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MHNI Visit #13

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2/2/2016 Yesterday I had my follow up with my Dr’s at MHNI yesterday.

I woke with a full blown migraine. I took my morning meds and an IMITREX, put my IceKap on and slept for an hour. When I woke up I felt so much better, thank goodness, because I had no idea how I would make it through the day.  Gideon took all of his meds like a champion this morning (thank goodness). He had to go with us to the Dr. appointments because he couldn’t go to school, I couldn’t drive and we didn’t want to expose anyone else to his multiple illnesses.  So he got to hang out in the car with us for the day. He is all set with electronics, movies and his new little stuffed animal. Then as we went to all get in the car, we had locked our one and only set of keys in the car. Luckily Dan is a pretty handy guy and we still had a metal hanger. Car unlocked, and only 15 minutes late. Then I downed some ice tea (caffeine) to further help knock out the migraine.

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My neurologist changed the triptan I was on (Imitrex) to a triptan called Amerge for an abortive med for the classic migraine, hoping it will have less side effects.   We also discussed adding Flexeril to my preventative meds for NDPH. He had read an article that people with NDPH have had great success with Flexeril, so I will be starting that tomorrow.  We will see how it goes. It is a low dose so hopefully I won’t have to many side effects.  The last change to my meds is to increase my migraine preventative medication, Robaxon to its maximum dosage to see if I had any better luck at a higher dose.  At my next office visit if my migraines haven’t gotten any better, we will try a new preventative med.  I didn’t want to add a new medication before our vacation. If the increase in this med doesn’t work, we try another at another at my next appointment. The goal is to find a med that will break the cycle of the migraines and NDPH and prevent further head pain. I also now have the option to make an apt for nerve blocks in my temples as needed every 6 weeks which thus far has been a miracle block.  I get an entire week of pain free.

2/3/2016 Today Gideon and I had a whirlwind day.  Josiah had a delay in school, so we drove him to school, so Gideon and I went to CVS to return our late Red box movies..ugh, we have to stop doing that!  And then I realized I forgot my prescriptions…ugh again!  We did manage to get to the post office to resend for the 3rd time documents to SSDI…ugh why do they keep losing my paperwork.  We drove back home to get the prescriptions…ugh.  Went back to CVS and then headed to Eaton Rapids for lunch with Dawn at McDonalds…Gideon was so excited!  Then a follow up with his Dr.  He is still full of illness 😦  Double ear infection still, swollen glands, sinuses completely blocked up.  So she prescribed prednisone to help all of the swelling (Is it bad that I want to keep the prednisone for myself 😛 and no I gave the steroid to Gideon.  He is feeling better, but just the energy level!  The rest of his little body still hurts.

Once we got home I passed out with a migraine on my left side (very unusual for me, most of my migraines are on the right side).  Still have a mild migraine but a good day overall.

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Garage Sales Next Door! Yay!!!

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Because I am still in the relief period from the nerve block, this could not have come at a better time I am so excited that all of my neighbors were having garage sales today. It was so great to get out for a walk and to go to several garage sales too!!

I took this picture when I started down the road and encountered my first garage sale sign.  I was beyond excited when I saw it so I had to take a picture!!

May 15th

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An Update

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Starting with the positives. The neurologist did the nerve block again and again with success. And although temporary it means that I not only have some headache free days over the next week as along as I don’t push it, but it also means that I am a good candidate for the radio frequency nerve ablation, where they basically kill the nerve that is giving me such terrible headaches. I meet with the Pain Specialist next Monday for a consult and will hopefully get that scheduled, however they are scheduling 6-8 weeks out. This will be a more permanent solution whereas the nerve blocks at most last a week.

They are also checking with my insurance company about Botox injections to see if they are covered. The neurologist is hoping that ablation in combination with the Botox and medication (of which I am now only on one called Lyrica) should treat all three headaches that I have going on at any given time.

The physical therapist also gave me a script for a tens unit to help between now and when all of the above have been completed and take affect. I am also going to physical therapy and for the first time in a long time the majority of the tension in my neck is relieved. So that is wonderful.

My next apt with the neurologist is June 10th and so my return to work date is June 10th. My FMLA runs out May 25th, so I am not sure what that will mean for my job. Trying pretty hard to put this all in God’s hands because it is truly out of my control. I really would hate to lose that job, it was one of the best jobs I have had and it was such a great company to work for, but at this point there is no way I could possibly work. When all 3 headaches decide to be present I am down for about 3 days, in bed all day. And although I am learning some of the triggers and can try to avoid them, talking is one of my biggest triggers as well as bending over or looking down, chin to chest. I have also found that using my arms out in front of me quite quickly brings on at least one of the headaches.

