One More Month

It's crazy how when they told me I'd have to wear a helmet for 6 months I thought it would be an eternity, but 5 months have already passed and only 1 month left until my surgery. My infectious disease doctor said that I've been off the antibiotics for one month and the infection has remained gone, which is good news, but I still have fears of it returning after my next surgery. Please pray that it stays gone and never ever comes back!! After 2 long weeks of stress and non-stop studying, I took 3 of my 4 finals. I don't know yet what I got in statistics..but I got a B in philosophy and an A in communications :) I start an online summer school class on Monday, which will help to get me caught up since I'm a semester behind. I went to see my orthopedist yesterday about my meniscal tear, and he told me they couldn't do an operation on it yet because my bones are still bruised from the accident, but they would probably be able to do the surgery in December. He also did x-rays on my knees, and told me that my right knee was broken in the accident!! I guess the doctors never noticed since I was unable to walk anyway. It healed on its own, but not correctly, so he said years from now it will probably give me arthritis and I'll most likely need a knee replacement. I asked if he could ever give me any good news and he said "Well, would you like me to lie and say everything is perfect and give you a lollipop?" Of course not...but I hope one day one of my doctors tells me everything has healed and I'm perfectly healthy..and a lollipop would be nice too :)

Return to (Semi) Normal Life

Well, therapy is OVER!!!!! Four long hard months later CNS finally considered me ready to leave. I moved back down to Long Beach on Sunday and have been sitting in on my last semester classes. I feel like all my classes are being taught in a foreign language, because even though I've already learned some of what's being taught, I don't remember it at all. Finals in 2 weeks are definitely going to be a challenge. It's hard walking around campus wearing a helmet; I definitely get stared at or questioned a lot. Less than 2 months though and I'll hopefully never have to wear it again. My neurologist explained to me what's causing my left hand weakness. Over time, a scar has built up on my brain, and it's now blocking the neurons that are in charge of sending the signals to move my hand. It's only fixable through surgery, and I don't think I can handle another one, but we'll see. I will most likely need another surgery though, but on my right knee. My last MRI on it showed that I have a meniscal tear. I haven't seen the doctor since I'm in LB, but I looked it up online and depending on the severity of the tear, it can either be fixed through physical therapy or surgery. Looks like I can't escape therapy or the operating room. Lets just say I can't wait until things are back to normal again.