Long time no blog again.
I just re-read my post from April and unfortunately my happiness was short lived. While the headaches went away completely by the second week of April by mid April unexplained dizziness started. My doctors sent me for an MRI and found so far the radiation had no affect on the tumor in the skull and it had grown slightly. Assuming this was causing the dizziness they put me on steriods AGAIN and wanted me to meet with a Neurosurgeon ASAP to consult on surgery to remove the tumor before things got worse. After at least three weeks of back and forth with Loyola trying to schedule an appt. I finally met with a surgeon at Northwestern who said he didn't feel immediate surgery was necessary and that the tumor wasn't causing the dizziness (no in the right location to cause this symptom) and that we needed to pursue other causes. He wants to keep a close eye on the tumor and operate only when absolutely necessary. Not 100% thrilled but if I can post pone surgery for a little bit that will be nice. So, after 3 weeks of no driving and barely working they're still trying to find out why I'm dizzy. Vertigo meds don't do anything, allergy meds don't help, I'm scheduled for vestibular testing and possible therapy next week - whatever the heck that is. I'm driving (carefully) and working at least part-time again and things are calming down at work so that's nice.
Kids are officially out of school - uuuuuggggghhhhh. Shauna made it about 3 weeks in track and then quit. Both girls are now in a crazy, hectic softball schedule with 2 to 3 games a week - each in different towns usually. Freezing our behinds off this week watching them. :) Nicholas was offered a scholarship for tumbling at Kyla's gym and so far he's really enjoying it and doing well.
So much to do now that the weather is better - tons of yard work, repairs, etc.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Love to all!!!!
Lynn