So again I say this is all in God’s hands at this point and I have to rely fully on him.

March 3rd

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Nerve Block Relief to Debilitating head pain

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Saturday April 25th: Still feeling very functional today from the nerve block.  Four days now and they said it could last up to a week. But since I had a rough night last night I laid low today, so I stayed in bed just to prevent the head pain from escalating.

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Sunday April 26th: another functional day.  We even went to Sam’s club to with friends and eat lunch.  Gideon’s favorite place to eat.  It was so nice to get out of the house and do something with friends…it had been so long.  Gideon was whipped on our way home:

 

I think Gideon was also glad to be home as well.  He loved being at Grandma’s but there really no place like home in your own bed.

Monday April 27th: My first day home alone and again very low head pain.  I attempted a couple of mundane tasks today; laundry and balancing the check book, but it wasn’t long before my head pain increased.  But a functional day none the less.

Tuesday April 28th: And another functional, low head pain…this sure has been wonderful.  Today I made my first attempt at doing taxes and then I made dinner for the first time in 14 weeks.  Pain never went above a 3!!  Good day!  And here is a random picture of my medicine basket.  Half of them are ones that I have tried and the other half are ones that I am currently taking:

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Wednesday April 29th: I have been so fortunate with the nerve block actually lasting for this long.  I woke with a very low head pain.  I spent the day organizing files and then worked on taxes.  I was doing a fair amount of bending over with the file organization and that lead to a head pain spike but only to a 3.  I believe that stress is also adding to the head pain: money, taxes, becoming functional again, the rental house, a law suit, selling the house, oh yah and we decided to get the old house resided to boot.  We are working on getting our rental ready to sell and by we I mean Dan. We would to get the house sided and would like 2 more estimates. Does anyone know a reliable crew that could do an estimate?

In addition to all April 29thof this stuff that I have going on with my head…our renters left us high and dry with a house that was a disaster.  So in the middle of this Dan has been trying to get over there as much as he can to fix things and what not.  And I have begun compiling a small claim
s law suit against the renters and we have decided to sell the house…but it will take quite some time to get it market ready.  Oh yah not to mention what was going on at work, short term disability and all the paperwork that had to be continuously filled out.

Thursday April 30th: I still got to wake up with hardly any head pain at all which was wonderful.  Most of the day the pain remained at bay and I felt great.

I actually made lunch for myself today.  I made ham and cheese roll ups with a little ranch. A favorite in our house really. Anything on a tortilla works for me and then some days I just eat cereal if my headache is bad.

When Dan and the kids got home we all went for a walk down the road.  Which I vastly overestimated the distance that I could go.  I was almost in an asthma attack and then the head pain spiked really bad and I was completely down and in bed for the rest of the night.  But we got a couple of lovely pictures from our awesome walk!

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Facebook conversation with my Migraine friend Carrie’s mom Ruthanne:

Ruthanne Manger Ovenhouse:
How are you doing Heather ?
Heather Loose Johnson: When I don’t exert any energy I seem to be functional. As soon as I do things like putting away clothes and going for a walk the headache goes from manageable to severe quickly. Other than that I am enjoying my family time. I have a spray that I can use on my temples that knocks my headache down instantly for temporary relief.  How is Carrie?
Ruthanne Manger Ovenhouse:  Glad you are having some progress, however slow – I know you must still be so frustrated! She should be released tomorrow am. Nerve block has given her some relief – May last a week, a month or a year. I’m praying for a year
Heather Loose Johnson: Yes praying for the longer the better.

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MHNI Apt #2

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I called into the dr yesterday with the worsening vision and jaw pain and some word loss. So I met with my neurologist today. After going over all my meds and making a few adjustments we discussed what over the past 3 months had given me any relief. My only response was the narcotic Nubain that they allowed me to take for some relief. It took the pain completely away for about 7 hours.

And then talked about the trigger point that the physical therapist found and sprayed Ethyl Chloride on and the headache went completely away for a short time but reduced for several hours.

So he decided to do a nerve block in those trigger points the headache went completely away as long as the lidocaine wore off it started to get worse but has eased up again this evening.

