What a Shock! Lost tooth, and a bit of an update…
Well you could say I had an eventfull evening last night!
I got home as per usual at around 5.45pm, put the bath on for the kids and went in to the bedroom to get changed out of my work clothes. I went in to my bedside table to turn on the light. (we don’t have a ceiling light as we need to get some electrical work done - long story)
Anyway, I reach out in the dark to the switch on the light and promptly knock it off the bedside table. It has always been a bit unstable on it’s base as it is a home made cast iron type thing we got as a wedding present and a bit unsteady. It crashes against the wall and without giving it a second thought I reach out in the dark to pick it up. I was aiming for the cast iron bit to pick it up and set it right, but instead grab the exposed brass and wire on the inside of the electrical fitting!
BZZZZT! I feel a horribly unsettling buzzing sensation go up my arm. I totally freaked out and spaced out and basically just panicked. I don’t know whether I dropped the lamp or it was thrown away from me but after about 3 seconds or so I was free.
My lower arm felt numb and my entire arm and shoulder felt sore. Most of the pain was in my hand. A little later I noticed pain in my leg as well so I figure the charge attempted to go down my leg as well. I didn’t really feel anything there but mostly felt it in my arm.
Well that shook me right up and I was feeling a bit unwell and overwhelmed by the whole experience so I tried to call Dean so he could come home and deal with the kids, but of course he was at a quote in highfields and was getting pour service so I couldn’t get through. I ended up sending him a text message which he eventually got and cut his quote short so he could come home. His clients were very understanding and I think I gave them a fright as well! He will going back to them this evening.
I am glad the kids were not in the room with me when it happened as they would have freaked out at how I reacted. Thankfully they were busy playing and did not hear me at all. It wasn’t till I came out that Jaz realised something was up and she was very sweet saying how sorry she was for me. Kyan had no idea and kept tugging on my sore arm for attention.. as he often does at that time of day!
All I have to show for it is two tiny little white burn marks on my pointer finger, although there was a little swelling last night. This morning I am still sore and have a headache, tho I don’t know if the headache is related or not. I have been getting them lately anyway so who knows. I am just extremely thankful that it was nothing serious. It wasn’t even enough to trip the safety switch. (tho it did feel like it!)
As a bit of a general update, the kids are reasonably well, they are getting their share of winter virus’s but apart from that are fine. Jaz seems to be continually complaining of tummy pains and I am a bit concerned about the fact she may have coeliac’s. I have been putting off getting her checked as I don’t want to put her through the trauma of a blood test and/or gastroscopy. I am also concerned that Kyan might have it given his dairy intolerance.
I am back on the mend as far as my coeliac’s goes, well I think anyway! I was getting fevers which I thought were due to gluten ingestion but I have been sure I haven’t ingested gluten this week and I am still getting a daily fever. It is only a low grade fever but I am getting it pretty much all day every day and it is getting rather tiresome!
I have made an appointment with my gp but couldn’t get into see her at her nearby practice till the 4th of June! If I get desperate I will go to her other practice. I want to get my ankle checked out anyway as I twisted it a couple of months ago and it is still giving me grief. I heard a crack when I twisted it and so I am concerned there may be a hairline fracture or something like that. If I land on it two heavily going down steps or do not walk as gingerly with it as I should it swells up in the evenings and seems to swell at times even if I am careful.
Oooh! And I have been meaning to post about this for weeks now! I keep forgetting! Jasmine has lost her first tooth! She was sooo excited to receive money from the tooth fairy! We haven’t been out to spend it yet, must do that on the weekend. I have taken photos and will post a layout when I get a chance! She looks so cute with her little gap. Her new tooth is growing fast tho, and it won’t be long till it is full size.
