https://youtu.be/ZoMMu1_i9Gw Today was the first day I put on a little makeup (some powder foundation) and some mascara since before surgery. Also, I won an Apple Watch from Oklahoma Chronic Magazine by posting some of my purchased medicine to Instagram and tagging the relevant dispensary for each photo (where I got the medicine)…next month’s promotion […]
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https://youtu.be/kaMS_hTKblg Yep, I’m scared to get my head wet after a recent craniotomy to remove an egg-sized fibrous dysplasia near my ear and jaw (benign, so NO cancer detected!). I’m really afraid of fainting and potentially hitting my head so soon after surgery (just under 2 weeks since I was under the knife for about
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https://youtu.be/Zpe3XUG6fHY For the newest update video, please click on the video above. Video Transcript: “Hi everyone! It’s only a few more days until Neo levels up and leaves the matrix for good. I’ve been cleared for surgery after last week’s and yesterday’s pre-op tests so finishing some light cleaning around the house and trying to
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https://youtu.be/5IQDzgEQ9O8 See the above video for the latest news about scheduling the craniotomy. Video Transcript: Hi everyone. This morning was rough–got up really early, took Don to go get his surgery so his kneecap is back in place. Everything’s good, he’s recovering well after surgery and he’s gonna be up and walking before you know
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See the video above for the latest news. Video transcript According to Ashley–Dr. Dunn’s nurse–the final paperwork to approve my replacement skull flap is on Dr. Dunn’s desk, ready for signing. She is also coordinating with the three surgeons to find a date that works for all three. Once the surgeons agree on a date
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https://youtu.be/Gfv6SzJaJA0 See the video for the latest news. Video Transcript Hi, Hat Lady Nicole here. No news yet–we’re waiting on the doctors to set the schedule for the surgery. Haven’t heard back on that yet but they are working on my replacement skull plate so that should be done soon– hopefully within the next month.
https://youtu.be/6iq1JSVi214 Don and I met with Dr. Alex Bien, a highly-recommended Ear/Nose/Throat doctor with a specialty in middle ear surgery. Much of the appointment was spent going over my medical history in detail (that’s the majority of what I cut from the video, to avoid repetition), as Dr. Bien is very thorough, which Don and
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https://youtu.be/T4f5lpsVNhE The oral/facial surgeon will go in after the neurosurgeon and middle ear ENT surgeon to clean up any post-tumor “defects”, or gaps where the tumor currently resides. Dr. Tiwana is waiting on the new scans that I’m getting this week before he can estimate how much repair work will need to be done on
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MRI and specialty CT (will be used to reconstruct my skull for replacement part) scans will happen next week…I will be 2 steps closer to scheduling surgery to remove this beast! Update: some additional scans
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https://youtu.be/Tf8JSkNBs5w This video explains briefly what we learned this week, at a high level. Video transcript for tumor update #2 Hi this is Hat Lady Nicole back with an update. We met (Don and I) with top neurosurgeon Dr. Ian Dunn. He says I most likely have a benign slow growing hemangioma–which is a type of
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