Month: January 2016

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Well it’s almost like I don’t want to say it, no spinal fluid has leaked out of my neck and back since it was clamped at 7am 15-1-2016 and as I understand it there’s  every chance now they will be taking the drain out that is sitting on my nerve. I’m very eager to have […]

Angels come to us in all different ways and last night a nurse called Sonja I honestly believe she got me through one of the toughest days of my life. She went above and beyond her duty as a nurse and showed me the love and compassion that you don’t expect from a stranger the […]

Well 2 goes and over 45 needles and I still have no drain in my spine. All I can taste is spinal fluid  and are now awaiting a radiographer to do the job. It needs to be done asap saying it will happen today all I can do is hope and pray it is. I […]

These little Monkey’s Cheered me up !!

Hey there guys feels like I’ve lost a couple of days in ICU and turns out there was a bit of blood but mostly spinal fluid running into my neck so surgery and a drainage tube was administered to try and get the fluid out of my neck and spine. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough so […]

As today has gone on I’ve felt sicker and sicker and my neck and face has over the course of the day has got bigger and bigger. Neuro doctor came in and sent me for a CT scan. Have found I have internal bleeding so I am now fasting incase I have to have emergency […]

Over and done with now, I just got to get over and done with the pain. Incisions look pretty good they’re not so big happy with that. They removed 2 discs c5  c6 the y caged where the discs were, this is  supposed to keep the placement of the structure in place. The pain was […]

D-day well it’s here I’m sitting in pre-admission all the paperwork signed and now the waiting begins. Not so nervous as yet more upset after kissing my kids goodbye, as much as they are used to me coming into hospital it is still very hard on them. Seb was ok but I left Ava at […]