I called my Speech Pathologist today. Well, I texted her first and she told me to call her secretary so she could access my file. I called her and left a message. I saw Meira in October of 2021.
As it turns out, she works out of West Bloomfield now and not Dearborn. She is pregnant! I was so happy to hear that and she’s due on July 1. She is having a boy baby! I told her that I absolutely love that! After I congratulated her, I said, “Oh, that’s warm!” She agreed.
She told me about having MS and the progression of things and the things that could happen to me. She wants to arrange a virtual swallow test with me. She knows that I’m homebound so it’s easier that she sees the me swallow before I go to see her in West Bloomfield.
So, before we hung up, she told me to message my doctor and request a virtual Pathology swallow test. She told me that I could either message my neurologist or my PCP, whomever will answer more quickly. I messaged Dr. Chamas today. She is hoping to get me in quickly, but if she is already on maternity leave, she will hand me over to one of her colleagues who will keep her abreast of my situation.
I really like that it’s not emergent yet. She told me if I was choking that I should go to the emergency room, but I told her that I’m not there yet. That’s why she wants to do the virtual swallow test. She told me that it just sounds like a ‘hesitation’ at this point. I agreed with her.
This is all something that I never ever anticipated! But things are starting now just as the weather is getting warmer, and that reminds me of how unbearable at all was! I am not looking forward to this at all! Any of it!
But I remember, I think it was in 2021 and I had an appointment with a Dr. T. before I started to see Dr. Chamas. She had a really long foreign lastname. I showed her how I stretch my arms daily and she was surprised! I told her that I know that I will eventually lose this ability. She looked at me and said, “Maybe not!”
But something tells me the progression of my speech is NOT the same as stretching my arms. All of this is too much!!!