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

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

pre-op apt went well

my husband and i are staying at my parents house for about 4 weeks. today was my preop appointment and it went well. went to the 15th floor on time and got an ekg. down to the 2nd floor to see the doc. i shared some concerns, showed him previous blood work and asked for an antidepressant now that i know a doctor cant say its ALL in my head and that it will help with pain. He confirmed that I have an umbilical hernia and I could take care of it later no problem. My ekg when i looked at it said I had some sort of arrhythmia but the doctor didn't say a thing so I think it's not going to effect my surgery. Went down to the 1st floor for a chest x-ray and 4 tubes of blood. Back up to the 15th floor to get an ultrasound of my heart a stress test (which I hated and couldn't complete) and another ultrasound of the heart.

What a fun filled day. Besides like 2 people every person at the hospital seemed really nice and on top of things. I like that I never have to pay for parking.

The sucky thing is now I cant take any anti-inflammatory meds.

I'm nervous but it's not too bad. I think I will be okay.

The question is now, where do I actually go for my surgery? lol. I know the hospital but it's not like I've done this before :-) I'll figure it out.

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