At around 9:00am they took me to IR to get my Hickman!! They tried to use the same vein that my Hickman has always been in but couldn’t successfully place it so they had to use a different vein. The procedure took 3 times the amount of time it usually takes and I am incredibly sore. Thankfully my EJ IV held out until I was able to get my Hickman.
I am thrilled to inform y’all that I am now HOME! I think Ezra was as happy as I was - he got the zoomies and gave me all sorts of kisses when we told him we were going home! :)
Did you know they actually stand you on your head to place an EJ (neck IV)?
My EJ (neck IV)
Hello friends!
So, I hit the BEYOND furious point today. If you haven’t guessed yet — my Hickman didn’t get placed today. It went from 8:00 to 11:45 to 1:55 to 2:00 to 12:50 to they could place it at 4:00 if I agreed to do it without anesthesia. Sorry, but that ain’t happening!!!! Until someone puts their tail on a table and let’s someone make a small incision, dilate that incision, tunnel a catheter that’s at least 100x the size of an IV needle through their chest, and put a granddaddy purse string stitch to hold it in place ALL without the slightest numbing……yeah, don’t even SUGGEST the POSSIBILITY let alone ask me to do so!!!! I tried my best to control myself and not take it out on the poor nurses relaying the message because it wasn’t their fault at all. I broke into tears because I was so furious at IR for these past 3 days of idiotic “we can, we can’t, we can, we can’t, we for sure can, oh sorry we can’t”!! I was sure to reassure the doctors and nurses at the brunt of my outbursts that I knew they were working hard and it wasn’t their fault, I was just over it with IR! The doctor said about IR yanking our chains and I told her mine was done broke! It really is ridiculous because the doctors and nurses are presenting it to them as emergent because of the lack of IV access but IR is putting me in as a “squeeze in somewhere” case. There is rumor that IR may have given in and it may be scheduled for 7:30 in the morning, but I have no hope left to give so…take it or leave it. I’m going on 72hrs without my blood thinner and I’ll only get around 6 or 7 of my 12 hours of formula. When they asked me about doing it without anesthesia, I told my mom that I knew the Bible says that vengeance belongs to the Lord, but I sure fire wanted some!
I must say, my nurse has done much better today than yesterday and has truly tried. After I updated last night I lost one IV and IV team put in a new one. Today, I lost both IVs that I got last night and a nurse from the ER came up and put in an EJ (IV in my neck). Right now I’m averaging between 12 and 18 hours with each IV.
I don’t understand why all of this is happening. It hurts, I’m emotionally exhausted, I wanna go home, and I’m just over it already. I know none of this took the Lord by surprise and He has a very good reason for allowing this, but my flesh is failing right now. “My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.” {Psalm 73:26}
And to end on a happy note…
I was able to get my spinal MRI done a little after midnight last night. Other than some herniated discs, all is well soooooooooo…. NO spinal infection and I only have to continue my antibiotics for 2 weeks instead of 6-8! Now all I have to do is get a Hickman and I can go home!
I won’t lie….. today has been horrible. I’ve been angry, disappointed, frustrated, exhausted, and bored…. Ready to be home already! The original plan as of yesterday was to hang on with the one less than par IV til I got my Hickman this morning and then hopefully getting a spinal MRI. I woke up at 5:30am and waited on transport to come get me to take me for my Hickman…and waited…and waited…and waited some more. Finally, my nurse comes in right at noon to inform me that IR (interventional radiology - department that does the Hickman) was most likely not going to get me in today. I kept watching my online chart where it had said they had me scheduled for this afternoon… they didn’t change that to confirm it wouldn’t happen today until close to 1:00 so I waited until then to take my med or start my formula. I have to be NPO for anesthesia at midnight so I won’t even get the 12 hour feeding in for today. PLUS I had to hold my blood thinner for 24 hours for the Hickman and they made up their minds that they weren’t doing it too late for me to have a dose sooooo my 24 hour hold is now 48 hours. How healthy is that for someone who gets blood clots?? I was only barely hanging onto one IV and it was already hurting like the dickens this morning (pretty obvious it was infiltrating but God forbid I might know that without nursing school) so they finally sent a rapid response nurse to try to get a second IV. She got one in one of the worst places (elbow), but I was just thanking God I had another access. The doctor came while the nurse was here trying to get a vein. She wasn’t too thrilled to learn that IR hadn’t placed a Hickman and it was going to be tomorrow. She said they had put the Hickman as priority so they told MRI to hold off until they got that in this morning, but turns out they could’ve done that today since they decided to wait on the Hickman.
