This last week has been a good week, but one of challenges! The weather has really done a number on me. One day was particularly difficult. I woke up and just sitting up in bed about knocked me over. My head was not so great all day, but I found out later that we had a record low barometer change and that explained why I felt so miserable. It sounds funny, but it is kind of a relief to me when I discover that it is weather related because then I can point to a reason for the problem. So I continue on.
We went to a great concert for Tanner this week. I had to step out of the gym for the band playing but wisely I did that before they even started. Band has always been much louder than I can handle. It is rather awkward to stand in the back hallway, though, and explain why I am listening from a distance. But it could be worse--I could have been home missing the whole thing. So I will stay in the hall when I have to and appreciate being able to listen, even if it isn't in my chair with everyone else.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Friday
Where do the weeks go? Monday morning had to have just been yesterday morning it seems. They say that time passes by even faster as we age. I must be very old!
This has been a relatively good week. I may have overdone it, particularly on Wednesday but the cost of it was just a slower, not so great day Thursday. I am so thankful that the relapse I experienced hasn't reoccured.
That being said, I have visited with the neurosurgeon, primary doctor and pharmacist. The ns basically said what I expected--call if it gets much worse and they will order a ct scan. The others have agreed that adding a dose of the current medication I am on is the first best step to see how things go. After a few weeks if I haven't improved we may add an additional medication to see how I respond to that. It feels good to have a plan and I am so thankful for my primary doctor and pharmacist being willing to work with me. They are completely on the same page that I am on--if things start getting worse we will jump on it right away to try to prevent the downward spiral that fall seems to bring on for me.
Ultimately, I know that having a plan isn't going to heal me and that God is fully in control. I am so thankful that the Lord has put the trained professionals in my life that He has chosen. Even if I do get worse and start having major problems again I am comforted that nothing happens to me outside of God's control. He has provided so richly for me and I know that He will provide the strength and courage that I will need if I have to walk that path again. What more can I ask for?
This has been a relatively good week. I may have overdone it, particularly on Wednesday but the cost of it was just a slower, not so great day Thursday. I am so thankful that the relapse I experienced hasn't reoccured.
That being said, I have visited with the neurosurgeon, primary doctor and pharmacist. The ns basically said what I expected--call if it gets much worse and they will order a ct scan. The others have agreed that adding a dose of the current medication I am on is the first best step to see how things go. After a few weeks if I haven't improved we may add an additional medication to see how I respond to that. It feels good to have a plan and I am so thankful for my primary doctor and pharmacist being willing to work with me. They are completely on the same page that I am on--if things start getting worse we will jump on it right away to try to prevent the downward spiral that fall seems to bring on for me.
Ultimately, I know that having a plan isn't going to heal me and that God is fully in control. I am so thankful that the Lord has put the trained professionals in my life that He has chosen. Even if I do get worse and start having major problems again I am comforted that nothing happens to me outside of God's control. He has provided so richly for me and I know that He will provide the strength and courage that I will need if I have to walk that path again. What more can I ask for?
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Sabbath
What a blessed day to worship the Lord! The weather continues to be stable which is such a blessing to me. The trees are showing such glorious colors! Again, I have so much to be thankful for!
Today was a little more challenging in the worship service with the sound level so out came the earplugs again. I am still a little unsettled about the "relapse" on Monday. What caused it? Is it an isolated event? Is it the start of a downward spiral? I am trying to think through things and be a little prepared just in case. I did talk to the neuro-surgeon's office this week and they of course said that there really isn't much they can do unless I start getting much worse. I expected that response and am fine with that. At this point I have gone to physical therapy a few times to try to relax my right shoulder and neck because it started bothering me more the day before the "event." I'm also researching my drug options and debating if adding another preventative might be beneficial. I have a couple ideas and will talk to my primary doctor this week about it.
My headache isn't bad now but it has increased a slight notch above where it was before Monday. So we will see what another week shall bring.
Today was a little more challenging in the worship service with the sound level so out came the earplugs again. I am still a little unsettled about the "relapse" on Monday. What caused it? Is it an isolated event? Is it the start of a downward spiral? I am trying to think through things and be a little prepared just in case. I did talk to the neuro-surgeon's office this week and they of course said that there really isn't much they can do unless I start getting much worse. I expected that response and am fine with that. At this point I have gone to physical therapy a few times to try to relax my right shoulder and neck because it started bothering me more the day before the "event." I'm also researching my drug options and debating if adding another preventative might be beneficial. I have a couple ideas and will talk to my primary doctor this week about it.
