Hey everyone, So I went into the on campus Health Center yestereday where it was quickly confirmed that I had blood in my ear ( I was thinking well no duh) and then was told that I have an ear infection and a ruptured eardrum.  What keeps happening that keeps causing these ear infections, I don't know.... This year alone, I have had over 6 ear infections when before this I hadn't had an ear...

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Back in December my ear poped and it seemed random at the time, it hurt like heck and so the next morning a saturday I ventured to a near by urgent care where I was told that I had blood in my ear, a possible ruptured ear drum and that I needed to see an Ear Nose and Throat right away.  So I called my mom who still makes a majority of my appointments and...

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So I just thought I would update you guys on how the weekly appointment went at the wound clinic. Like always the big question was whether or not I was going to get to get rid off this unna boot or have to put up with it for another week.  As it turns out as soon as the old one was taken off and the pad removed the answer was apparent, put up with it...

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Hey everyone! So I just want to touch on an issue that I know many people face.  It is always hard for a parent when their child has to have surgery and so I want to take this opportunity to give props to all the parents for being strong enough to put their child through it, so that their child could have a better life. I know often as a child gets older they will...

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Hey Everyone! So first all I want to thank everyone again for their continued support and prayers!! It really means a lot to me! After that on to the news, I went back to the wound clinic today for a check up on the wounds and to get my unnaboot removed (YEAH!!).  When I went in at the ungodly hour of 7:15 in the morning, all the staff were cheerfull and full of energy and...

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Hello All! So as I looked at all my Blog's or Posts this morning I realized there was something missing from among them. A topic that is very near and dear to my heart and very important to me, Physical Therapy. For those of you that don't know, I am currently in undergraduate school at the largest all women's college ( soon to be university) in the country, for Physical Therapy.  I will complete three years...

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OK So during the last year I was tested for a million different things.  During the course of those things, they found out that I was Vitamin D deficent. I guess normal Vitamin D was is a level over +30.  Mine in the first test was 21.  I was prescribed a series of pills. One 100 IU Vitamin D pill each day. I was told to take these pills for 6 months and then have the test...

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Hello All, So I had to write an update... After all my excitement yesterday at it being 40 degrees out, its now 15 degrees out and SNOWING!!! Yes thats right SNOWING!!! We are suppose to get 5-7 inches of the white stuff today! The state is under a snow warning.  Oh I LOVE MINNESOTA ( and no thats not sarcastic)! Only here would this happen... well maybe any where in the upper midwest but still.  Anyways...

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Hello all and welcome to Minnesota! I just felt that I had to share this joyous day with you! Today is joyous not only because we are all here but because today for the first time since October it has reached 40 degrees in MINNESOTA!!! It is warm outside and people are walking around in sweatshirts ( the real diehard minnesotans) or a lighter jacket.  Spring is comming, although we are suppose to get 5-7...

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Hey, So I think this is something everyone can relate to. Everyone at some point or another has know someone who has suffered from hearing loss or was Deaf or maybe its them. My point is that even though everyone can relate to hearing loss and it is a pretty common thing within society, people are often misinformed about it. My purpose in this blog is to teach you a little bit about hearing loss...

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Hello all! First of all I want to thank you all for your kind words and for your prayers!! You guys have been so thoughtfull and helpfull to me through this hard and weird time! It has been great to know that someone else is praying for me! So to get down to it, today I went back to the wound clinic. I saw two nurse practitioners, a nurse, and a general surgeon.  They removed...

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Hey so if you guys like watching the doctors ( which you do or else you wouldn't be on here) I am thinking you might like to read books that either nonfiction or mostly nonfiction about medicine. I am also thinking you might like fiction books about medicine. So here is a list of some great books that I have read about just that: Nonfiction: Gifted Hands: the Ben Carson Story By Ben Carson (...

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Hey Everyone! Everyone here is so open and I really feel like I can ask any question I may have so here is another... I was diagnosed about a little over a year ago now with a Connective Tissue Disorder.  They tell me they believe it to be Osteogenesis Imperfecta but cannot find the Gene that is changed or mutated to prove it.  They have based my diagnosis completely on clinical signs. They cannot be...

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Ok so I have a question for anyone and everyone that thinks they might be able to help.  About a 1 1/2 ago I started noticing that I would get these spots on my skin where the skin would turn bright red and then come off completely leaving this open wound sore thing.  I  have had them all over my arms and legs for the past year and a half. They have never gotten bigger than...

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Hey Everyone, So as you may or may not know Congenital Heart Defects are the number one birth defect in the United States!! Some estimated 40.000 children are born each year with Congential Heart Defects.  This week is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. The reason I am writing this is to help bring awareness to this problem.  To raise awareness, of an issue that has deeply affected my life. I was born with a Congenital Heart...

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