Tuesday, 7 October 2014

Day 6

After yesterday's post, I was hoping to have something more to say. I had a brain and spine MRI and got the results fairly quickly: aside from a couple of bulging discs (moving house clearly took its toll!) and the scoliosis we already knew about, my spine was completely normal. This was a total shock for both myself and the team looking after me. At first it was entirely welcome - I assume I'm far from alone in not wanting a spinal tumour - but the relief quite quickly gave way to thoughts of "well, if the cause isn't spinal, then what is it?". Thankfully the fluid from my brain has also drained.

This afternoon I had a lumbar puncture (a procedure which James had kindly described as "really painful") which I couldn't feel at all. 

The headache continues - morphine time now.

Love Emily x
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