The scoop.

So I figure that anyone who actually reads my blog, which is probably 5 people, already know what is going on in my life. However, I am going to post a little bit about it for those of you that I don't speak to on a daily basis so you don't get all of the fun updates(Which is maybe 1 or 2 of you.) haha.

How it started.

I have been getting migraines for YEARS! Literally years. I would say something like 13 years. The past few years have just gotten really bad. To the point where even if I don't have a migraine my head still hurts. Dr.s have tried putting me on meds which I refuse. I do not want to have to take a pill everyday for the rest of my life. So I insisted that my Dr. look deeper and find out WHY??? Why does my head hurt? Am I crazy?

Turns out I am NOT crazy!!!

My Dr. gave me a referral to a Neurologist which I couldn't get into for 2 months. So why we were waiting on that appointment he sent me in to have an Eco on my heart. I wasn't really sure why, but hey I am not the Dr. It was at that Eco that they found what they were looking for. A hole between two chambers of my heart. I left there with little information just the knowledge that it was there. After a week of wondering what in the world it meant the Dr. finally called me. Turns out it is pretty common. About 25% of people have this hole. However it usually goes unnoticed. A small percentage of those people however are affected by it.

How is this giving me headaches????

Now I cant explain things nearly as good as the Dr but here is what I understand. Blood is leaking through the hole in my heart. Your blood is supposed to travel through 2 chambers of your heart then go to the lungs to get filtered then back through the other 2 chambers of the heart and to your brain. Well, since I have a hole all of my blood is mixing together and sending "un-filtered" blood to my brain. Which likely includes tiny blood clots. Potentially causing headaches!!

Whats next....

I have just been through a week of tests ordered by my surgeon. It was a longer week than I thought it would be, but I made it through. The results from all the test have shown that I have a moderate size hole in my heart however it is letting a lot of blood through. This is a concern because it puts me at a bit of a risk to have strokes in my lifetime. Everyone is technically at risk of having strokes I am just at a higher risk. I also met with a Neurologist this week, (Yes, the appointment I made 2 months ago finally rolled around) and it was a total nightmare. She was an awful lady who made ME feel like a crazy person for not just wanting to be put on a medication for my headaches. "Forgive me for wanting to find out why my head hurts all the time, and not wanting to just drug it out of me." Anyway, I am hoping to meet with my surgeon again this week now that all the tests are complete and talk about my options.

To fix or not to fix.....

There is a lot of controversy about enclosing these holes in hearts. From a cardiovascular standpoint my hole is big enough that from what I understand it should be fixed. It will reduce my risk of strokes, and hopefully give me a bit more energy.

From a neurological standpoint there have bin studies done on migraines being linked to heart murmurs. They have all however been inconclusive. However in my own "research" which consists of me using google to the best of my limited ability (haha) there are thousands of people that have have the enclosure sugery and say that it reduced and even got rid of migraines. I am just praying that I am one of these people and it works for me too.

On a lighter note Kwinton J has learned to walk. This is us bribing him to walk to us with fruit snacks!