It Makes A Difference

Hello friends! This blog is going to seem like a sympathy entry, but I really want none! Just don't mind me if I whine and complain a little. I went to the Neurologist today. I decided to go to a new one because the last one I went to was HORRIBLE! The worst bedside manner I have ever seen. Plus come to find out, he made me do all these tests I didn't need. Yuck. But I loved the Dr. I saw today. I was in the exam room for an hour with him going over everything and me asking a million questions, and him doing his best to explain what is going on in my head. To fill all of you in, last January I was diagnosed with a pineal cyst on my brain. It was kind of scary at first, but now it just means MRI's every six months and possibly a surgery in the future.
The good news this time was that he didn't think it was growing. YAH! The bad news, is that if it ever does it might be kinda scary because it is on the midline of my brain which is always tricky and it is surrounded by blood vessels, which also gets complicated. Oh, and they also told me I have something called Thorasic (sp?) Outlet, which means that when I lift my left arm over my head the blood vessel gets pinched and the blood flow is slowed, which could case fainting. I will have to go in for tests on my vessels later on, but they wanted to get the MRI out of the way first, and they didn't think it was life threatening at this point.
It's so funny how all of this started. I was getting migraines from a medication I was on, and now look I have been diagnosed with about 3 different things since. Some people may say that this is doctors taking advantage of patients, but I think that it is Heavenly Father's hand in my life. Some of these issues could be life threatening at some point, so I am glad that I found out about them sooner rather than later. Also, today in Dr's office I couldn't help but think of what an amazing thing our body is. It works in miraculous ways. How thankful I am for my (relative) health and a functioning body. Count your blessings if this is the case for you as well! I will keep you all updated as to the happenings inside my head!