NOW is the time! It's MINE & I AM WORTH IT! (friends welcome to tag along!!)

[Lesli54]

Keeping you in my prayers that soon you will have answers for your DD.

Just tackle the to-do list one at a time.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Julie, I typed a response earlier but I don't see it? So here goes again!

I hope you get those answers very soon and I am very glad the TMJ place was able to work you in.

I agree with Tracy, take that to do list one item at a time! Hang in there friend and sending some prayers and hugs out to you.

 

[keenercam]

Julie - I hope you will hear back on the MRI soon. And I am so glad you were able to get an appointment at the craniofacial place so soon. Praying you will have answers and DD will have relief very soon.

 

[toystoryduo]

I hope you hear about the MRI soon. Sending more prayers.....

 

[goldcupmom]

We may be on track!!

Dr. visit yesterday was pretty amazing. Dr. was with DD18 for just under 3 HOURS! It's like this guy was psychic or something. He is 76, was a dentist, but he & his son & a partner now lecture world wide on craniofacial pain & his statement was that "some old farts like me sit & do crossword puzzles. I figure out what is causing people pain & how to fix it"

She does have TMJ, but mild. She has a square face & he says it is because her jaw muscles are over developed from clenching/grinding teeth. Then looked at me & said "she clenches even more than you do, mom". I was stunned!

He believes the cause of her pain is in her neck. Did all sorts of topographic ct scan stuff & her 3, 4 & 5 cervical vertebrae are inflamed & slightly twisted. 3 is the worst. and those press directly on the occipital nerve. Says she has occipital neuralgia. Says it is from some type of injury & could have even been a long time ago & just flared. I think it may have been triggered from when she stood up getting ready for work & smashed her head so hard on the corner of the counter that I thought the shower doors had fallen it was so loud....this was a few weeks before graduation.

Gave her a strong muscle relaxant to take only at night & is sending her to a neuromuscular therapist - massage guy for 2 visits which he says should really relieve the pain. Also going to get a mouth 'splint' to stop the clenching. hopefully it will all work.

Off to start the many 'to do' list items. DS23 bday tomorrow & I have nothing for him yet. gsale on Fri/sat & not even started. house a mess.

more later.....

 

[keenercam]

Julie -- You must be so relieved!! I am so happy that this Dr. sounds like he's nailed the problem!! Oh, wow! How soon should she feel some relief? Do you know yet when she'll get to the therapist? This is all such good news, Julie. I am so happy for both of you.

 

[toystoryduo]

Woohoo!!! I'm so glad that you and your DD have found a doctor who is able to give you some answers! That is such great news, Julie! How soon should your DD feel some relief?

Happy Birthday to your DS!

Hope you have a nice evening!

 

[Lesli54]

That makes sense. I know that when I am under too much stress causing me to clench really hard at night that I can go days and weeks with everything hurting and creating a lot of sensitivity. Once relaxed enough, it is fine. Hopefully, this will work for your DD. Keeping you guys in my prayers.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Julie, I am so glad you found a doctor that can help you! You must be beyond relieved.

I hope ds23 had a nice birthday.

A messy house is not the end of the world and given all you have going on, its to be expected!

Hope the garage sale goes well.

 

[keenercam]

Happy Friday, Julie! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hey Julie,


I hope your daughter is doing well and feeling better on that new med. Hope the garage sale went well, I passed by several today and thought of you!

 

[goldcupmom]

Has been a busy week! (But then again, when isn't it????)

DS24 birthday is done, garage sale is done....Friday was AWFUL, but I didn't realize until 10:30 that DH had not put out signs. Oh well.... Saturday was pretty good...about $200, so worth it.

Saturday DH finally took our Lab, almost 15), to be put down. She had not been able to walk for weeks (he would hold her hips to walk her out to potty), and since Thurs, she had not been able to even do that. WAY past time, tho still very sad. The other dogs are still looking for her.

DD has had no relief from the headache so far, & now her neck is starting to hurt. I suspect it is the muscles finally relaxing after what he says could be YEARS of being way too tight from some injury (the train last summer comes to mind as she really jarred her head & slammed it into the wall when we hit that truck) - I think it is a combination of many causes. She has her first therapy on Thurs.

WI on Thurs was down a whopping .2 from 6/10. But down 2.4 from 6/17. I leave 3 weeks from tomorrow and suspect I'm not going to break 160, let alone hit 155, but I am trying. I figured I need a 1500 cal/day deficit to theoretically make it. We will see. My body SUCKS at losing weight right now. Very frustrating.

I go get blood drawn either tomorrow or Wed. I needed to get my lipitor refilled & 1st avail. appt w/ my dr. is 8/23, so she mailed me a bloodwork order. To get a physical with her is now 2/12! I definitely need a new Dr. I don't even like this one as she is the one who wrote me a RX for 'patience' for my hives.

This week I need to start to get organized for packing & the trip. First I need to reclaim my living room (packing room).

Last week I cashed out Inbox Dollars for $40 (and got the check today) SR for $25 chili's and at almost $10 again, and My Points for $25 Panera. Hoping to get the DJ HERO House Party for DS20 & friends to do. He has a good friend who was a DJ for Disney Cruise for a few years & now gets calls to DJ all over the country...he charges a min. of $5K/event. WOW!!! They would have a lot of fun with this game as they play RockBand all the time.

