A Lapse

It's been a few days since I've blogged.  Been a weird pain time for me. Mostly migraines and stomach issues.  *sigh*

Had to get up and go for a monthly blood test this morning.  Rode up in the elevator with one of the Docs from the practice.  He's such a nice guy.  Asked how I was and if I was seeing him today.  I said no, it's my inr (blood test for blood thinner patients) and he grinned and said "that a heck of a way to start your morning"  He's not kidding.  It usually doesn't hurt...I mean, come on, pain is sort of our gig, right?  But man the chick stabbed me hard.  LOL  Poor girl. You could tell she was new.

I had to call yesterday to get some meds for myself.  When the Med Tech asked me for my phone number, I confidently said "555-5555" (number changed to protect everyone.) She just sat there for a moment and then said, Mrs. F. Uh, that's our phone number."  LOL It took me about a minute to remember our home number.  We were both giggling by the end of the phone call.

So I had a lapse of memory.  I was, and am still, able to laugh about it.  Thankfully.  I've had lapses that weren't so funny, like the one where I forgot I was driving and almost hit a little girl.  That was 8 years ago and I haven't driven since.

I'm not used to having to sit and THINK about something.  Usually answers and things come very easy for me.  I was tested for my IQ back in the late 80s when I was tested for and diagnosed with, dyslexia.  My IQ tested at 150+, so I'm not an unintelligent person.  But boy do I feel like I'm a dummy.  Especially after trying for an HOUR to remember "Hamburger Helper".  (I had asked my Husbunny what he wanted for dinner.  Of course I got the standard "I don't know" so I was offering options.)

Lapses are just a part of "normal" life for Fibromites.  We tend to be chattering away and *POOF* our brains just stop.  I've forgotten my own last name...after almost 6 years of marriage, I swore my last name was my maiden name. LOL

So how do we get over the lapses?  What do we do to make sure that the important things aren't missed?  I keep a calendar both on my Kindle (google) and on my iPod touch.  They both ring alarms at different times so that I can't see it once and forget.  I set as many alarms as I can for the REALLY important things (Drs appointments, medication refills, things like that) so that I just don't forget.  Post it notes are amazing things for us forgetful fillies.  I have post its all over the house, pads and notes.  There's apps for the computer that will "bug you" with notes so you don't forget.

I'll also write things down as soon as I think of them...questions for my Docs or my Mom...LOL I'm almost always calling my Mom and saying "I had something to ask you, but I've forgotten it now."  The problem with this, of course, is remembering to take the questions with me.  I think I've figured out a way to help myself...put the questions into a journal I keep in my purse.  I can write them down where ever and then put a note in my reminders to "transcribe questions to journal".  We'll see how this works. :)

The end message is, lapses happen.  If they're too frequent, write yourself a note and ask your Doctor.  There could be more than just fibro going on.