Hello World! - My recovery timeline.

• 
  1/04/2018

  Hello World! - My recovery timeline.

  I was trying to think of a title for this entry. I wanted to write/scream, "I AM BETTER!" with decorations and balloons, but that...

Pre-surgery instructions, pre-operative clearance, post-operative report

• 
  9/16/2016

  Pre-surgery instructions, pre-operative clearance, post-operative report

  I am posting three documents at the bottom of this entry for your viewing pleasure. Yay! This will be a gripping page-turner that will thri...

Grieving the Life that Was

• 
  11/02/2015

  Grieving the Life that Was

  Yesterday was NOT a good day.  When I said I was going to start a blog, and I wasn’t going to sugar coat it, I meant it.  So, here you have...

Addiction Verses Dependency and Why You Should Lock Up Your Meds!

• 
  10/29/2015

  Addiction Verses Dependency and Why You Should Lock Up Your Meds!

  Of course one of the first questions I asked the Pain Management Doctor was, “Am I going to get addicted to pain pills?”  The answer is, t...

Why it Sucks to Be a Pain Management Doctor or Patient

• 
  10/28/2015

  Why it Sucks to Be a Pain Management Doctor or Patient

  In Tennessee, there are strict Chronic Pain Management Guidelines. First, doctors have to have you go through a screening process. T...

An Introduction to Pain Management for TC Patients - My Experience

• 
  10/26/2015

  An Introduction to Pain Management for TC Patients - My Experience

  Oh the joys of receiving opiate drug treatment! I’m sure at some point, it used to be a simple straightforward process to have your pai...

The Much Anticipated Consultation

• 10/11/2015

  The Much Anticipated Consultation

  I finally got to see Dr. Feigenbaum, the world’s leading Neurosurgeon who treats Symptomatic Tarlov Cyst Disease! I was so excited and run...

Let’s Fly to Dallas Ya’ll!

• 
  10/10/2015

  Let’s Fly to Dallas Ya’ll!

  During this trip, I had the incredible blessing of meeting two Tarlov “cysters.” God has miraculously put Anne in my life through a mutu...

God’s Got Some Work for Me to Do

• 9/29/2015

  God’s Got Some Work for Me to Do

  My blessings list will continue to grow. Seeing God’s hand in this has kept me in high spirits, despite my pain and the uncertainties ahead...

What is Tarlov Cyst Disease?

• 
  9/19/2015

  What is Tarlov Cyst Disease?

  Symptomatic Tarlov Cyst Disease is an extremely rare disease listed under the US Department of Health Genetic and Rare Disease Research Ce...

Let the Research Begin

• 
  9/18/2015

  Let the Research Begin

  *Please note that this is based off of my interpretation of information I found at the time. New information may have been published that ...

I Have a WHAT-A-Hooey?

• 
  9/17/2015

  I Have a WHAT-A-Hooey?

  Even though my MRI mentioned “incidental” Tarlov cysts, I had no idea what those meant. Honestly, I had skipped over that tiny phrase and ...

How it’s All Gone Down - My Timeline

• 9/16/2015

  How it’s All Gone Down - My Timeline

  The timeline of my symptoms has gotten progressively worse. I have had symptoms that line up with Tarlov Cyst Disease for several years, bu...