So much for feeling better.... Last night around 11 pm, I was able - TopicsExpress

So much for feeling better.... Last night around 11 pm, I was able to sit fully upright, even get out of bed by myself without much pain. I thought I was over the hurdle. Apparently not. Once again, this morning, my head is killing me and Im stuck in bed again. I will be missing my aunts funeral today, as well as the vet clinics Christmas party, and missed Jamies units Christmas party yesterday. Im so over this. On the plus side, I did eat some toast this morning, which is the first thing Ive ate since Jaxs party. Im not nauseas, I just have no interest in food. It doesnt seem appealing to me. I think mainly bc I had to sit up to eat and it was just too painful to do. I appreciate everyones prayers so much. And please pray for my family today as they lay their mom/grandma/sister/aunt to rest. I hate that I cant be there. I suppose Ill be calling Dr Rosner again tomorrow if not better by then, and hoping that I dont have to go through the next step to fix this, which is a series of spinal taps to relieve pressure. Im holding off as long as I can, bc I hate those things so bad! We discussed this possibility before surgery, my valve that drains CSF fluid in my head has worked on such high pressure for so long that it might not function correctly on lower pressure, and would wait until the pressure builds to function again, causing these issues. So first step is diamox (meds Im on, next step is spinal taps to drain pressure and try to break the cycle and reset it, and if that doesnt work, its a shunt, which I dont even want to talk about).