About this Blog

~Hi, my name is Courtney. I was a full time college student, starting to be a dancer, and used to work with kids part time, living on my own until my illness disabled me.
~I became sick in 2005. I created this blog in the summer of 2006 to record my "headache" diary and to see if anyone finds it interesting.
~12/2006 I lost my job then after, failed a year of college.
~2/2007 Dx Lyme Disease with Bartonella: prescribed 8 months of oral antibiotics. I'm not even sure if I ever had the Lyme Disease.
~11/2007 The doctor took me off medicines while I was still improving but not fully recovered.
~6/2008 Dx Chiari I Malformation by a neurosurgeon in Beverly Hills.
~8/2008 Decompression and Lamenectomy helped 80% of my problems.
~2/2009 Dx Hypermobility by an Orthopedic Surgeon/School Doc: Started PT, dancing, going to school and working.
~6/2009 Started working full time as an Infant-Toddler teacher, which requires lifting. Dancing part time, maybe I'll finish school eventually...lol
~12/2009 Dx Chronic Sinusitis: Stopped dancing due to constant infections.
~2/2010 Sinus Surgery & complication: Severe Epistaxis: Became severely anemic.
~3/2010: Dx Ehlers Danlos Syndrome: by Geneticist
~4/2011: Switched jobs, now work at a Pre-K teacher for 3 and 4 year olds. Less lifting!
~5/2011: Started PT and exercising again

Friday, March 16, 2007

going out of the country/feeling better/school

Last Tuesday was mike and my couples group. Well I was giving an update on my health with the ladies during prayer requests: I said i have been feeling a lot better on my antibiotics, happy, hopeful, thinking i might actually enjoy my wedding. I said i should know my dx next Friday. One lady mentioned "what if your doctor says you shouldn't leave the country?" We are going to Mazatlan Mexico for our honeymoon. I straight up said (although she was just making a mini joke) "I wouldn't go".

Tonight I was thinking about that, how sad that is, a honeymoon is soooo wonderful and one of those things (especially if you pay so much for it) that you just don't give up. I must be so devastated by my illness to think that I would rather shoot myself than go on a trip that would keep me sick. And thats sad.

well I've been feeling rather good comparatively. I can walk the dog, walk around campus, lift my arms, etc and not feel like i used to. I can think clearer. Its pretty nice.

but today i crashed slightly. I was in the library finding books for my ballet term paper and felt this rush of this drained feeling. I didn't go to Spanish class. Well, I can't feel bad. My teachers are all supportive, but I wouldn't blame them for giving me anything less than a C. At least I'll have a report from the doctor to give my school and that'll help with showing why i did bad this semester.
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