Off to get some more done on my large list & do 100 crunches (I'm behind on my 200/day so I need to do 400 today...OUCH!!) Did 4.45 miles before 8 a.m. with Sashi. It is VERY HOT here & now getting a humid(well for here anyway) as monsoon season is almost here. We actually had a bit of rain Fri & Sat nights.

Will catch up in a bit....Have a GREAT week all!

 

[keenercam]

Julie - So sorry about your dog. And really sorry DD hasn't had any relief yet. I don't remember anything about a train and a truck but geez! that sounds so scary! Thinking of you and hoping you can have one day of peace and not running and serving. Take care, my friend.

 

[goldcupmom]

The train wreck was the beginning of our trip to FL last summer. A diesel tow truck driver who had just picked up a lady & her motorcycle (on a flatbed being towed by his truck) decided to commit suicide in goshen, Indiana in front of our train. We were in a lower sleeper 2nd car behind engines & felt the impact & debris hitting under our feet. the engineer broke his shoulder he braked so hard. Train sliced the tow truck in half, the impact & debris under the train ruptured 2 of 3 diesel train engines, so we smelled diesel for 13 hours sitting there.

DD had just stood when the impact happened & slammed her head into the door frame. Didn't think anything of it. Sat there for 13 hours, then backed up into elkhart & were over 24 hrs late getting into DC. then they lost my luggage going into FL.

Then I developed idiopathic hives on our cruise which lasted bad over 6 months. not a good vacation in many ways.....

 

[goldcupmom]

Walked to get my blood drawn this morning....3.45 miles & sad Sashi couldn't go with me. I was there 2 min after they opened & it still took over an hour.

Still waiting for the Swamp Cooler guy to come.....again......Why can't paid repair people in NM seem to fix ANYTHING without it taking months to get it right? (Reason # 437 of why I hate NM)

I leave for FL in 3 weeks , 3 hours and 44 min.....but who's counting???

Got my 400 crunches done yesterday. Only need 200 today to be on track. I'm hoping to get the upstairs picked up some so I can dig out suitcases later. At least then I will feel like the trip is real.

Hope everyone is having a good day so far!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Julie, I am so sorry about your dog. I don't care how old they are and how much the time has come, its always a loss.

And I am also sorry your dd hasn't gotten any pain relief yet. You really have to wonder about that train wreck. I mean to hit her head that hard. I hope she gets relief soon!

Your trip to FL is coming up and if you don't make your exact weight goal, just remember you did well and in the midst of a very stressful time! When our kids hurt, we hurt and its not easy to lose as much weight when we are going through that.

Hang in there, vacation is happening soon and you do very much deserve one!

 

[toystoryduo]

Julie,

I'm so sorry about your dog, my friend.

I'm sorry that your DD hasn't seen any pain relief yet. We are praying that she starts feeling better soon!

Did your DD's BF receive a diagnosis for what he has going on?

Woohoo about your vacation!!!

I hope you have a nice evening!

 

[goldcupmom]

Quick update before i have to run & get dinner.

Neuromuscular/cranio-skeletal therapy was....interesting. Hopefully it will work. more about it later.

WI today was down 2.4. I now have 7 lbs to go in 19 days before I leave. I REALLY hope I can make it, but realistically, I will be happy ( I suppose) with 4 lbs which would put me at the weight I was when I left last year.

More tomorrow when I have a few minutes to myself to breathe. Hope everyone is doing well. Have a SAFE 4th!

Happy Birthday, Tracey!

 

[toystoryduo]

Way to go on weigh-in, Julie!

Has your DD seen any relief from the therapy? I hope she is feeling better!

Have a great weekend!

 

[goldcupmom]

Thanks, Tracy! Actually I just checked and was down 2.6. even better.

Not sure if DD has any change yet or not. The 'therapy' was her lying on the massage table, face up, and he sat at her head, holding it, barely moving, eyes closed, and just using his fingers separated the 4 layers of muscle (interwoven like a basket) at the back of her neck and manipulating to relieve tension. Then using pressure points all over her head, neck, shoulder area. Weirdest thing was then putting on gloves and 'releasing the pressure' on a tendon inside each jaw and her eustacian tube drainage hole (to help clear out her sinuses & ears - said they would drain a lot in the next 24 hours).

And then when he was done he said " I discovered your lower back hurts a lot of the time. Next week we will fix that"....kind of creepy, but she said it felt good but at certain times she was really really dizzy with whatever he was doing. Said late last night that she thinks that if he did that more, the headache would leave, so I'm hopeful.

Last night was a miserable sleep night. Finally got to bed after 11 and was up almost exactly every hour between dogs barking, DS24 coming in to shower, leaving, then doing his hair (to go to see friends in middle of night - night off). So I didn't get up early enough to walk this morning and it's likely to rain this evening. I need my walks!! Hard to burn any calories without them!

Much to get done this weekend. DS20 is throwing himself a birthday party next Saturday....lol! Gotta love the kid! I dug suitcases out last night & want to start organizing & putting in the stuff I am taking to DSis & her girls.

But, what I really want to do is SLEEP!!!

Off to see how many surveys I can get today....5 yesterday! I think I'm getting addicted to SR, Tracy!

Have a safe, relaxing weekend everyone!