This week marked four weeks that I've been having right-sided neck pain. Today is day 31. In August, about a week before Railbird Festival, I woke up with neck pain so severe that I couldn't really move my neck without intense pain. After a few days, and luckily before Railbird, my neck pain went away.... Continue Reading →
CORALE V IBD STUDY – COVID Vaccine & IBD
Today I am doing something different - at-home blood collection! 💉I recently signed up for the CORALE V IBD Study to learn more about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines in people with IBD. Since I have Crohn's disease and know I have autoimmune diseases and use biologic/immunosuppressive medications like Stelara, I thought... Continue Reading →
Slipping Rib Syndrome – 11 Week Update
For those of you keeping up with my ribs - I wanted to post a quick update. I am 11 1/2 weeks post-op from surgery with Dr. H in WV. I am also one year post-op from my last failed VA surgery. I will say, healing isn't going as great as I'd hoped it would... Continue Reading →
Slipping Rib Syndrome – Hansen Technique & One Month Follow-Up
Since my last blog update in February, 3 Years & 5 Surgeries, the past month and a half have been chaotic, to say the least. I ended my February blog by updating you all on what was to come, so it is long overdue that I fill you in on what happened and what is... Continue Reading →
3 Years & 5 Surgeries- Slipping Rib Syndrome
2021. Crazy to think it is already the middle of February and March is just around the corner. I have spent the majority of this new year at home and preparing for the next steps in my healing. I have been out a few nights and tried to see friends, too, but only because I... Continue Reading →
Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021
What can I say about 2020 that hasn't already been said? I wanted to write one more blog post as a catch-all for the end of the year. So much has happened and yet so little has happened. With 2020 coming to a close, I have come to realize how little my health has changed... Continue Reading →