Utilize cooling devices to counter overheating, episodes of chronic inflammation, flare ups of Hidradenitis Suppurativa, and to maintain a healthy body temperature outside my safe space.

Utilize castor oil and drawing salve, two natural remedies, to treat outbreaks of Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

9//2016 – Neck Surgery

Update: Preop and Op went well. All the staff were great. Then I awoke to this uber nasty nurse who was itching to discharge me ASAP. She said I was being “difficult” because I was upset at not being admitted overnight to recover completely from the surgery. I also dared to ask her to make some adjustments to the gurney, because the position I awoke in was causing me a combination of nerve pain in my legs and numbness in my feet. I then needed to shift again because my neck was hurting. All of this landed me with the label of “difficult”. She also stupidly thought I was unable to feel my legs simply because I had M.S. I wonder what other false symptoms she’d eventually assign to me given the time. The surgeon who assured me that if I was too weak to go home I could stay overnight – well he changed his tune. He decided that there was no reason for me to need more recovery time there. Big mistake. As I predicted – when I finally got home – I almost ended up on the floor – while trying to transfer into bed – due to my severely weakened state. I’m now sore, exhausted, mad, and shaken. I can’t wait for Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center to send me their survey/questionnaire.