More Issues

So things have been going relatively good. I still get tired a lot... especially when I forget to take a pill or take them late. I only have to go to Edmonton for check ups every 6 months so thats great. There have been a few issues come up in the last year such as:

Last summer on the night of my youngest sisters grad I had gone out to go dancing with my sister Jessi. I wore some super cute wedges that my mom had bought for me. I danced all night in them with no issues. As we were leaving I twisted my ankle and fell in front of about 20 people (SOOOOOO embbarrassing!!!!!!) I was so embarssed that I walked about a block on my sore foot to catch our cab. My sister asked me if I was ok and I told her that I would be fine and she thought that i should maybe go to the hospital to get it checked out. I said that I just needed to "sleep it off". When the cab pulled up to my house I had to have Jessi help me inside and I literally CRAWLED upstairs to my bed.

The next morning I woke up and went to get out of bed and as soon as I tried to take a step I hit the floor..... I looked at my foot and it was very swollen. Jessi had heard me fall and asked if I was ok. I told her that I thought it was time to go to the hospital. She helped me to my car and drove me to the hospital. I hopped inside and they took me to a bed right away (having cushings/addisons they don't mess around and I usually get in right away) The doctor came in and examined my foot and told me that I would need to have an x-ray done. I went for the x-ray. The doctor came in and he said that he had some bad news. I broke the fifth metatarsal in my foot and it would need to be casted.

At this point I was devastated. I had been playing ball twice a week, doing agility once a week with my dog Harley and was looking forward to a summer filled with camping, and I had ruined it.... all because of one pair of shoes. Then I remembered that I was going to be a bridesmaid in my friends wedding and started to panic. The doctor told me that I would only have to be in a cast for about 4 weeks, and Shannons wedding wasn't for about 10 weeks. As he was casting me he kept trying to push my foot up so that my tendons wouldn't shrink.... OMG!!! That hurt unbelievably bad. Once I was casted the doctor gave me some crutches (the foot I broke was on the same leg I had broke when I was seven and it sucked just as much now as it did back then!!) I was told that I would have to make an appointment with my doctor in a few days to make sure the cast was still fitting right.

A few days later I went to see Dr Lupu. She told me that there was no way I would have my cast off in 4 weeks. I had a "Jones Fracture" (comman in dancers) and that it would be more like 6 weeks. Well it turned out that it was more like 9 weeks... YUCK!

SORRY!!!!

Ok so I know it has been a REALLY long time since my last post and I want to appologize! I have been busy working (I work 6 days a week). I wanted to thank everyone near and far for your comments and love. It makes me feel extremely happy when I hear about how my blog has helped someone learn more about this disease. I have gotten many comments from people going through this (whether directly or a family member or friend) and I am so happy to hear that reading my blog can provide some comfort or information. I am going to continue writing and I promise it won't be long til the next posting! I have more to share!!

**MUCH LOVE!**