But my friends and family, we might be getting closer to root cause behind the headache and it is a nerve issue. Next step is to monitor how the steroids are doing and do another nerve block at my temples/trigger points in a month. If that works they will discuss and attempt to kill the nerve to hopefully get full or at least some relief. They would just have to get the right nerve. But it would resolve the jaw pain blurred vision and headache as I understand it. This might be to much to believe in but for today I have hope. And for that, today I am grateful.

Meds: He is slowly ‘ up the dose of Lyrica to see if I can get more of a full effect.  Stopped the Norflex as an abortive and made it into a preventative every day medication.and added Zanaflex as an abortive.  Also recommended B12 shots.

Comments from FB:

Shanon Smith: Great news. Will continue to pray for you!
Michelle Govitz: Great news! Still praying each day
Joy DeSimpelaere: Prayers they find it soon!
Shannen Rowe Dubose: Excellent news.
Kristen Long: That is good news Heather. Glad to hear you had some relief and forward progress is being made
Natara Loose: Are they 100% sure it’s not MS? Since it runs in our family? I take it you already got an MRI and CT SCAN and spinal fluid analysis? Just looking out for you cuz
Dawn Tomlin: This is a hopeful break through! All in Gods timing!! I will continue to pray for the smallest things and relief!!!
Heather Loose Johnson: Yep they did all those tests plus like 50 others it felt like. I let them know I had MS in my history. There were some spots on my MRI but they were pretty certain the spots were caused by the headache/migraine. I will have a follow up MRI in 4 months to be sure because there was a slight chance it was autoimmune. So they are keeping an eye on that.
Heather Loose Johnson: Two of the spinal taps lead to spinal headaches both times that lead to a total of 3 blood patches. Sucky. But I will bring it up again. The clinic treating me had not yet received the scans. Good reminder I need to call the hospital to get a move on the medical records. My mind pretty much sucks.
John Silverstone:  At least it sound like there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Still Praying
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My Stay at Chelsea, MHNI Inpatient program: Plan v 10.0-14

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April 1st: The first full day was really just getting settled in and getting an IV going in order to deliver medications.  I met with doctors to come up with a plan and the nurses started the infusions that night.  I woke up this morning for the first time with no headache in quite some time and it was lovely. However within an hour or so it was all back. But the relief was great.  Medications in the infusion included: DHE, Singular, Trazadone to help me sleep and Klonopin to help with the anxiety.

April 2nd: I met with the doctors and they came up with the first procedure to try….a bilateral greater occipital Marcaine nerve block.  Even though I had a bilateral occipital nerve block done at Sparrow (which didn’t do anything) during my second hospital stay, they wanted to try it again.  The way they did the procedure was much simpler and less painful than the one at Sparrow.

Meds plan: At the same time taking me off the meds that were not working; Keppra, Neurontin, Elavil.  The Trazadone really helped me sleep last night and it feels great to have deep sleep. It’s been awhile.

Around noon I did some extremely basic yoga in a chair but the movements of the head and neck resulted in a terrible migraine.  I also had a great deal of jaw pain today.  I am coming to the end of day two. They have me on a fair amount of medications for the time being.  Just trying various combos.

The IV Saga Begins: When it was time for the infusions (IV meds) the IV line I had in was really painful so they removed it and had the same problem getting a new IV started, 4 pokes by 3 nurses later and the IV was in and meds were given. Quite a traumatic experience because the head pain was so bad and the infusions aren’t pleasant. However once it was all done, I crashed for two hours, and woke up with a much reduced migraine.
So I keep going and keep trying whatever they have.

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April 4th: More fun with the grandparents at Lego day at the library.  Gideon seems to be having so much fun with Grandma and Grandpa.  Josiah is with dad because he is in school and can’t miss just because I am in the hospital.

April 4th Gideon

Rough day today. Headache has peaked. Just praying they find something that will help.

Let’s go State!!! Man I wish goose bumps didn’t hurt my head because that was an awesome Stars spangled Banner 👍 Go Green Proud to be a spartan. Great elite 8 game and great game today. Stay calm and Sparty On. Now Wisconsin need to represent the Big 10 in the championship game.

March 28th sparty

April 5th: Today is Easter and Dan’s 40th birthday.  Dan arrived just in time to Easter Sunday service.   I was looking forward to communion on this Easter Sunday and even invited Dan to join me. However when the service started it became clear that it was a catholic service where we were not allowed to partake but can receive a blessing because we are not Catholic. I was so very disappointed. Time to simply dive into the Bible this  morning. I know Catholics feel very strongly about this but my feeling is that if you believe that Christ is your Lord and Savior and that he died on the cross for you you should never be banned from taking communion. Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus tell you to turn away those who believe in him. And today I felt turned away, I felt not good enough and shamed as they walk around and only give communion to those who attend a Catholic Church. Whose to say they even believe! I don’t mean to offend I will just never understand how the Catholic Church can set themselves apart when the word Catholic means all embracing.

