I spent about three hours in ER today and I am happy to say that I am okay. Shortly after lunch, I began experiencing severe pain in my upper right back just below the shoulder blade. The pain was so bad, I became nauseous and felt faint. I was also perspiring a lot.

Misti, my caregiver, was still here so she called the doctor's office. She was told to get me to ER right away. We live about 5 minutes from the hospital so Paul and Misty got me in the car and took me. It was faster than waiting for the ambulance.

I was hooked up to the monitor; had an EKG, had blood drawn and had a chest X-ray. Everything was normal, but I continued to have the pain. I was given morphine, which made me more nauseous and did not stop the pain. Finally, I was given torodol and that was affective. It was decided I had a bad muscle spasm and I now have two more meds to take - a muscle relaxant and a pain reliever.

This spasm happened on my right side - my good side. I think I have been aggravating my right side by pushing myself around in the wheelchair and I can't do it anymore. I am getting a loaner motorized WC in a week and then I will talk to my doctor about getting something permanent.

Just one more day in the life of a stroke survivor!