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, March 18, 2009

nightmares

its funny how health conditions can produce psychological problems. if i didnt know better my nightmare would still be terrifying me now and probably for a few days. i dreamt i was in an old battered house in simi valley and i was getting some old jewelry. i saw a figure outside and i went to yell at it. the figure ran inside, it happened to be a girl. but a man ran inside as well. instead of running after the girl, now i was running from the man. freaky. anyways i woke up and i was feeling hot. my hands and feet hurt. i feel woozy. i know my salt level is low. i eat some olives and drink some water. i get my blood circulating by doing a few stretches and i rub my hands and feet with some cream or lotion. i set the temperature in the house down a few notches. when i lay back down i will raise my feet up a little so that the blood will get to my brain better. now i have sweet dreams.


anyways, my body has been feeling good. the only thing bothering me this week is my back and shoulders being so sore that i end up getting migraines. and ive been lacking quality sleep. im moving though soon to my own room so i can have some solace. i need to add more to that solace and get my finances straightened out and have a financial plan so that i never have to freak out about rent or bills. ie: maybe i have to get a new job cuz my job isnt giving me enough hours. you do what you have to do.

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