So a week ago this past Wednesday, I went to Cleveland for yet another doctor’s appointment as well as an MRI and survived the MRI with a very slight headache which was short lived which is a big praise considering that the last MRI I had gave me an insanely horrid migraine. The neurosurgeon said that there is now finally enough room in my head for my enormous brain…haha just kidding…it’s not really enormous, my skull just thinks it is…anyways, basically I shouldn’t have to have more surgery in the near future which is another big praise. He also said that since I have seen some improvement that I can continue to see more improvement pretty much until the end of next May although it may be slower than what I’ve seen in the last couple of weeks. He was also very proud of me for going off ALL my prescription pain meds!!! Most people get addicted to their meds before surgery and then it takes them a year or more after surgery to get off them. All of these things are big praises because a month ago I was stuck on the couch barely keeping applesauce down while struggling through going off all my meds all at the same time, and now I’m eating my mom out of her house with no trouble. And now I keep the AC set at like 75° which is sometimes almost cold which is a big jump from the beginning of the summer when 72° was sometimes even too hot! I’ve been out of the house almost every day the last couple of weeks for PT appointments, back-to-school last-minute-type shopping trips, an eye appointment, and stuff like that. Oh! And I’ve been driving myself around again! Now that I’m not drugged, I feel alert and therefore am pretty safe to drive again, and while I prefer to try to avoid most of the traffic of in-town driving, I can deal with it in moderation without stressing too much. Another thing is that I’ve read 4 books already this summer, and since concentration has been such a struggle for me especially in the last year, this is yet another praise!
God’s been doing such amazing things in my life; I’ve been to church the last 3 Sunday nights and haven’t had any headaches for the sound system/acoustics or anything. So many people are praying for me and I believe that the prayers are working, I’m still not 100% but I’m a whole lot closer to it than I was when I was lying on that bed in Cleveland Clinic before surgery scared stiff when I gave the results to God and His peace came. I’ve known all summer, even when I didn’t feel good, that having the surgery was the right thing to do because of the peace God gave me about it, and now more than ever I believe that He’s using it for good. It’s funny because I don’t think I feel a whole lot different from how I felt last fall when I started school, and that was before the big decline I mean I don’t remember exactly and I know I didn’t feel all that great then but I know that things are improving now and they weren’t then so there’s definitely hope for better and better days ahead.
Oh and as far as switching my major is concerned…that’s not happening, I’m sticking with Psychology because the other major was going to take a lot longer to finish and I can’t afford to do that and I also couldn’t get clear on that so I figured that must be a hint that it’s not the right thing to do.
Ok so a summary of my praises:
- I didn’t get a bad migraine from the MRI
- I don’t need more surgery and that my brain won't be as claustrophobic anymore
- That more improvement can be expected
- I’m off ALL of my prescription meds
- I can eat again
- I’m more tolerant of warmer temperatures
- I now pretty much dislike pop/soda or whatever you want to call it
- I can drive again
- I can concentrate better
- That my health continues to improve
- That I will get off to a good start with school this year and that the whole year will be better than last year
- That move-in goes well, especially since I’m still under a restriction about how much weight I can lift/carry/move
- That God will provide the funds for me to be at school, and that things will get better for my family financially in general
- And that God will provide a roommate for me for spring semester since my current roommate will graduate after J-term :(
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