I'm scared

I am scared about my health. As I age, I feel like I am falling apart.

I recently had some emergency dental work done. I got a root canal. And a temporary crown put on last week. It fell off the next day. My dentist was closed Friday, so I have been sticking it back on with toothpaste (the internet suggested it - it still keeps falling off).

Then there is the mammogram follow-up. That is tomorrow. I get another mammogram and an ultrasound. I am SURE it is ok, but it has still been on my mind. Constantly.

I was diagnosed with high blood pressure a few months back. I was put on a diuretic. That didn't help. So, next I got a more serious blood pressure med. That worked, but all of the sudden, I was very dizzy all the time. My doctor suggested I cut them in half and halve the dosage. That seemed to be working ok. I hadn't checked my blood pressure in awhile, but I wasn't as dizzy.

This morning, I took my medicine and you know when you swallow wrong and it really hurts? That happened. My chest really hurt. I walked out of the kitchen towards the couch. Next thing I knew, I was laying with my knees on the floor and my head (with my glasses on and all) in the couch cushion. I was completely confused. I thought I had fallen asleep, but that didn't make sense because why would I fall asleep with my knees on the floor? I stood up and slowly realized I had fainted. Fainted. My husband came out of the bedroom and I was trying to explain what happened. He asked if that was the thump he heard. I said I guessed so.

It is so weird. I have never fainted. Then I got scared. What if I wasn't near the couch? I could have fallen down the stairs.

I have been taking it easy today, but I feel exhausted and crappy. I just want to feel better.

I will call my doctor in the morning re: the fainting, get my mammogram in the afternoon, and hopefully visit the dentist to get the crown re-cemented.

Tomorrow has to be a better day.