I thought long and hard before starting a new blog but then decided I needed one for MYSELF. I have several already but they are all about other things and none that I can really talk about myself. Although I guess there is one that I can but it really concentrates on my spiritual journey instead. So here I go. I have all the others on blogger so I decided to change things up a little and go with wordpress for this one. It’s funny as you get used to doing something one way and so getting used to this layout is difficult!! (But I can do this one from work so that makes it nice 
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So, my life…………it’s happy, sad, interesting, busy, fullfilled, scary, hopeful, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world or anything in it. I’m Tracey! I’m 31 and happily married to my hubby Shawn. I work as an RN doing 12 hour night shifts in a critical care unit. Some nights I love it, some I like it and some I hate it!! But I think that’s pretty typical of our jobs right?!? I have 3 wonderful kiddos. Benjamin is about to turn 5 and start kindergarden!! Yikes!! He’s so excited though. Jennifer and Samuel are twins and about to turn 3. Jennifer is a spunky stubborn girl! She needs to be though as she has some chronic health issues. Samuel is a typical boy. So physical but oh so happy too!
And then there is me. If you want to know more about being a nurse you can visit my nursing blog at http://nighttimenursing.blogspot.com. You may be wondering why I picked the link I did for this blog. seeingdoublesob.wordpress.com. For those that are nonmedical that are reading this sob stands for short of breath. Basically lately that’s how I live…..seeing double and sob along with some other symptoms. I have been for several months and am awaiting an appointment for a test that will hopefully shed some light on this. It’s called an EMG and if you’d like more info on it check out this link: http://www.teleemg.com/new/patient_toc.htm I went to my neuro that I see for my migraines complaining of the double vision and droopy eyelid and this is what he ordered. He believes that I may have myasthenia gravis. Not a great one to have but at least there have been some great advances lately. It has been weighing heavy on my heart lately though. And my eyes are especially bothering me tonite so I’m a bit more feeling down about it all than usual. I’m trying not to worry until I ACTUALLY have the diagnosis but with all the myraid of symptoms I have it really heavily points the finger in that direction. Hence, this blog and the need to just jot some stuff down. I figure this one will be the one I will use to update on myself.
In the morning I go for my 3 month routine follow-up for my Grave’s disease. Another autoimmune disease that I have (myasthenia is autoimmune too). I have had it since the birth of my twins. It’s funny though as autoimmune diseases usually run in families and I’m the first on either side in mine to have anything autoimmune. It’s pretty stable currently though and I don’t yet require any meds for it so I’m sure not complaining too much about that one!!
My appt for the EMG isn’t until Aug 19 and I won’t get the results until who knows when after it so it will be awhile yet before I know anything but that’s my story…………at least for now.
BTW…….this is me……..
