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Title: 1st ANnirversary
Post by: tenai98 on April 06, 2010, 06:40:18 am

Can't believe it will be a yr tomorrow..time did go by fast...
I can say I am 99% back to normal with a few deficiencies..
SSD being one and it can be frustrating at tmes..Looking forward to having my own BP100 on Monday
My balance slips up every now and then, but not a biggie...I just tend to stumble a little or at times there seems to be this invisible force pulling me to the right..AN left.
I try to exercise my balance daily...I dont pass the chance of walking on a fallen log, or walking in a darkened room.
I still have some facial numbness on left side...NO tinnitus, yippeeee, no soreness at either surgical sites (translab and baha)
I do have at times actually alot of time but not daily that awful metallic/copper taste in my mouth and bad breath.
there seems to be a few holes in my memory that I like to blame on the AN but could be from old age...lol....
I still tire easily and have cut my work hours from 8 a day to 5-6 a day...it isnt so much as tiring easily but just needing more sleep hours.  My job is not physical draining but mentally draining.
There is residual tumor left which is stable at the moment...AT the first signs of growth, the plan is to zap the critter. And now that ck will be in Ottawa, Ontario shortly, it will be my choice of radiation.
so all in all, life is back to normal if one can define normal and life is good.
JO ;D

Title: Re: 1st ANnirversary
Post by: cindyj on April 06, 2010, 07:33:55 am

Hey, Jo!  I can't believe it's been a year either...weren't we just sitting and talking down in Jax the other day?!?  You've done so well and had a great attitude through it all - congrats on your one year and your return to "normal" life!

Cindy

Title: Re: 1st ANnirversary
Post by: Brendalu on April 06, 2010, 08:57:11 am

Happy ANniversary, Jo!

  Congratulations on putting your first year behind you...celebrate!

Hugs,
Brenda

Title: Re: 1st ANnirversary
Post by: Pooter on April 06, 2010, 12:49:20 pm

Congrats Jo...  Definitely a milestone worth celebrating!  Treat yourself and have a ball!

Regards,
Brian

Title: Re: 1st ANnirversary
Post by: Jim Scott on April 06, 2010, 01:46:21 pm

Jo ~

Congratulations on your 1-year AN surgery 'anniversary'.  You seem to be enjoying a solid recovery and I hope that continues for you.  :)

Jim

Title: Re: 1st ANnirversary
Post by: Lizard on April 06, 2010, 02:54:56 pm

So happy you are past the 1 year mark and it seems doing pretty well  ;D  I am slightly jealous at your lack of tinnitus, but also ecstatic that you don't have to deal with it.  Hopefully the other tumor remains the same size for ever and ever!

Congrats again,
Liz

Title: Re: 1st ANnirversary
Post by: Soundy on April 06, 2010, 03:53:13 pm

happy anniversary and continued good healing ...

Title: Re: 1st ANnirversary
Post by: leapyrtwins on April 06, 2010, 04:36:08 pm

Jo -

I like to think that life isn't about all the crap you encounter, it's more about how you handle it and the people you meet along the way.

Congratulations on this wonderful milestone! 

Jan

Title: Re: 1st ANnirversary
Post by: saralynn143 on April 06, 2010, 08:38:12 pm

Jo - Best wishes to you for health and happiness in the year ahead . . . and all the years to come.

Sara

Title: Re: 1st ANnirversary
Post by: ppearl214 on April 08, 2010, 07:36:39 pm

Jo!

MAJOR continued wellness wishes to you... with a hearty congrats on your ANniversary!

well done! Congrats! :)

Phyl

Title: Re: 1st ANnirversary
Post by: yardtick on April 09, 2010, 07:25:23 pm

Yeah my Canadian AN'ner sister  :-* :-*

Anne Marie