Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Long Overdue Update

Hope you're all having a great day! It's dreary and cold here but that just means that Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner! That also means the 1 year anniversary of the rupture is close, 27 days away close.

I've been pretty stable the past several months. My memory recall did improve slightly those first several months but feels at a standstill now, as in I don't feel like I'm regaining any old memories anymore. In fact, my day to day memory is still spotty. I'll remember talking to someone or doing something but it feels like it was last week when in reality it was a couple months ago. I need constant notes and reminders to not let things fall through the cracks, so sorry if I've left you hanging at any point. I can get up, walk 10 steps and forget what I was doing, completely gone. I've heard from some people that this is their normal...but I'm just not used to it. Please just keep reminding me. And I forget names, yes that's still an issue for me, even if I just said it 5 minutes ago.

In the past 2-3 weeks I've begun having migraines/headaches again. I really hadn't had any since shortly after the rupture. I sometimes get dizzy for no apparent reason, like just sitting at my desk. I'm honestly not sure if I should be concerned but I will be calling the doctor's office to see if they want me to be seen earlier.

My next MRI/MRA is scheduled for Friday, December 20th.

I suppose an update is needed

About a month ago I started having some new concerning symptoms. A vibrating/bulging feeling of my right eye, ringing in my left ear which I...