else she just didn't know why as she continued to watch Lu with extreme concern in her eyes.
That's it for Chapter Three, stay tuned for Chapter Four!
Your authors,
Erin and Val
PLEASE REVIEW!!!