Happy Days

   For all your love, support, help, and encouragement THANK YOU! I'm having some good days. I get tired really easy but then I just rest. Common sense, right? I honestly cannot logically explain why it has taken me so long to figure that one out. If I had to guess I would say pride was a factor. Nobody likes to be told they can't do something. Lesson learned now.....mostly. Hey, a girls got to do what a girls got to do. Many of you have asked what you can do or how you can help. Please continue to pray for me. Pray for me to have courage, strength and a sense of humor. I need those things daily.

   On a lighter note, it's spring! The weather is nice and I have fallen in love with several new sewing patterns for spring clothes. Several people have asked if it is driving me crazy waiting for my May appt. and the simple answer is nope. I wish it was sooner but it's not so life goes on. I'm thinking fun sewing projects is just the way to pass the time!

Thanks again for the support and prayers. For now I'm happy!

So I had a bad day.....

    Many of you know but for those that don't I had a really rough day yesterday. It really started Sunday when I woke up with a nasty headache so I stayed home from church and rested all day. Day after day it got a little worse and finally on Wednesday I reached my breaking point. I was vomiting on and off all Wednesday and just kept telling myself if I can just make it to school pick up then I can get the kids home, take some medicine and sleep it off. So my Mommy adrenaline kicked in and I made it to school pick up. I felt horrible and I am so sorry to any of my friends that felt I was being short or rude to them. I really just was trying to forge ahead in survival mode and I did not intend to hurt any feelings. Once the kids were home and having a snack I called Derek and said "I need help now". He must have known I was serious because he didn't ask any question and said he was on his way. Next I sent a text and asked for help for someone to pick up my kids, and then I called my Primary President and asked her if she would cancel scouts for me. Beyond getting those things taken care of it just hurt to much to think. I would start to cry on and off but mostly just tried to stay quiet and calm because truthfully the crying made me hurt worse.

    My kids were picked up, I got a blessing and Derek took me straight to the ER. As soon as we got there I was vomiting again and convulsing so they saw me right away before Derek had finished checking me in. They kept asking question that I could barely understand and couldn't even think to answer so they started and IV with nausea and pain medicine to stop the convulsions. Once the nausea stopped I could finally tell them how I was feeling and what was going on. I explained I have Chiari 1 Malformation and that this was the worst headache I had ever had in my life. They did a CT scan to check for hydrocephalous and that came back clear. The ER Doctor spoke to my Neurologists and they decided if they could just break the pain cycle and stop the nausea that would provide enough relief that I could be released to go home and follow up with my Neurologist while waiting for my appointment with the Neurosurgeon which is set for May 1st. (That's a long way out I know!)
    After a couple bags of fluids to rehydrate me, 2 bags of Magnesium, some other pain med and nausea medicine I got the ok to go home and straight to bed! They did also send me home with nausea and anti inflammatory medicine.  Honestly I'm feeling better today, just really sleepy but I'm going to be ok. I will post updates to the blog so that it is easier to let everyone know what is going on in a more healthy way than having to call and talking about it over and over.  I really am very grateful for everyone's texts, calls, e-mails, concerns, offers of help, support and encouragement. Thank you all!