08.31.2010

Surgery tomorrow... all sorts of emotions are running through my head. It's been a long, but short journey. So thankful to all my clients for their understanding and of course for all my family and friends for their support.

I'm nervous, but I know that I will be fine ♥

Details:

9:30am Admitting
12:00pm Surgery Begins
12:00-4:00pm ish Surgery
4:00pm until Sept 2nd Intensive Care
Sept 2nd/3rd-Sept 5th Regular Hospital Room
Sept 6th-Sept 12th Bed Rest @ Home
Sept 12th-Sept 15th Up and moving a bit more

Danny will be updating the page hopefully to let everyone know how everything is going...

08.13.2010

So I should totally be in bed right now... I actually fell asleep laying sideways on the bed with my jeans + shirt on, then my dog barked and I jumped up... took a shower, and then now I'm up... go figure! LOL

Tomorrow is the Bobcat Adventure Race that I have 8-10 clients participating in. I'm so thrilled for them to be representing Fit For Fashion! It's gonna be a great day. I'm worried though. My body reacts weird to the sunlight and hotness. Plus my "worst" times are from 10-3ish, and the race STARTS at 9am! Eeek.. remaining optimistic.

It's going to kill me not to be running with them... but I don't have much longer to go. Sept 1 is the day of change! I HOPE!

All in all, hanging in there... I feel more "frumpy" than ever with this excess weight and no way of being able to SWEAT. I need to go sit in a steam bath or sauna and just sweat my ickies out. Eating habits are good -- I just have a very little appetite, so I'm trying to get in some good meals here and there. I'm still 3-5 lbs down just from watching nutrition. I just can only imagine how great my body would be if I was able to workout!

08.09.2010

Feeling like crap today. Plain & simple. No appetite at all and I'm having a horrible time swallowing. I can't wait to get rid of all of this for good! I know it's a bad day and I just need to get through it, but I get so frustrated!!

Other than that- just keeping my spirits up.

I'm nervous about having brain surgery... it's a wake up call to see how life is so precious and it makes me think, "have I done all that I can?"... no, probably not. Surgery is at a "5" on the chart of risks, 10 being the highest and 1 being the lowest risk. So smack dab in the center!

Even though I'm overwhelmed tonight, I'm looking forward to a new day ♥

08.06.2010

Had my second opinion today, and the decompression surgery date is SET. Technical term is: posterior fossa decompression. The date is September 1st. I'm still in shock to tell you the truth. I feel confident in the ability of my nuerosurgeon. He has trained under a Chiari specialist so that definitely is admirable. His reasoning for the surgery was that all of my symptoms fall directly in line with the Chiari. In addition, he did a reflex test with my legs -- and it was VERY interesting. He did the patellar reflex [the knee-jerk] and my legs barely moved. Then he asked me to put my chin down to my chest and did it again and my leg went flying!! This just shows how much pressure I have and how it's considerably affecting me.

The details on the surgery from what I've been told:
3 hour surgery
1-2 night(s) in ICU
2-3 additional nights in hospital
1 week bed rest
Driving by the third week

He is 70-90% certain that symptoms will be non-existant after surgery. There are of course a few complications.

I know that this may not be the ANSWER to my problems, but it sure is a step in the RIGHT direction!