Aside from my rant earlier I wanted to say a very Happy Easter. Christ is Risen. Christ is Risen indeed!! PTL. I also wanted to say a huge Thank You to my mom Sherry Dunne Weaver and dad Bob Weaver for taken such great care of our kids. For taking them to church and for making a special Easter. I am so bummed that I couldn’t put together their Easter basket, dye eggs and hide them for a fun Easter Egg hunt.

April 3rd Gideon

Thank you, thank you thank you. I love you guys and I don’t know how I would be getting through this rough patch on my life. Oh and I love my new pjs. I already put them on!!

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And a Huge Thank you to my husband who spent the day with me in the hospital going to an Easter service that meant pretty much nothing.  But at least we got to visit.  He has been so wonderful through all of this.  It is a huge adjustment with me not working and me staying with my mom a lot.  But we are making it through somehow!

April 6th: Here is a good explanation of the procedure I am having done today. And Dr Sapor remains the lead Dr. here at the clinic. I will go I. At about 1:00. Tomorrow I will be having another lumbar puncture. Bring on the prayers my prayer warriors!!

Nerve Blocks : They did a C2, C3, C4 and C5 bilateral facet block.

IV Saga continues: My veins suck and they won’t do a pic line due to high risks with the meds I am on. I have now been poked 14 times that have resulted in 3 iv lines that have all failed and one blood draw. So I currently have no IV and need one for my procedure at 1:00. And to top it off my head is not doing well. Oh and I can’t eat or drink anything so no comfort eating either. On a bright note the day is not likely to get much worse

If anyone is out shopping and finds Cadberry Cream eggs (original) I will pay you back for them. They are my absolute favorite candy on the earth and luckily for me they don’t have coconut oil 😉

April 7th: Heading in for another lumbar puncture very soon. A bit nervous after the last one lead to a spinal headache. They are doing it again because the Hayes Green Beach ER doctor didn’t take pressures which are important to determine whether or not they will have to do another blood patch.

Lumbar puncture/Spinal tap went well: NOT.  I now have another spinal headache. They are awful but at least laying down helps but the underlying headache that got me here is there whether I am standing or sitting.  In other words…it sucks big time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately the ice I need to help with swelling from the facet blocks are increases head pain.  But I need the ice to keep the swelling down.  Ugh.

IV Saga Continues: they had to start anther IV today and it took 1 nurse 4 pokes and another 3 to get the line going.  Plus the pain from the first IV has left my right arm very weak and quite painful.

April 8th: Today is a day that I am truly having difficulty praying. Crying comes freely though. So I am needing to lean on my prayer warriors. The spinal tap yesterday resulted in a spinal headache and will now need a blood patch. I am terrified based on my last experience which was horrendous. Rough day but at least the spinal headache is positional which means I get some relief when laying completely flat.

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The blood patch is done and I am back in my room. Not nearly as traumatic as the I had done at Hayes Green Beach. The prayers were heard my friends. It resolved the spinal headache immediately which is expected but the migraine has been exacerbated in the process. So hopefully a day of complete rest and we can get back to resolving this damn migraine. Be gone, I say, Be gone!

Hospital war wounds. And my Mickey Mouse shirt got me through it all today!! Well that and God and all of your prayers of course.

There isn’t much to do in a hospital room that doesn’t have wifi that I can’t watch Netflix no my iPad.  So I have been watching MSU basketball (see above) and The Voice.  Come on let’s go Joshua Davis (from Traverse City, MI).

April 9th: Nothing like a tornado warning and being sent to the hospital basement to help my most severe headache of my stay.  I took a blanket and laid on the floor until we had to come back up stairs. There were so many people I just wanted to bolt!

Long day!  They did an X-ray of the neck just to be sure they weren’t missing anything.  The technician was a bitch and was completely unaware that I was about to puke even though I kept telling her that was going to puke.  My legs were giving out and when she grabbed my head she grabbed it at the temples and that resulted in much more pain and nausea.  She just went about her business and that lead to more dizziness and nausea. As far as today goes, it is one of the worst days yet.

