What a month it has been. So many miracles have taken place. There is no other way to describe how certain things fell into place except by saying it was a miracle. On November 16, my surgeon agreed to cut out a portion of my rib that day. Previous to that date the CT scan I had done came back as normal. He however, took a second look and found something. He brought in Radiology to confirm and they did. It was supposed to be a simple Outpatient procedure. The surgery part went great, the recovery did not. I was prepared for even worse and a different type of pain but to the extreme at which I felt. So after a few hours of agony, they decided to keep me at the hospital for a few days until I could get on top of the pain. It was absolutely miserable. I had a pain pump hooked for 3 days, but by day 2 I could already tell the difference that removing part of the rib was working. The surgeon came in and told me everything looked normal. The bone looked healthy, so he hoped thi
Sapho Syndrome, Neuropathy, Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome, Undiagnosed rare disease, Polycystic Kidney Disease, and Staph Infections. So far it's been 11 years living with a chronic illness. Failed treatments and changes in name of what disease I really have. Recently, my whole life has changed dramatically even more so, due to this illness. I hope to update and share a positive light on this crippling disease.