New stuff

I know it has been a while since my last post, I just didn't really have anything to say regarding my condition.

Until now.

On Thursday the 18th of February I had a followup appointment with my Physiatrist, Dr Donna Moore.

There seems to be some new affects of my spinal cord injury.

My tongue is curling up on my right side. Also I am going to have a swallow test done, because it seems that I have Pulmonary aspiration.
This would explain my persistent re-occurrence of Pneumonia. Also I have noticed trouble swallowing my pills, when I had never had problems before. I am noticing that sometimes when I drink some water or pop that it feels like an air bubble is getting stuck, which is quite painful and very scary.

I am also having trouble with bodily functions that seem to be linked to my spinal cord injury. My doctor is very concerned with all of this. I was scheduled for an MRI in mid-March, but due to these recent discoveries, I will be having one sooner.

I have been fighting a cold for the last couple of weeks, in which I thought I was getting better - until today.  I woke up with my normal pain level of a 7, to an 8. Killer headache - more than normal, my neck pain was more painful than normal, coughing a lot, and I spiked a fever. I spent most of the day in bed, and my fever did subside.  So now I will be trying to get into my doctor tomorrow. It sounds like pneumonia.  :(

So please pray for me and my family through all of this. Thank you!

*UPDATE* I went to the doctor today and was put on antibiotics - Azithromycin, as a precaution and now we just wait to see if a fever appears or not. If so, I will be headed back to the doctor for some more help.