Less then a week away

So I have less then a week until my appointment with the neurosurgeon. I am getting so anxious to get the "ball rolling". I have had a few more developments in the last few weeks. Starting about 1 1/2 weeks ago I am no longer able to lay flat. If I do I get a pounding in my ears and within 15-20 minutes I develop a splitting headache. The upside to this is that I discovered that by sleeping propped up I am getting a better night sleep then I have in months. I'm actually waking up feeling like I got rest. The problem is that last night our little Keira had a nightmare so I ended up cuddling her for a while and fell asleep with her for about 1 1/2 hours. I did sleep the rest of the night in my "tower" of pillows, but having lay down for that period of time was enough to cause problems for me this morning. All morning long, if I had to reach for something or even slightly bend down, I kept falling over. It was so annoying. Just trying to dry my hands in the bathroom was enough to send me toppling headfirst into the wall...or almost, I did catch myself before it got to that. Then this afternoon it was just a case of a lot of pressure on my head and headaches again. I really don't understand what it is about laying down that causes problems for me, but hopefully my dear Dr. Chen can shed some light on that next Monday.

So I also have to mention my dear friend Julie. She is flying in from the UK tomorrow and has offered to come up to Brighton on Sunday afternoon so that she will watch our kiddies so that Jeff and I can head to the Doctor in Toronto on Monday. I really really hope she knows what she's getting herself into, but I totally can not thank her enough! It is awesome!