Ugh- Can I cry more?????

I don't know why crying is my outlet - but I just cannot help it. I hear bad news - I cry. Corey and I fight - I cry... you get the picture.

Well, We got some news today, that kind of shook us up a bit....

Well as for Brody - he is doing great. He is a little bit ahead of schedule, which I don't mind ( I would love to get to meet him earlier!). Moving around a ton and is the picture of great health!

I am not so sure about me, however. We got a disappointing call from our perinatalogist (high-risk pregnancy specialist) today who had a meeting with my OB and my Neurologist. They feel that it will be best for me to go ahead and have the Lumbar Puncture (spinal tap) done to rule out some additional problems. I have now been to the opthamalogist, Neurologist, had an MRI of my brain, had a Lumbar Puncture scheduled (but cancelled because they were worried about the safety of the baby), and have seen a Neuropthamologist - none of which can figure out what is going on in my brain. Everything that could be wrong presents with symptoms that I do not have, so they are baffled. So now I am going to Froedert (the best hospital in WI) to see another Neurologist to get a 2nd opinion and he feels that it is for the best to do the LP.
They are worried about a diagnosis called Psuedotumor Cerebri - http://www.revoptom.com/HANDBOOK/SECT53a.HTM

But again, I don't have the symptoms, and am not obese. So they just do not know. They want to get the testing done ASAP so things do not come up later on in my pregnancy (when they can't do any diagnostics) or worse, during labor.

I am scared, of course, for me and our little one. And I have a meeting with the OB on the 19th to discuss my concerns about the spinal tap procedure and if they found a way to do it which minimizes risk to our baby. If they did not, then Corey and I decided to try and have an elective c-section, and worry about diagnosing me after Brody is born. (The main concern is that during labor, if there is increased pressure on my brain, that I could have an aneurysm while pushing) I have my Neurology appointment on April 7th and the LP will follow right after that.

We just wanted to update everyone on what is going on. We are taking this one day at a time.

So its been a rough day. I just want to go to bed.