Baby Steps Eventually Turn Into a Mile. Surgery was a 100% success

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  5/18/2018

  Baby Steps Eventually Turn Into a Mile. Surgery was a 100% success

  I have been putting off this posting because I wanted to make sure that my health update is for real and not just another up time on the r...

General surgery and hospital experience (Friendships by His Design)

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  9/08/2016

  General surgery and hospital experience (Friendships by His Design)

  If you read some of my previous posts, you know that several of us women who had connected on a Facebook support group page had grown close...

The Cut That Killed Me

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  11/28/2015

  The Cut That Killed Me

  Well...I had planned on posting my part 3 of Myths and Facts about Difficult Season s, but life just hasn't worked out for that yet. ...

What Will Life Be Like While I’m Recovering from Surgery?

• 10/25/2015

  What Will Life Be Like While I’m Recovering from Surgery?

  The first 24 hours after surgery, I will have to lay catheterized flat on my back and not get out of bed. After that, they will gradually ...

Question of the Day: Am I Going to Get Worse Quickly?

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  Question of the Day: Am I Going to Get Worse Quickly?

  Dr. F says I have had these cysts my whole life. Most people with TCs never have symptoms. No one is exactly sure of the cause of TCs. The ...

Dr. Feigenbaum Explains Risks and Recovery from Surgery

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  10/12/2015

  Dr. Feigenbaum Explains Risks and Recovery from Surgery

  Dr. Feigenbaum continued by explaining the risks of the surgery . They include CSF leakage, permanently damaging surrounding nerves result...

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...

I Have a WHAT-A-Hooey?

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  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...

A Life-Robbing Disease

• 9/15/2015

  A Life-Robbing Disease

  Since June of 2015, my life has evaporated. Those of you who know me know that I am usually a bubbly social butterfly, sometimes erupting ...