September 28, 2010

Happy Birthday Craig! You would have been 49 today! Time has gone by so fast, but haven't stopped missing you for one second.....

On September 20th, I was in Phoenix at the AZHI for the testing to see if I did have blockage of my veins. After all the tests were done, I met with Dr. D. and Teresa, and sure enough, I did have blockage in my right jugular, and an abnomality in my left jugular and my agzyoids vein. These were the words I was hoping that I would hear! To go and find out that I didn't would have been one of the biggest let downs I would have ever had. But it was true! I am diagnosed with MS, and my veins are blocked!! Dr. D. asked if I could be there the next morning around 8 a.m. to start my procedure! I was so so ready!! Tuesday morning I woke up, didn't sleep too much that night, and was there earlier than my appointment, around 9:00 Tuesday September 21st, I was on my way! After getting the IV in, I was wheeled into the operating room! Amazing I was nervous at all!! I was awake thru the whole procedure, wish I could have seen the screens a little bit better, but I did see that wire going thru my veins!! My right jugular was blocked good, I felt it and heard it! Wasn't really what I would call painful, just a very weid feeling. Next he went to my left juglar, and I could feel it when he went in there, but didn't have the sounds with it. Then he went to my agzyoid vein, and I really felt that. Must have been something in there too to move out!! After that, he was all done! I went back to recovery, after about 2 hours they took the IV out of my left arm, and said I could go back to the motel. Set up an appointment for 7:20 the next morning to meet and discuss what he had found. That first night, I when I layed down, I had a total rush of heat that went all the way down to my toes. Like I could feel the blood rushing to my feet! That was a bit strange! That Wednesday morning, all I could think about was getting home to my own house! Drove the whole way. Which was way too much for the day after the procedure. The first night home, I still had that rushing buring thru my body as the blood flowed. Thursday morning, I gave myself a panic attack, which made my heart race, scared me!! Called and Teresa called me back and told me this was just my normal blood flow, and my body would get accustomed to in a day or too more! She was right! Friday was the last time I have felt this! Must mean my blood is flowing!! Spent the weekend doing as little as possible, I am still not what I would say a whole lot better, but have to know that I didn't get this way overnight, and it is going to be one day at a time and pray that I will see some little things each and every day! Its been one week today since the procedure, and I still have to make myself get up and just do it!! Mowed my lawn today, and ran the water. Fall is almost here, the leaves are falling out of the trees, and the nights are cool. Life will be good!