Update On My Brain Pain… And Vision Issues

I’m in pain, if you haven’t figured it out from the title of this post and this picture…. And this is both a vent and an update. I mentioned like two weeks ago that I was diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension and hospitalized. (For a more thorough explanation of what it is, see that post.)  […]

What You Can Feed Me: Meal Train Ideas for Gluten & Lactose-Free Diets

After my hospitalization with IIH, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and slow healing, I went back to the ER today to see if they could do a blood patch, and they sent me home without it, telling me to rest flat on my back as much as possible. Thats the only way to heal. Which means cooking […]

There Goes My Malta Trip

I was supposed to be going away to Malta today. Supposed to being the key word. Then I ended up in the ER because of a persistent headache, was diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and was hospitalized for 5 days. The entire time I was in the ER and in the hospital, I kept telling […]

Hospitalized?! And More Answers

Universe, I know I said I desperately needed a break from my kids — and yes, the last time I felt that way, even five days alone with COVID in an Airbnb somehow did the trick. But just to clarify: I wasn’t asking to be hospitalized for a few days as my “break” this time! […]