And Neuro Continues...

Updates about my head and my hubby :)

So the Hubs test last week went well again, started off rocky when the professor buzzed in on the intercom before the test begun to admit it was gonna be a tough one! If I were Luke I would have been mentally checked out from that point on, my nerves would have gotten the best of me. But as always slow and steady wins the race and I know my hubby well enough to understand that he took his time calmly and did the best he could which worked out really well for him! 

I'm going to take just one second to bring on him because I have been so incredibly impressed with him this semester! Not to say that I wasn't last year too, but this year he has really transformed. It is as if he has grown into himself, if that makes sense. He is doing this year what he had aspirations of doing last year and it just warms my heart.. I know he can do ANYTHING he sets his mind to and he's proved to himself that very point by the wonderful achievements he's already made this first semester! Im so proud of him and even though it gets lonely sometimes when he's away I think about how truly happy he is with his work this year and that helps me from sending him a text every ten seconds!

So for anyone in my shoes or who is going to be, my best piece of advice is to help encourage them to do what they NEED to do. Wether you are a girlfriend/boyfriend or husband/wife of a med school student you will find out quickly that they really DO need your help and encouragement just as much as you need theres! It is a crazy time for the both of you but if you help them realize that they will be happier spending more time studying, and if they are happier you will be happier. Which believe me I never thought that would come out of my mouth!!!!!! Now I realize this is an adjustment for you as a spouse because who wants to spend less time with the person they love? But I promise you that it can give you more time to help them and yourself by keeping up with groceries or the house or just getting things done you enjoy but ever thought you'd have time to do! So in a nutshell remember to be an encouragement! I promise you will reap the rewards of what you sew into them!

On an update for my head, I had 4 nerve blocks done yesterday in my Neurologist office. It was not painful one bit because of the very tiny needle they used! But I did pass out! Yep thats all it takes folks is one tiny needle and Im lightheaded and feel like I have cotton in my ears and down for the count for the rest of the day! He did two injections above my right eye brow and two in the back of my head on the right side! It is the WEIRDEST sensation having your scalp and forehead be numb… but hey it worked and helped my head feel much better until right when I was going to sleep! Today so far so good as well! Monday I will be seeing an ENT to talk about my diverted septum and see if that is having anything to do with my headaches as well since a lot of research I and my mom have done have lead us to diverted septum's being an issue and my septum is anything but straight! Below you can see my nose in my MRI (pointing to ward the top of the image) and this that squiggly line running through it is supped to be straight!!!!!!!!!

Life with Neurology... In more ways than just school!

SO... its been a little while since I've posted! Is it just me or do you just continually get busier and busier as life goes on?

BEAR UPDATE

Silly Elly Belly

Sweet Sleepy Winnie

We've had a great first semester this year! Luke changed up his study habits and it has worked AMAZING! His first unit of the semester on the Renal system (and something else I cant remember) went great and now we are on the last unit, Neurology which is going even better!! Not only for him but for us too... so thats really wonderful thankfully!

We've done a lot of fun things already this year too! We visited our precious friends Lyndsey and Sean in Missouri not to long ago and it was so great to spend a little time with them and their adorable son! My advice to anyone if you go to Springfield is to eat at Whole Hog BBQ and get an Andy's frozen custard for dessert... however the company of good friends makes it all even better!

Although we have had some great memories we have also experienced some difficult moments we are still working through! My precious Grandfather "Pop Pop" passed away a little over a month ago, and although we knew he was not doing well and it wasn't a completely sudden him passing it still shocks you and crushes your heart. He was such a blessing to so many lives as an incredibly talented Neurosurgeon that paved the way for so many Neurosurgeons today! My husband and him always had a fun connection since Luke was in medical school. When my Pop Pop's health started really declining the last few months he began to not always recognize all of us when we would come over but somehow he would ALWAYS know who Luke was and that always meant a lot to me! The last day we saw him we had gone over to check on him and Lucas could only stay for a few minutes... the whole time I had been there if Pop Pop ever spoke it was really hard to make out anything he was saying but we would all smile anyways! So as Luke was leaving he went to say bye to Pop Pop and told him he had to go back to school, and then the coolest thing happened that I will never forget for the rest of my life!!! Pop Pop looked at my husband and held his hand and plain as day said "Study hard now" and then paused only to follow that comment up with a loud "AND GIVE 'EM HELL"!! It was just something that was so moving and precious! I will always love my sweet Pop Pop and I know someday we will all be together again.. I just wish I had a little more time with him here on earth! I got to see my wonderful sweet family though which was a highlight of this sad time! I love them so much and cherish the time I have with them... just wish I could see them more!

Me and My Precious Pop Pop

Our other little predicament this semester has been ME! Yes M.E. I have had the weirdest "migraine" things and they have been going on since JULY! Thats 4 whole months of this constant weird feeling every single EVERY SINGLE every single day! I think we are all a little confused what is going on... (even my neurologist) I've been diagnosed with sinus infections to extreme stress to migraines and maybe a nerve issue! Who knows what this really is but I think I am seeing some improvement! I've done a small nerve treatment to try and reach this nerve bundle behind my sinuses which has so far only worked a little bit (maybe), so come monday they will be trying several nerve blocks and hopefully that will work perfect! But... I was secretly hoping that now that Luke is in his Neurology unit he could figure something out! I am desperate enough that I have listened to a migraine lecture by one of his professors (It was actually really cool)!! So hopefully it works..

Tonight I have some free time to write this update because Mr. Smile is working with interns in at ER at OU Children's Hospital overnight! Although I have barely seen him the past few days because he had a test this week, I am really excited to see how his evening goes! I know the experience for him will be worth the lonely evening, Im just so thrilled he gets to go be in the field for a little bit instead of cooped up in the library!

One other small update I did my first fun photo shoot this year for my PRECIOUS friend who just found out she and her husband will be welcoming a baby girl to their family!! Congratulations!!

One of my favorite pics of these cuties I took!

Wow theres so much more to add to this but I hope I have captured some of the big things going on with us lately!! Happy Fall Everyone!!