I was given a CD with relaxation/meditation…I wasn’t sure at first, but as I listened more I felt comfortable.  Dr. Lake talked me through it the whole way which prevented my mind from wandering.  In fact I don’t think I ever made it through the entire CD before I fell asleep.  So the relaxation part worked very well.

Meds update: The doctors put me back on Prozac and continue to try various abortive medications to try and knock out the migraine, but with the spinal headache is now making it almost impossible to differentiate between the migraine, the headache and the spinal headache

But it was a great day in the end because my mom came to visit, so I didn’t have to be alone through one of the hardest days. Yay for moms who know when their daughters just need them.

April 10th: Today is another day of severe pain that make me wonder if it will ever go away. Meeting with dr now.

They think they put to much blood in during the blood patch so the headache went from not enough fluid to too much fluid. It sounds like they can correct it with meds instead of more surgery. They are also going to give me a day of pain meds. Pretty sure the desperation is becoming more evident every day. I have no idea how you survived for 6 months. All I want to do is sleep.

I’m now on 11 weeks straight of migraine and head pain.  I am at one of the best head/pain clinics in the US and they have no real answers and no resolution. In fact they are resorting to the one thing they only use as a last resort, narcotics. Today I don’t even care about the consequences I just want relief.

It is truly amazing what a shot of Nubain (an analgesic) will do for a person who had been in constant pain for so long. This is not a long term play just a day a relief and I’ll take it. I even took a shower and have friends coming to visit. Things are looking a little bit up today 😉April 10th me again

Visitors: Kristen and Steve and their kiddos came to visit right at the perfect time. It was so great to see them. They have been such a huge support system so it was nice to finally see them in person. The meds kicked in and Kristen and I were actually ableto visit.

After they left I had already walked to the front of the hospital so I decided to do some shopping for the kiddos and for myself. I realized that it had been about 10 weeks since I stepped foot in a store. So the little gift shop, while overpriced, was fun to do some shopping.

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April 11th: Depression is quite severe today.

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This has been me almost the entire day. I sat for about 10 minutes for lunch and another 10 for a late dinner. Head pain is unbelievable, depression is quite severe after learning that the plan for discharge is on Monday. The nausea from the Nubain they have me on for 24hrs was wonderful to have the break but the fall was hard and I slept most of the day. Cried a fair amount. I don’t tell this for sympathy really. Just giving the update So if they really send me home on Monday with no improvement I will head back to my moms and figure out where we go next. I still can’t believe how debilitating a migraine can be and how little people really can understand the chronic nature of it unless they have actually had a migraine that lasts for weeks at a time or gets them daily for days on end. So it has been good to meet a few people that know my pain and how unbelievably disabling they really are. 11 weeks of missing out on everything. 11 weeks passing me by holidays, birthdays, swim meets, Gideon learning to ride his bike, Josiah mastering the wake board. Church, home group, friends, shopping, working, my family in one place enjoying a meal together, seeing my family. And the list goes on. I have been hospitalized for a total of 4 weeks so far and they have no idea how to control this damn migraine. I don’t know where we will go from here which is why the depression has grasped ahold quite tightly.

All the love I got following this post today:

Susie Wilkey Harloff: Sending love your way. I get migraines, but they are knocked out quickly with a Midrin. I can’t even begin to imagine having one for as long as you have. Hang in there.
Dawn Tomlin: It all is sucky! And depressed is normal for what you’re dealing with. I know you are strong and God is your strength. It’s ok to show the dark side of things. No answers and uncertainties would make me depressed too. You will pull through this you will get back to all those things!! I believe there is a way and meds or no meds that headache has got to leave!!! In Jesus name!!! Amen!!!
Nikki Gruesbeck: praying for you Heather! this must be so very hard! Lean hard on Jesus, He is your strength and when we trust in Him no pain is ever wasted. Lord we know that YOU are the GREAT Physician and ALL things are Possible for you. We entrust our sister Heather into your capable hands and ask that you lift her spirit, encourage her as only You can, give her relief from this migraine and impart wisdom to the doctors who are trying to find the cause of this. I pray also that you cover her sweet boys and hubby in your peace and give her back the time ‘the locust have eaten’ because we KNOW that YOU are ABLE! It is in your MIGHTY and POWERFUL name we ask- Amen.
Mindy Richmond: Oh Heather I don’t even know what to say anymore. My heart breaks when I read about all you are missing with your kids and family as I missed a lot when I was in my bad place too. But God restored all that for me in wonderful ways and I know he’ll do that for you too. We are still praying and God is still fighting.
Carrie McHugh David: Heather I feel your pain and do know exactly how you are feeling. I don’t understand why they would release you with no progress or treatment plan. Non migraines I don’t feel understand how disabling these headaches can be. I have missed many of life’s events over the past 7 years. I was really praying that they would have a solution for you. I am 9 days in a row with some type of headache. Very frustrating I know. Please let me know if you need to talk. I will pm you my phone number. Keep the faith and try not to let this get you down.
Kari Alvaro: Oh Heather, I don’t know your pain and I can’t even begin to understand the deep sadness that results from “missing out.” Please know that I am praying for you in groans that only the Holy Spirit can interpret as I continue to ask the Lord of all creation to intervene. We miss you

