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
Showing posts with label spine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spine. Show all posts

Saturday, July 05, 2008

crappy night


I had a really crappy night. the fireworks had a lot of debris and it made it hard for me to breathe so i was coughing and i had a bad headache so i got a double shot iced coffee which helped alot. But what was crappy was after the show and walking to the car i started collapsing and getting dizzy and woozy in the head. It sucked alot. Now i'm feeling better. rested watched some tv and put ice on my head but i'm still nautious and i still feel lots of pressure up my spine and into my head. ugh! i missed my apt on thursday so i had to reschedule to next thursdayl.

Monday, June 23, 2008

attack


So I had a really bad attack last night. its 4am and I'm still nauseated and my back still hurts but it's calmed down alot. I just have to be careful so I don't aggravate it. I wonder if its because i tried a basic ballet class on Saturday. I don't really know what brings it on. It felt like that night I went to the ER. so i wrapped myself in a heating blanket on the couch and distracted myself with television. I felt like I was on the verge of throwing up for hours.Any type of position felt like pressure shooting up my spine. I still feel it but I don't know. UGH!

I am in line for this new job as a preschool teacher. It's perfect. I would work in the mornings and have my own class of 3 year olds. Its a small class and I would do whatever I wanted. I just hope I can handle mornings because mornings are really hard for me. I have a hard time waking up and staying awake. I don't want to look lazy and I want to give them all my attention. At least I'm not an assistant because that would put more pressure on me to perform and I would have to do heavy lifting.

I am so stressed out too. I need to see my therapist but she's been booked. I might have to see someone else. Thats good too because even though the rest of the therapists in her office are Christians I am pretty sure she is not.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

happy update

i noticed that my blogs were depressing so I wanted to let everyone know the good things coming out of this. I'm slowly able to to more and more. My mom and I are trading Saturdays and going to each others home to help clean/organize. i had gone to the ER the first week i started work and the doc took an xray of my lower spine which showed that the only thing noticeable was that my tailbone was straight instead of curved. The doctor said I have bad back spasms though and prescribed muscle relaxers and pain medicine which I was not able to afford. but all in all I'm doing better. I'm trying to relax my back as much as possible, not rush etc.

We still need insurance. Probably going to go with student health insurance. the safe route. but not sure yet. we'll see. any suggestions?

Saturday, April 12, 2008

chiari question (undiagnosed)

i noticed when i sit my hip bones put pressure into my spine putting pressure into my head causing horrible pain and then a migraine. this also happens when i walk and my heels put pressure into my head! is this chiari symptom?

im waiting on insurance to see a doctor.

Friday, April 04, 2008

"flu lik esymptoms"

Quote:
'Flu like symptoms often occur when the thoracic spine becomes stiff. Passive or active mobilising techniques of the spinal and rib joints can alleviate the symptoms.


this quote was in the above website about hypermobility syndrome. does anyone have this? i do! when i would go to the chiropractor about every 3rd visity my thoracic back stiffens up and subluxes fast and i feel more sick trying to move it.

what has helped it for you?
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