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

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Merry Christmas

I wish it was Christmas every day. I like the tree and the lights and all the warm fuzzy feelings.
I hate the wind it scares me. Stupid Santa Anna Winds...
I hate those little red dots I get randomly on my body.
I like that I've been doing better emotionally and physically. Not great but better.
I haven't updated it a long time. Same as last year.
I moved. My husband and I. in with another couple. Close friends of ours. Long time friends. So far so good.
Changed churches, dropped our small group that was getting us down.
We like the new church. I like the new church. Things are more secure now.
There are some ups and downs. I still have insecurities but they are not as bad.
I'm up because I can't sleep. Nothing new. My body is in pain. A different pain than before. It's always transitioning around my body. Depression, sinus pain, head pain, neck pain, full body pain, fingers and toes pain, depression. Gotta be the lyme.
Grandparents surprised us with my old savings bonds. Over five hundred dollars worth. Taking that to the bank, and using it for my first doctor visit at another place.
The old doctor is a crack.
Whatever.
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