Enter to win $50 gift card to Sears/Kmart/Lands End!

Just visit Common Sense With Money and follow the directions to enter for a chance to win 1 of the 2 gift cards for $50. They can be used online or in store at Sears, Kmart or Lands End.

Happy Birthday Ann!

Moving

We're moving this weekend. Kinda rushed you have 3 days notice to find a house and move type situation. won't have internet for about a week but cell will still be around. If ya need me call the cell. Everyone have a great weekend!

PseduoTumor Cerebri

I have officially been diagnosed with PTC aka IIH. I am starting on a medication to reduce the amount of spinal fluid my body produces to see if this helps. I am also starting my fight to lose weight. I am told that if I drop 30 lbs I may be able to avoid the need for brain surgery due to this. I am very hopeful that this is true. I do not want to have brain surgery especially with my son being so young. I will keep everyone updated, but now I have a crap load of homework and testing to finish before we leave Sat morning for NJ.


Have a good night everyone

More inside my head

I now have a diagnosis that is a 90% brain surgery rate if the test comes back positive. I have to go get a lumbar puncture aka spinal tap done to see if I have a spinal tumor. If no tumor is present then it is something called PTC or pseudotumor cerebri meaning my brain thinks there is a tumor but there is not and it is increasing the pressure in my head restricting the flow of my CSF (spinal fluid). If it is PTC I will undergo brain surgery to have a shunt placed in to assist in draining the fluid to prevent blindness and rid me of my headaches. I schedule the spinal tomorrow and will have it done sometime next week. I should know within 2 weeks what is going on. The scary part is knowing that no matter the diagnosis some kind of surgery is required plus the chance of the spinal tap requiring a surgical closing is rather high as well.

Wish me luck, i will keep everyone updated!

Kansas B.A.C.A. member dies during ride

(April 27) -- A Lawrence, Kan., man died Saturday after he was struck by a bolt of lightning as he and six companions rode their motorcycles through a rainstorm, the Lawrence Journal-World reported.
Troy Gentzler, 45, was killed shortly after visiting an abuse victim for the northeast Kansas chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse.
The bolt struck as the group was traveling between the towns of Grantville and Perry.
"You can sum it up in one word: bizarre," Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Herrig told the newspaper.
A woman riding next to Gentzler was injured in the accident. She was treated at a hospital and released.
Bikers Against Child Abuse supports children who have suffered physical or sexual abuse. Members of Gentzler's chapter conducted their annual tour Saturday, visiting people who had been in the program for several years, the Journal-World reported. Gentzler had been a member for about two years.


Though I am not a member, I am a supporter with friends who are members. My heart goes out to B.A.C.A. worldwide for the loss of their brother.

New blog

This is just to let everyone know I have a new blog out there in blogger world. Nothing special just a bunch of Avon updates. that's it.

http://avoncrusade.blogspot.com/

If anyone is interested the link is above.


~S

Arizona Tattoo Expo is back!!

This year the expo will be in Mesa from May 1-3
Great fun, you can get tattooed or pierced and there is tons to look at, even contests to vote on the tattoos you have!
Only $20 per person, 15 and under free with adult.

Mike will be in tucson this weekend so I'm not sure what day I will go, but if you wanna join let me know!!!

Results from MRI/MRA of my brain

This picture is an example of the Carotid arteries.

the reason for this picture is the basis for my post. I have a narrow left cerebral carotid artery. In lamen terms the artery that supplies blood to the left side of my brain is narrow, not providing my brain with enough blood. This significantly increases my risk for a stroke or TIA (mini stroke). The radiologist suggested that I have a cerebral angiogram

to see how narrow it is and if i need brain surgery to correct it. I will keep updating as I learn more, my appointment with the neurologist is April 10th.

Luke Days 2009 Thunder in the Desert

let me know who wants to come. We park on base so you don't have to try and find parking to pay for. We're most likely going the 21st which is a saturday.

2009 Marlboro Hot Laps

It's a shame I could not experience the thrill of the ride this year because of surgery but I was able to focus on taking pictures and video. Here is the 2009 experience. Hope Ann & D enjoyed it as much as we do every year.

Make video montages at www.OneTrueMedia.com

I'm not a football fan but had to post this

I think i'd pick all of them!