Friday, June 11, 2010

In the hospital

Well, I'm on the wards 2 years early. Unfortunately, as a patient. I realized how desperate I really am to fix this when I found myself agreeing to this. A hospital stay, with my mom staying in the room with me. A drug with potentially lethal side effects. But I can't live like this. I can't function. Forget being my best, I can barely toe the line.

I took the first set of anatomy make-up exams this week, again under less than optimal conditions. I'm confident I've passed with enough wiggle room for the dreaded unit 2 exams. I'm terrified I won't be able to make it to 2nd year.
Over 2 years with the same damn headache, and I haven't even found a way to cope.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

So.... Surgery, Again

It was disheartening enough to hear that the ENT who did the sinus surgery had screwed up, and even more so to discover that the only way to fix it would be yet another surgery.
I go in tomorrow for the Maxillary Sinus Rescue procedure. Not a huge deal for the surgeon, as it is a relatively short procedure, but for me, I'll still be put under general anesthesia, and be taking narcotics after.
I'm nervous, but hopeful that this may mean that I will no longer be in excruciating pain, so I'm just desperate enough to go for it.