One evening I noticed something weird and asked my husband to please come here. Well....we didn't know what was going on so off to the doctor I went. To put it in simple words...my insides were falling.
Off to surgery #1.....I got a 3 for 1 deal. I found out my bladder and rectal wall had fallen (I apologize if that was too much information) AND I had a 3-inch hernia...oh goodie. Recovering went well as long as I behaved myself..which wasn't easy. Back to work I went once I got the doctor's release.
Then one night I starting noticing that the pressure in my head got worse and worse when I laid down. I have had this before but not this bad. So I went to the doctor and explained what was going on and a CT was done but they wanted more of a detailed picture so an MRI was scheduled. They had found a brain aneurysm behind my left eye.
Off to surgery #2...we had to travel to Seattle which is about a 6 hour drive to get this taken care of. I had two choices to have it coiled (which is a little wire that goes up my femoral artery and they wrap the aneurysm) or clipped (which is having a piece of my skull removed and then the aneurysm is cut). It wasn't that big so the clipping sounded better and the recovery time was shorter.
As soon as I was healed and had the doctor's release...back to work I went again.
Then I was at work and noticed pain radiating from my neck down to my left arm and my left hand going numb. It was so uncomfortable and painful that it was hard to work or sleep. One day I was taking the dishes out of the dishwasher and put them on the counter..when I did that I felt a pop in my neck and AWFUL pain.
I was in tears to the point of calling someone from the next shift in early to go to the doctor. They gave me a toradol shot and that helped a little but the pain would not stop.
So off to see the doctor once again and I was referred to a specialist in spokane. They did x-rays and found that I had a ruptured disk, bone spurs and nerve damage.
Off to surgery #3...it was during the holiday season when I got this surgery and I got to come home on Thanksgiving from Spokane...which was a 2.5 to 3 hour drive. Longest drive home ever!
I had 6 screws, a metal plate and a piece of my thigh bone put in my neck to strengthen it again. I had to wear a cervical collar for 6-8 weeks 24/7. It was so uncomfortable.
I had to be very careful how much I did and how much I lifted...the recovery time was long and boring.
I went back to work but it wasn't for very long...I just couldn't take the chance of further injury and had to be careful. It wasn't a pleasant experience leaving but I did what I had to do.
The year of 2011 was very hard and not my idea of getting time off...not my idea of a vacation.
Now that I was out of work...what do I do now???
More to come...
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