I have a few things that I would like to share with you that I am happy to say blessed with!!!
1) Being that my dentist loves me and has not charged me just my insurance for the last year almost!!! This means all the crowns and root canals have been completely paid for and not to mention my NEW FUN invisalign!!! (YES, 100 percent paid for) Thank you JESUS!!!
2) I have two amazing jobs that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE and look forward to going to. Cutting hair three days a week and nannying a little man named Garrison two days a week (HE IS THE COOLEST 2 YEAR OLD I HAVE EVER EVER MET)!
3) We found a killer deal on a killer apartment! So happy to have EVERYTHING completely BRAND NEW!!! (washer and dryer, granite counter tops, stainless steel everything, a huge bathroom with a huge huge JACUZZI tub, huge bedroom with a sky light... Yes a skylight and wonderful wooden blinds) (OHHHH the things that make a girl happy) P.S. Out landlord is so kick ass awesome!
4) I am discovering what I LOVE and what I NEED to do to enjoy life... I saw a wooden sign that read LIFE IS TOO SHORT EAT COOKIES and that made my mind trail off into wonderland... Yes a 25 year old can still dream off into wonderland... But that sign touched me in a million ways... One being that I need to step up and do things I love and enjoy, that I need to find joyful things in my life, I need to stop hiding in the corner and do stuff (even small things go a longgg way) and many many more things and thoughts... Worrying will get you nowhere.
The only scary thing is is that I know that as soon as things get good they usually what... GET BAD... But I need to put my faith in life and shut up and let life go... Which is completely hard for me to say let alone DO.
ON THE DOWN SIDE...
I had an MRI on Monday to do a contrast on my brain with its CSF flow, Dr. Chandler ordered this MRI to make sure that my crazy weird problems are not due to lack of CSF flow.
You are probably wondering what the heck that is... SO:
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the head is a noninvasive method to create detailed pictures of the brain and surrounding nerve tissues.
CSF flow study (MRI with contrast) measures the velocity of cerebral spinal fluid as it flows from the cerebral ventricles (fluid reservoirs) inside the brain, down to the skull base via the cerebral aqueduct, and to the spinal canal via the fourth ventricle and foramen magnum”. Cerebral spinal fluid is continually produced within the center of the brain, (about 500 cc/day) and is continually reabsorbed at a number of locations along the surface of the brain. There are a number of events, and disease states that can significantly alter the velocity and behavior of CSF over time, these shifts are visible via the CSF waveform obtained through the MRI study. CSF is not a static fluid; it is continuously flowing back and forth between the head and the spine.
The technologist will place what is called a coil (mask like) on top of your head. This is what will create the images needed by the radiologists to provide you with an excellent examination. This will remain above you during the whole examination. For most of the head studies we will be using contrast (dye). The contrast used in MRI is very different than other parts of Radiology. The technologist will start an IV before the study begins. How your study needs to be performed will determine how the contrast will be administered. This is the only way to best look at certain pathology such as tumors and infections. This will make your examination complete.
a stent is a man-made 'tube' inserted into a natural passage/conduit in the body to prevent, or counteract, a disease-induced, localized flow constriction. The term may also refer to a tube used to temporarily hold such a natural conduit open to allow access for surgery. This would be to help the CSF flow correctly and normal.
::Giving way to that familiar ill::
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