My sister is trying to kill me......
Peta cooked me a Roast Pumpkin, Feta, Garlic and Balsamic Vinegar meal last night. It was delicious.....but man, oh man - INDEGESTION!!!!
I barely slept last night and it was still burning away this morning. I found some TUMS in the back of my pantry, but was too nervous to take them without checking with Dr Dan first. (Dr Google proved useless in this case)
I got the text message around 9.30am - "Tums Away!" :) I took three straight up...a little better.
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If you read my Facebook, you know that I had a monumental Doctors appointment yesterday with my Specialist. (Ophthalmologist / Neurologist)
There was a 2 hour wait, so my nerves were shot before I even got in to see him.
We talked about my medication first...
"Are you off your medication?"
Ahh, no. I've tried three times and each time the headaches return. (The medication is easing the pressure / swelling in my head)
"Hmm, how long since your last Lumbar Puncture?"
Heart stops. Cue tears. No, no, no, no :( It was July when I was in the hospital, I whispered.
"What was your pressure"
I have no idea?? (Am I supposed to know stuff like that?)
He checked my record and it was "quite significant"
My heart is thumping, thumping, thumping and I'm wondering how I can talk without crying.
"Let's have a look at your eyes"
Then the words I've been waiting 8.5 looong months to hear. "Your discs are flat. They're on the verge of bulging, so only just.....but they're flat"
At my last appointment in December they were still bulging - especially my right eye.
This is good news, right?
"This is great news" he answered.
The stress of the appointment. The realization of what had just happened. Everything...it came out. I shed a lot of tears when I left that room yesterday. Happy tears for a change :)
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WICKED was wonderful :) I was so tired and my eyes were really sore from the appointment (and from crying too no doubt LOL) so I probably didn't get as much out of it as I could have, which is a shame :(
I felt really comfortable in my clothes....well except for my new shoes, but that's only because we RAN to QPAC (long story LOL)
I have the blisters to prove it.
I was home on my own, so no one to take a photo of me. I took a couple with my very crappy mobile camera just before we left.
36.6kgs lost
I barely slept last night and it was still burning away this morning. I found some TUMS in the back of my pantry, but was too nervous to take them without checking with Dr Dan first. (Dr Google proved useless in this case)
I got the text message around 9.30am - "Tums Away!" :) I took three straight up...a little better.
________________________________________________
If you read my Facebook, you know that I had a monumental Doctors appointment yesterday with my Specialist. (Ophthalmologist / Neurologist)
There was a 2 hour wait, so my nerves were shot before I even got in to see him.
We talked about my medication first...
"Are you off your medication?"
Ahh, no. I've tried three times and each time the headaches return. (The medication is easing the pressure / swelling in my head)
"Hmm, how long since your last Lumbar Puncture?"
Heart stops. Cue tears. No, no, no, no :( It was July when I was in the hospital, I whispered.
"What was your pressure"
I have no idea?? (Am I supposed to know stuff like that?)
He checked my record and it was "quite significant"
My heart is thumping, thumping, thumping and I'm wondering how I can talk without crying.
"Let's have a look at your eyes"
Then the words I've been waiting 8.5 looong months to hear. "Your discs are flat. They're on the verge of bulging, so only just.....but they're flat"
At my last appointment in December they were still bulging - especially my right eye.
This is good news, right?
"This is great news" he answered.
The stress of the appointment. The realization of what had just happened. Everything...it came out. I shed a lot of tears when I left that room yesterday. Happy tears for a change :)
_________________________________________________
WICKED was wonderful :) I was so tired and my eyes were really sore from the appointment (and from crying too no doubt LOL) so I probably didn't get as much out of it as I could have, which is a shame :(
I felt really comfortable in my clothes....well except for my new shoes, but that's only because we RAN to QPAC (long story LOL)
I have the blisters to prove it.
I was home on my own, so no one to take a photo of me. I took a couple with my very crappy mobile camera just before we left.
36.6kgs lost
7 Comments:
you look amazing rach! seriously so hot. bloody peta and her delicious foods. ;p xo nadine
Look at you, you skinny little minnie!!! You are looking fab Rach and I am so happy for your great news, onwards and upwards hey??!
ouch! I suffered badly on/off from reflux years ago so I know how you feel. Needed regular meds and then eventually just slippery elm powder.
They reckon manuka honey is good for it.
again, terrific news from your appointment. I bet you are still on a high :)
Glad you had great news Rach thats fantastic. Your looking fabulous too. Keep up the hard work. :) x
Firstly - I LOVE that your family is SO supportive of you - even if it gives you indigestion :) Second - woot woo - you look stunning in your *little* black dress. I hope Mark got to see you looking all pretty and dressed up! Last but not least - *emotional typing here* - thank you for sharing your journey - I'm sure you are saving others here Rach xx I'm a mess reading this thinking they were going to go down that LP road again xx Never again for you sweetie - you are going SO well!!!
very nice, love your little cardy... charma
My sister's trying to kill me.....yes - my aim wasn't good enough when I threw that bottle of clag glue at your head (and broke the window instead) when we were little! :)
Good thing we've Dr Dan to balance out my sadistic ways!
We should've gotten a photo of you in that dress from the back too - you and your little waist! You looked beautiful sissy!!!
Peta xo
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