The first three are the first ones that I did. I did them in 2008
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Scrapbook frames
These are just some Scrapbook pages that I made into frames. They are so much fun to make!!
The first three are the first ones that I did. I did them in 2008
These next three are all new ones that I did a few weeks ago. I still have some finishing to do but I like them so far. :)
The first three are the first ones that I did. I did them in 2008
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
My Medical Mystery??
So, for almost two years now I have had severe head problems. No, I am not crazy in the head lol. In lame-mans terms, a migraine. Even though I am not yet diagnosed with anything yet, my possibilities are, Cluster Headaches, MS and something to do with spinal fluid. My only diagnosis so far is from an MRI that I had done in Feb 2010, which shows that I have swelling in my Left Temporal Lobe.
How it started:
My first marriage was nothing nice and our last "physical" fight ended with my head bouncing off the wall of my bedroom. That was May 21, 2009. My head hurt for two days and then went away, problem solved... or so I thought.
I went on Vacation to Vegas on July 9, 2009 to which I ended short due to 'him' taking off with my kids. About a week and a half after returning, I started getting light migraines. I got them 2-3 times a day. On July 24th I got my first BIG migraine. When I say BIG, I mean HUGE! I had that migraine for 10 months. Yes, it was ONE migraine. No matter what I did, it wouldn't go away. I had finally started seeing a Dr for the pain in January 2010 with no relief in sight. In December 2009, I started getting a cold, it lasted two weeks then went away for two weeks, then returned and kept happening til the last week of May 2010. Finally, in May 2010, I went through what my Neurologist said was a form of remission. There was no telling how long I could go without having another one.
In August 2010, I started getting them about once or twice a week but they weren't extreme ones. In January 2011 I started getting bad headaches that literally left me in bed. I couldn't go anywhere. I went to the Dr. and he checked my blood and told me that he was scheduling me for another MRI. My blood tests showed high results in inflammation and my white cell count was up. I had another MRI and they reported that there were no changes from my MRI in 2009.
No relation to the subject, but I re-married during this time.
Last Wednesday, June 1, I started getting a migraine and thought nothing of it. I was already treating a toothache the day before, so I would just keep taking IBU and hopefully it would keep the edge off. By 7 Thursday night it was a NASTY cluster headache. I was in so much pain Friday and Saturday. By Saturday afternoon I was pacing the floor ready to throw up, which never has happened with the headaches before. I am a person who has Emetophobia, a fear of vomiting. Silly, I know, but I am terrified of it. I have thrown up 2 times in 17 years! I am pretty good at stopping it from happening. Well I failed miserably on Saturday. I had no food in my system for 24 hours. I made myself throw up at that point. To my shock, it was all blood. That was the last straw! To the ER I went.
They ran a blood test and the presiding Dr said that my white cells were slightly elevated from the last test and that I was anemic. He gave me two shots, one was two meds, Nubain and a anit-nausea medication and then an antibiotic. He prescribed Ondansetron for nausea (it made me sick), Tylenol 3 for pain, Omeprazolan Antacid for the blood, and a very pricy anti-inflammatory med that I couldn't afford. He said that if this stuff isn't helpful then he wants me to come back for a scan. (you could imagine my immediate joy considering I have no health insurance).
I finally got sleep for the first time since Saturday night, last night. I still hurt, but the mystery goes on. For now, I hope to be heading into remission soon!!!!!! (and I hope it lasts a while!)
How it started:
My first marriage was nothing nice and our last "physical" fight ended with my head bouncing off the wall of my bedroom. That was May 21, 2009. My head hurt for two days and then went away, problem solved... or so I thought.
I went on Vacation to Vegas on July 9, 2009 to which I ended short due to 'him' taking off with my kids. About a week and a half after returning, I started getting light migraines. I got them 2-3 times a day. On July 24th I got my first BIG migraine. When I say BIG, I mean HUGE! I had that migraine for 10 months. Yes, it was ONE migraine. No matter what I did, it wouldn't go away. I had finally started seeing a Dr for the pain in January 2010 with no relief in sight. In December 2009, I started getting a cold, it lasted two weeks then went away for two weeks, then returned and kept happening til the last week of May 2010. Finally, in May 2010, I went through what my Neurologist said was a form of remission. There was no telling how long I could go without having another one.
In August 2010, I started getting them about once or twice a week but they weren't extreme ones. In January 2011 I started getting bad headaches that literally left me in bed. I couldn't go anywhere. I went to the Dr. and he checked my blood and told me that he was scheduling me for another MRI. My blood tests showed high results in inflammation and my white cell count was up. I had another MRI and they reported that there were no changes from my MRI in 2009.
No relation to the subject, but I re-married during this time.
Last Wednesday, June 1, I started getting a migraine and thought nothing of it. I was already treating a toothache the day before, so I would just keep taking IBU and hopefully it would keep the edge off. By 7 Thursday night it was a NASTY cluster headache. I was in so much pain Friday and Saturday. By Saturday afternoon I was pacing the floor ready to throw up, which never has happened with the headaches before. I am a person who has Emetophobia, a fear of vomiting. Silly, I know, but I am terrified of it. I have thrown up 2 times in 17 years! I am pretty good at stopping it from happening. Well I failed miserably on Saturday. I had no food in my system for 24 hours. I made myself throw up at that point. To my shock, it was all blood. That was the last straw! To the ER I went.
They ran a blood test and the presiding Dr said that my white cells were slightly elevated from the last test and that I was anemic. He gave me two shots, one was two meds, Nubain and a anit-nausea medication and then an antibiotic. He prescribed Ondansetron for nausea (it made me sick), Tylenol 3 for pain, Omeprazolan Antacid for the blood, and a very pricy anti-inflammatory med that I couldn't afford. He said that if this stuff isn't helpful then he wants me to come back for a scan. (you could imagine my immediate joy considering I have no health insurance).
I finally got sleep for the first time since Saturday night, last night. I still hurt, but the mystery goes on. For now, I hope to be heading into remission soon!!!!!! (and I hope it lasts a while!)
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