02/21/2025
Good Afternoon everyone! I wanted to give an update as to what all has transpired over the last few months since I haven't checked in in a while. If you have noticed, I have not been making or taking orders in the last few months. I had started a new job and had planned on taking a "break" while my kids and I adjusted to my new schedule.
Back at the end of December, I had woken up one morning with a pain in my neck and shoulders that felt as if I had just "slept on it" wrong. Well, after an entire week of the pain getting worse, random shooting pain down my left arm, not being able to fully stretch my arm out, which then in turn could only drive with my right hand and not to mention a numbness starting in 3 of my fingers on my left hand, to the point I didn't trust myself to even hold a water bottle for fear of dropping it.... I knew something wasn't right.
My primary physician had already put me on 2 rounds of steroids that didn't work so I was then referred to an Orthopedic Surgeon. 3 MRI's later I learned I have 2 herniated disc in my neck, one of which the disc is so severely deteriorated that it's basically rubbing bone on bone. Just my luck, that is ALSO were I have a pinched nerve that's causing the other issues in my arm and hand.
My surgeon let me record his explanation of my cervical MRI. It's crazy Just how much of a difference there is between the normal discs and the 2 that he's replacing. He couldn't believe that I'm even still able to function and even hold my head up like I am with as much damage that's there. Like I told him, between working, taking care of 3 kids along everything else, I don’t have time NOT to. So, just keep my pain medications filled and I wont wind up on America’s Most Wanted 😂
The surgery is called Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) Surgery and is scheduled for March 11th in Arlington.
My goal is that after this surgery, I will fully be able to continue making the things I love. As of right now, I just physically can't but I am re-branding and will have a new business name posted soon! 🤍🤍🤍