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

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

feeling content

I've had two good days. I'm happy at peace and I'm trying hard not to push myself or get down on myself. I'm feeling content and i have little pain and weakness. i mean I'm not feeling like today i could work or anything without killing myself but I'm feeling like I'm getting there. I'm hoping its not a fluke.

I'm trying to eat better. i really pushed myself on Sunday though when i made one too many commitments (meaning 2 commitments haha) and told myself that i should follow through with them anyways because that way I'll learn to not do that again. i got a migraine that night and felt dehydrated so i drank a glass of water.

i find myself trying to find ways to entertain myself. I'm usually a doer and now i cant do stuff only because of my "SUMMER OFF" thing. i know i need purpose. this summer will definitely stretch me in that way because I need to stick to doing nothing really except relax and have a vacation and get better.

i need to praise God for my health lately. i prayed for him to make me better and told him i would praise him for it every day if he did but I'm still hesitant. that comes with the territory (meaning ME lol).

I'm thinking of doing Communication Disorders program at school so I'm going to a meeting on thursday about it. My husband and I are getting along better now, my sister is still a little upset at me but my mom is not at all (she is always extreme like that though.)

PS: I havent had my period for almost 2 months now. I should know the results of my labs this week (if i call) or at least by my follow up in a couple weeks.

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