Okay, everyone has something in their house that disturbs them every once in a while. Sitting in our living room, I see dark shadows in varying heights moving through the hall. A couple of times, I have actually believed that it was my eldest son, Braeden, sneaking into the kitchen (which he does sometimes) and no one is there. Yesterday morning, ( Read more... )

Okay, well for those of you who don't know, I have had a headache since February. It broke for a couple of weeks and then came back and it has not let up since. I had surgery in May for chiari malformation. Basically, they opened up more room between my brain and my spinal cord because my brain was squishing out the bottom. Fun fun. They have ( Read more... )

I have decided that I am a kid again. I can't drive (meds and the whole can't turn my neck thing), can't drink (again meds), can't go anywhere that my husband doesn't take me to (including the whole can't drive), can't work (don't want to go killing patients), can't sleep (hard to sleep with a rod being stuck up your spinal cord and rattled around ( Read more... )

It seems all I do on here is bitch and moan. My appoligies to those who read this. I had brain surgery last month, then my body tried to reject the graft. I was very confused and didn't make much sense, so if I talked to anyone and it didn't make any sense, please call me back. I don't remember who I talked to or what I did for quite a while. My ( Read more... )

Ok, had my surgery on Friday. All went well. The nurses I had in ICU were the best nurses ever! They were very sweet and helpful. The nurses on the unit were other than nice. There was one that I liked, but I won't get into that. My scar is a little bigger than I expected and the doctor took out the top of my C-1 vertebrae. Now, my mother-in-law ( Read more... )

I got to see Teal and Silver and Scott today!!! It was a good day! Now, Scott and Silver, you know where we live, don't be strangers!!!!!! Drop by anytime!

Thanks again for coming by!

Well, my surgery is set to be on May 15th. It is going to be at Methodist hospital. The first night they will have me in ICU to make sure that the graft is not leaking spinal fluid. I found out good news today. I haven't worked since April 13th, and even that was a partial day since they sent me home early. My short term disability got approved ( Read more... )

Sorry if I haven't replied to posts or comments. I was admitted to the hospital Wednesday for migraines. Well, after 2 MRI's, a MRA, and 2 xrays the doctors found out I have Chiari malformation. What that means is that part of my cerebellum is hanging down into my spinal cord compresses it and causing my headaches. Cool, we know whats going on. ( Read more... )

4 days. such a small amount of time. such an infinite amount of possibilities. agony. joy. hope. regret. a choice that was torn from my soul. a choice that someone else who is suppose to love me made for me. should I have fought harder? I will forever regret that. forever mourn for someone I have never met. and now I never will ( Read more... )

Okay, so I'm home. Happy to see my kids and family, but disappointed in myself. I didn't make it through bootcamp. I had a muscle strain and they sent me home. I'll always wonder, what if I had fought harder? What if I had stayed til my hip was better, 6 months sure, but would I have made it? My husband made it through boot camp. I've met dozens of ( Read more... )