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

Monday, April 30, 2007

my leg hurts

so i've been feeling much better the last two days. i've managed to clean my living room and kitchen and fold all the clothes from like 6 loads of laundrey. But the heat was wiping me out today. and tonight i got depressed. i guess the pain makes me realize whats important because all i was focused on was how i want to be pretty and not all gross and stuff. I put on makeup and did my hair, changed my shirt all to go get groceries. lame i know. i went to 3 different stores (cuz thats what i do) and my right leg was cramping up so bad. it still hurts. i got depressed right after i realized that i had small groups tonight and it was just too much to figure out how to get my friend to give me a ride after i drop the car off at mikes work so he could get home without me. I guess i'm not ready for all that thinking and rushing to get stuff done and do things. I used to do it so well. I used to go to school full time, hold a part time job, volunteer in two ministries at church, and maintain a social life. where have those days gone. I got pretty sad tonight. But I bought myself yellow tulips which are making me quite happy. and they go well in my blue and white libing room. :-)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

HI,
I read your blog and I can relate to what you are going through,I am 23 I also have chronic pain(from car accident a year ago) and everyday I have pain and it really sucks not to be able to do things that we were used to do, some people do not realize what they have until it is lost, and I can see you are a wonderful and strong woman. I wish you the best Courtney.

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