Suzanne Calling

A long long time ago (2006), in a galaxy far, far away (Tampa), a doctor agreed with my assessment that I was a medical freak when giving me the clearance for a minor surgical procedure. (That resulted in a more major procedure 3 years later, but that's another story.) In that conversation, he suggested visiting with a geneticist, because it was his opinion that all the freaky crap I deal with is probably linked to one root cause. Right track, wrong train. I needed to see a neurologist to clarify some issues and identify some of the chronic health issues under one umbrella. The diagnosis, Chiari I Malformation, brought together many issues under one cause, namely: Extreme severe headaches that migraine meds didn't fix neck pain shoulder pain bulging discs coughing as soon as I laid down headaches caused by coughing or sneezing vertigo balance issues tingling in my arms As I'd lived with the pain for a long time, and that of the myriad wrist issues for a...

Today, preparations for Tuesday's surgery were the order of the day. We did a session at the meal prep kitchen we used to work for, to fill the freezer with meals for post op meals. Afterwards, I went over to Tampa and did my pre admissions testing. I got surprises. Not good ones, though. Initially, I'd thought I'd have a more comprehensive hysterectomy, so that they could do pathology to figure out why things happened the way they did. That surgical intervention calls for a 4-6 week recovery. However, when I saw the doctor a few weeks ago, he nixed that procedure, insisting on a less invasive method that cuts the recover down substantially. He also told me I'd be hospitalized overnight because if the Factor V Leiden. It ends up I'm scheduled for the original procedure AND two days in the hospital. Ugh. I think my doctor needs to learn about the business model of underpromise, overdeliver-especially when it comes to surgeries. The positive out of all of it i...

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Ferris Bueller's Day Off Ain't that the truth? I hate watching life pass me by and I can't stand seeing others who let life happen to them. Tomorrow, I get to take a page from Ferris and go have an adventure, thanks to Jill, Heather and Jason. More details tomorrow...maybe. It's been far too long.