YEA!!!

My rib dislodged last night and I was in SO much pain most of the night (this has been a chronic problem for about 8 months now). Any of you who have had this knows it feels like you are having the BIG ONE (heart attack) - it literally feels like an elephant is sitting on your chest! And then for some reason around 2:00am I totally puked my guts out?? WTF??!! OK - puking with a dislodged rib is REALLY painful!! Brain tumor, rib problem and then puking...............enough now!!

Luckily, I woke up totally feeling fine (still don't know why I puked!) and my rib finally released and popped back in so I woke up good to go - other than being tired........

I have business to do today so I need to be on my "A" game! :)

Went to visit the neurosurgeon today (the one who originally 'told me' to go get a consult up at Stanford and that CYBERKNIFE is what he would recommend). So, I showed up early and as I walked in he saw me and I saw him and I thought, "Hmmm...he must be thinking I am the wack-nut faxing him all these hysteric requests!" So, I took a deep breath, went into the room and sat down and waited. I was totally getting all tense and ready for my 'defense' tactic but then I thought, I just have to be me. I have to show him that I am one of his patients who needs his help.

He walked in, greeted me and basically I said, " I am here because I need your help." I told him about Stanford (that both doctors agreed with him) and that I want to get Cyberknife done and I need his help to get me there. He said he was really surprised to get the reports from Stanford not even a week from our last appt. (obviously he doesn't know who they are messing with)!! He was very kind and appeared to by sympathetic to my situation. From that visit I got a referral to a Cyberknife office in San Diego and just him re-iterating again that that IS the best treatment for my condition. YAHOO!! TWO FOR TWO!! Of course, the Cyberknife referral will get denied but hey - now I will have THREE doctors stating (in reports) that this really is the BEST treatment for me. My appeal just got stronger.

I was on like cloud 9 leaving his office. I am not giving up!!! Thanks for the extra prayers today!!! God is good!!! "For with God nothing will be impossible." (Luke 1:37).

Today's Daily Affirmation (one of my favorite from the bible):

I can do everything through Him who gives me strength." - Phillippians 4:13

And I will.

HUGS! :)

Rachelle