My headache isn't bad now but it has increased a slight notch above where it was before Monday. So we will see what another week shall bring.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Wednesday
Thankfully it seems to have just been a bad day. My head is still feeling a little more "fragile" than usual but I haven't had the severity that I had on Monday. I am so thankful! I have been remembering again how the Lord has blessed me so richly! It is easy to focus on the hard things in life, but there are so many more blessings and ways that the Lord provides for my needs that I really shouldn't complain at all.
Monday, October 11, 2010
scary day
Today started out pretty normally. I felt fine and worked in my office as usual. At about noon today my head started hurting more and more and I became nauseated. I went home to lay down and started really hurting. I took a migraine med, thinking that perhaps this was just a migraine. Didn't help. A bit later Kyle gave me a shot of Toradol and I was able to rest after that. I am still not feeling right but not nearly as badly as I was. Please pray that this is just a day thing and that tomorrow will be better!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Sabbath
Another week is gone. The weather has been so beautiful! I am very thankful for that!
A lot has happened this week! We started with doing our duty at the concessions for a football game for our son's high school. It was fun, but was more than what I could handle. I knew that I was wearing out but by the time I got home I was miserable and had a very rough day on Tuesday. Thankfully it was just one day of recovery, though and Wednesday was much better. It was a good thing, too, because we went camping since the kids were out of school Thursday and Friday. It was beautiful and the kids did a great job packing up the camper. There are definitely advantages to having older kids that have learned a lot about responsibility in having a mother that is limited in activity! The camping was wonderful. The wheelchair came along and I had an exhausting day in the wheelchair going through the Omaha Zoo. How can I become so tired when all I do is sit? I haven't figured that out yet, but I was much more tired than the rest of my family and they all took turns pushing me around. We had given them the option of going to the zoo or another place that I would not have been able to go to because the wheelchair just wouldn't work there. They agreed that although the other place would have been their first choice, it was more important to them to go to a place that I could join them so they chose the zoo. I felt pretty blessed having the kids choose me over an activity they would have preferred.
The week also brought great sadness. Dear sweet little Allie was taken by her Heavenly Father to her final home early Saturday morning. Little Allie fought for her life for 45 days before the Lord took her. She is now walking streets of gold with her twin sister Alliese and their triplet sibling that was lost much earlier in the pregnancy. I am praying for the family that is mourning the loss of this sweet child. Two funerals in 1 1/2 months to say good-bye to their children will be a burden but I am so thankful that their faith in the Lord will sustain them.
A lot has happened this week! We started with doing our duty at the concessions for a football game for our son's high school. It was fun, but was more than what I could handle. I knew that I was wearing out but by the time I got home I was miserable and had a very rough day on Tuesday. Thankfully it was just one day of recovery, though and Wednesday was much better. It was a good thing, too, because we went camping since the kids were out of school Thursday and Friday. It was beautiful and the kids did a great job packing up the camper. There are definitely advantages to having older kids that have learned a lot about responsibility in having a mother that is limited in activity! The camping was wonderful. The wheelchair came along and I had an exhausting day in the wheelchair going through the Omaha Zoo. How can I become so tired when all I do is sit? I haven't figured that out yet, but I was much more tired than the rest of my family and they all took turns pushing me around. We had given them the option of going to the zoo or another place that I would not have been able to go to because the wheelchair just wouldn't work there. They agreed that although the other place would have been their first choice, it was more important to them to go to a place that I could join them so they chose the zoo. I felt pretty blessed having the kids choose me over an activity they would have preferred.
The week also brought great sadness. Dear sweet little Allie was taken by her Heavenly Father to her final home early Saturday morning. Little Allie fought for her life for 45 days before the Lord took her. She is now walking streets of gold with her twin sister Alliese and their triplet sibling that was lost much earlier in the pregnancy. I am praying for the family that is mourning the loss of this sweet child. Two funerals in 1 1/2 months to say good-bye to their children will be a burden but I am so thankful that their faith in the Lord will sustain them.
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