I don't even know where to start...

So I'll start with a happy page first...

 

Webster's Pages goodies - love, love, love 'em!  This following one is also Webster's Pages, their new collection called Sweet as Cherry Pie.  The photo was taken while Jon was up here in NH this week packing for his big move to Philadelphia.

 

So, what's stressing me out?  Well, it started on Jon's graduation day.  When I got up I had a slight sore throat, but didn't think a lot of it, because we had a long ride to Amherst, and I didn't have time for not feeling well.  While we were driving home after the ceremony, I noticed that my left ear felt like it needed to "pop" - it seemed blocked, and no amount of yawning or chewing seemed to help - I just put it off to "stadium deafness", after all, there were about 20,000 people at the graduation, and they were just a little bit loud.

Skip forward to about half way through the work week.  Ear still ringing like mad, feeling blocked, and having only limited hearing.  I checked in with the school nurse who took a look and told me she didn't think it was an ear infection, but that I should see my own doctor to make sure.  So last Friday I got an appointment and he checked me over, but didn't find any signs of an obvious infection.  He sent me right over to ENT at the hospital and had me tested by an audiologist, where I was diagnosed with Sudden Onset Sensorineural Hearing Loss.  :( 

Suspecting the cause to be viral, he put me on a heavy duty dose of prednisone for 7 days to see if it was possible to reverse it.  I had a follow-up visit yesterday, and they repeated the test and sadly, there was no improvement.  He did a intratympanic steroid injection in the office to try to put more of the steroid where it was needed, and I go back on Tuesday to see if that did any good.  In the meantime he is weaning me off the prednisone, which is a good thing - although I will admit that the side benefit of helping my plantar fasciitis was a nice surprise and hope that it doesn't come back when I am done with the prednisone.

Toss into the mix of this crazy week prep for a scheduled colonoscopy, half a day in the hospital, Jonathan preparing to move away, little girls who aren't taking any of this state of affairs well, dealing with insurance companies and still trying to work and keep house, and you've got a pretty stressed out Mama.  *sigh*  Hoping for a better week this week, and some good news from somewhere!

One more page to try to get me somewhat caught up...this one uses the new Collage Press Sweet Shoppe collection.  Looking at these sweet faces always cheers me up, even when things aren't going especially well. 

 

Have a great weekend!

Comments

[erin]

hi linda,
oh, my heart goes out to you!
first of all, congratulations on your son's accomplishments:)
secondly, omgosh, you poor thing! i'll keep you in my prayers, dear friend.
blessings,
erin

[Jocelyn]

Linda, I'm so sorry to hear about this :(
Do they know what caused it? How did your appointment on Tuesday go?
I'll be thinking about you.