My Health Journey Lately 💛
The past few months have been a whirlwind—emotionally, physically, and mentally—but I wanted to share a little bit of what's been going on. I was recently accepted into the Riley Hospital for Children's Adult Spina Bifida Program after waiting for about 6 months to get in, and it’s been life-changing already. For the first time in a long time, I feel like I’m in the hands of doctors who truly understand Spina Bifida—not just the condition, but the day-to-day reality of living with it. Since joining the program, we’ve uncovered a lot. I found out that I have small kidneys and kidney stones. Currently, I have an 11mm kidney stone in my left kidney and a 3mm stone in the right. I found all of this out just a couple of days before the fair started. I then ended up with an infection. Thankfully, an antibiotic helped clear things up, but I was miserable for the first few days of the fair. I didn’t know I had these kidney stones at all. I’ve always had lower back pain but didn...