April 11th

April 12th: Along with all of the positive and encouraging words this morning🙏 I woke up to this sweat guy. Pain level and fatigue continue. Now they are thinking another blood patch possibly. But we won’t be sure until Monday.

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A much needed note from my mom today: Boys enjoyed church. Gideon’s room sandbox was refilled with rice with some colored rice mixed in. Great idea! Might be idea for downstairs. Kids were loving it. Different feel than sand.  Blood patch does seem reasonable. Take one day at time.  Bob and Josiah off to church to unload and get tables set for books. We will go later. Josiah needed break from Gideon he said. Now that Gideon can keep up with him on bike!!! We will pay Josiah to work today. Did you want us to donate the little bike. No way will Gideon ride it again. Give it to little boy!! Gideon says “I love you””

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April 13th: Heading into get an MRI of my neck and then at 4:00 I go in for another blood patch. Besides that I sleep a lot. I finally figured out that laying completely flat on my stomach with my head turned to the right I could get some relief.  The blood patch was so bad, but in a very different way than the first one.  I had searing pain between the eyes that has now shifted my head pain to my left side.

And after all of that they are just going to discharge me.  Ugh!  After today’s tests and surgery I will be discharged tomorrow and heading back to my moms house. Life is far from normal yet but I am trying to rely on Jesus. Not all that successfully but at least I am trying. Something has got to work right?

My throat really started to hurt today and I had an awful taste in my mouth, combined with cotton mouth.  Just one more thing.

April 14th: Discharge Day

Settled back in at my moms for the time being. I have a follow up apt on Thursday to meet with a few more drs.  No answers really in fact they started my meeting this morning with “we have no idea what is causing or how to stop this headache but we’re not going to give up.”  So a day at a time is all I can do.  Oh and I left with a very sore throat and lots of gunk on my tongue.  Nurse had no idea what it was, so they just sent me home without figuring out what was wrong.

IV Saga continued throughout my entire stay:  I ended up with 31 needle pokes, lots and lots, of bruising and an arm that is very, very week and that I can hardly touch with anything at all, even a simple brush of my fingers across the arm.

Medications Tried During my 14 day stay:

  1. DHE (dihydroergotamine mesylate)
  2. Lyrica (pregabalin)
  3. Norflex (Orphenadrine)
  4. Prozac (fluoxetine)
  5. Trazaodone
  6. Klonopin (Clonazepam)
  7. Prilosec (Ompeprazole)
  8. Toradol (Ketorolac)
  9. Midrin (Isometheptene cap)
  10. Zanaflex (Tizanidined)
  11. Lioresal (Baclofen)
  12. Flexeril (Cyclobenzaprine)
  13. Skelaxin (Metaxalone)
  14. Robaxin (Methocarbamol)
  15. Zofran (Ondansetrol)
  16. Nubain (analgesic)
  17. Imitrex (Sumatriptan)
  18. Magnesium

List of Meds that I went home on:

  1. Lyrica (preventative)
  2. Prozac
  3. Trazadone (for sleep)
  4. Klonopine (for anxiety)
  5. Prilosec
  6. Toradol (as an abortive): IM injections (fun)
  7. Imitrex (as an abortive)

 

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First Nerve Block

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I just had my first nerve block.  I can’t remember what it was called but I got shots in the back of my head and the front.  Everything on my head feels numb, but my forehead feels especially weird. The numbness seems to have confused my brain for a couple of hours anyway. The pain remains but it is difficult to distinguish it from the numbness.  After the numbness finally wore off, the pain from the injection sites is pretty prominent and now the headache is starting to creep back in. Hoping after a week I get some relief. Man has it felt weird. My head was actually numb for more than 24 hours. Praying it works!!!!