Our Calendar is filling up fast

It's been a busy couple of weeks for us.  It's hard to believe Troy has been off work for two weeks already.  We've made progress in his various doctor appointments and things are moving along.

Last Wednesday, the doctor performed a rhizotomy on the left side of Troy's neck.  This procedure cauterizes the nerves in the neck where they come out of the actual vertebrae.  The procedure aggravates the nerves and patients usually experience increased pain levels for the first week or two while the nerves settle down.  Troy is now one week out and it starting to hope for some relief.  We met with the doctor today and scheduled the rhizotomy for the other side of his neck on 5/1.

In the meantime, we also met with the new neurosurgeon this past Monday.  He agreed with the first neurosurgeon that Troy would benefit from a fusion.  They are submitting to insurance and feel confident it will be approved.  They even scheduled the fusion for 6/8.

For those who didn't already know, Troy has also recently developed seizures that the neurologist says are common after a brain injury.  The neuro did an EEG in the hospital when Troy was admitted in February and wanted a 48 hour EEG.  It took some finagling from insurance and providers, but they got it scheduled today.  A tech came to the house and set Troy up with his electrodes on his head, a battery pack to record the results, and video cameras around the house to record as well.

So that is life in a nutshell for Troy.  He sleeps alot and is finally allowing his body to rest as needed.

Megan's foot is not any better.  I talked to Troy's doctor today about Megan and he thinks it warrants seeing an orthopedist.  Tomorrow, I will make the appointment for that.

So, our calendar is quickly filling up.

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