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, March 09, 2010

Possibilities

von Willebrand disease
History
The most common symptoms include nosebleeds, skin bruises, and hematomas. Prolonged bleeding from trivial wounds, oral cavity bleeding, and excessive menstrual bleeding are common. Gastrointestinal bleeding is rare.
•A common but nonspecific symptom is easy bruising.
•Prolonged bleeding after minor trauma to skin or mucous membranes is characteristic of vWD.
Severe hemorrhage after major surgery is less common, but delayed bleeding may occur up to several weeks after surgery.
•Heavy bleeding is common after tooth extraction or other oral surgery, such as tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
•Menorrhagia is a common presenting complaint in women.
•Bleeding symptoms are often exacerbated by the ingestion of aspirin and are ameliorated by the use of oral contraceptives.
Physical
Physical examination findings are usually normal. However, patients may have physical sequelae, such as bleeding or bruises.
Link To Article


SLE
I want to be tested by a rheumetologist for SLE due to these past test results

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Refered to a geneticist to get specific dx for this. Hypermobility Demonstration

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