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December 2011 Moms
laken256
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Sorry I've been MIA- brain surgery
laken256
member
Hey ladies! I don't know if you all remember back last summer when I told you that I had been having bad headaches, dizziness, numbness, etc and had been diagnosed with a chiari malformation, which means my skull is too small for the back part of my brain and was forcing my brain into my spinal canal. I promised I would keep you all updated and I haven't done a very good job of that! So here goes!
Things had gotten progressively worse in the last few months and I hadn't been able to function very well. This past week, I had an ER visit with loss of motor skills in my right arm, blood flow loss to my arm and complete numbness. MRI's showed that my spinal fluid flow was greatly decreased and it was cutting off nerves, causing permanent damage and causing my arteries to spasm and cut off blood flow. I had decompression surgery on Tuesday, where the dr went in, took out a piece of my skull, the arch of my c1 vertebrae and grafted a mesh patch into the dura of my brain to try to open the space up and decompress the nerves. I have been in a lot of pain and won't be allowed to lift my boys or drive for 3 months, but my feeling is coming bck and I'm feeling better already! Just wanted to let you guys know that I am still around and would appreciate prayers! I'm hoping to be more active now that I feel better! Thanks for reading! And I hope everyone is doing well. I hope it doesn't offend anyone, but here is the aftermath of my surgery!
Things had gotten progressively worse in the last few months and I hadn't been able to function very well. This past week, I had an ER visit with loss of motor skills in my right arm, blood flow loss to my arm and complete numbness. MRI's showed that my spinal fluid flow was greatly decreased and it was cutting off nerves, causing permanent damage and causing my arteries to spasm and cut off blood flow. I had decompression surgery on Tuesday, where the dr went in, took out a piece of my skull, the arch of my c1 vertebrae and grafted a mesh patch into the dura of my brain to try to open the space up and decompress the nerves. I have been in a lot of pain and won't be allowed to lift my boys or drive for 3 months, but my feeling is coming bck and I'm feeling better already! Just wanted to let you guys know that I am still around and would appreciate prayers! I'm hoping to be more active now that I feel better! Thanks for reading! And I hope everyone is doing well. I hope it doesn't offend anyone, but here is the aftermath of my surgery!
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Re: Sorry I've been MIA- brain surgery
TTC#1 for 19 months with PCOS and MFI IUI#3 + injectables = BFP!!!! Beta#1-134(13dpiui) Beta #2-392(15dpiui)
#1 born December 2011
TTC#2 - Beta #1 -51@10dpo Beta#2 -1353 @16dpo
#2 born May 2013
TTC # 3 June 2014 BFP 12-1-14
#3 born August 2015
#4!!!!!!! due June 2017
IVF #1: 4-11-11= Transferred 1 beautiful blastocyst I named "Nugget"
5 Snowbabies! Beta#1 4/21= BFP! 226; Beta#2 4/25= 944
DS born 12/14/11
Baby #2 FET Nov/Dec 2013
12/13 Beta#1=BFP 349; 12/16 Beta#2=1,089. First ultrasound 12/26. DS#2 born 8/8/14
~~PAIF/SAIF Always Welcome~~
Such a terrible ordeal for you to have to go through! So sorry to hear of your pain. Sending T 7 Ps your way for a speedy recovery & relief!
My 2 December boys