They continued to use the bad IV for my pump until it turned very red and welted up and then she flushed the new one which was nearly excruciating and felt like it blew. I told her repeatedly that it really hurt but the nurse kept flushing it and feeling it til she had me in tears. She said we had to have access and she didn’t want me to be poked 3 more times tonight so it’d be best if I just hung on until I get my Hickman. Yeah, I didn’t jive with my day nurse today!!! The doctors reassured me today that they had a plan in place if something like this happened and then all the sudden I’m supposed to “hang on”??? I’ll confess it was very hard to be Christlike at that point!! I was counting the minutes until shift change. After shift change, things got done … the new nurse wouldn’t even flush the IVs because he could see they were bad. He saw how desperate I was and called a very sweet nurse who came and tried until she got 2 more IVs for me!
My chart says my Hickman is scheduled for 8am. Hoping that is true and these lines hold up through anesthesia!
Today made me wanna do this… https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_pB1c5Kjxpw. My mom said I could crawl out the window onto the roof and I might actually get the news people out here! LOL I legit wanted to scream with my lungs at full capacity though!
So, what did we accomplish today?… waiting, sitting, seeing a couple doctors, napping, losing IVs, placing new IVs, and finally got to enjoy the Starbucks icy chocolate milk (thanks Momma!) that I’ve wanted all day but hadn’t had thanks to anesthesia that didn’t happen! :)
Thank you so much for your prayers! Please continue!!! Please pray that my IVs hold up, the Hickman actually gets done tomorrow, and for a smooth procedure/recovery.
Here’s to hoping the very, very bad part of the day is over!
I got the echocardiogram done Monday and everything is clear with my heart.
They removed my Hickman line right after the echo was done.
They drew more blood cultures yesterday morning and all have been clear so far.
Appeasing the back pain and enjoying my favorite pastime…music :)
Both of my IVs went bad yesterday so they called the IV team. IV team could only get one new IV in me. So they had me waiting on a certain certified nurse/doctor to place an EJ (IV in the neck). They never came and it was getting to a point I was going to miss my antibiotic so they got the nighttime IV team supervisor to come try. Thankfully, he got one for me and I got my antibiotic. This morning, my next to last placed IV started going bad. They came up with a plan… they’re working on getting my new Hickman placed tomorrow morning and they’re hoping one IV will hang on til then. They got permission from the doctor to do my antibiotic early so they would be sure to get it in me today before I officially lose the IV my Benadryl pump has been using and then that infusion have to occupy the only IV left. They got my antibiotic done and moved my pump to my better working IV. We’re keeping the not-so-good one for now in hopes that taking a break from the Benadryl in that line will help it calm down and last a little longer. If something would happen before morning and I start losing the last IV, they’ll get someone certified from the ER to come place an EJ (IV in the neck) for me.
They are working out how to do an MRI and keep me on my Benadryl pump for the duration. All my aches, chills, nausea, headaches, etc are gone, but my back pain persists. Although the back pain is slowly improving, it’s a little concerning to the Infectious Disease (ID) doctor that I’m still having it. So they just want to do an MRI to ensure it isn’t infection in my spine that is causing the pain. Praise the Lord I’ve been able to sleep better the last 2 nights!
I asked the ID doctor this morning about when she thought I might get to go home…. She said that I had to get my Hickman placed and the MRI done and then we can talk about home plans. Hoping for Friday!!!
Thank y’all so much for your continued prayers, love, and support! It means the world to me!
I started feeling crummy Wednesday with fatigue, Thursday I felt like I was getting a blood infection with continued fatigue, headache, and lessened appetite,and Friday morning, I called the infectious disease doctor to request some blood cultures be drawn and she put the orders right in because, as they have said many times, “this isn’t your first rodeo”. They know I’ve been through this countless times for many years so I know what it feels like! At the point I called them I told them I hadn’t had any chills or fevers but just wanted to rule it out and make sure. THEN the chills hit followed by the fever. I knew it was a blood infection but, of course, they have to have all the testing done. I received a phone call shortly after 9:00am yesterday morning telling me they were positive and I needed to come to the hospital. Like the doctor in the ER told me…that was fast! A lot of times it takes a couple days to start growing but mine were started at 12:45pm so they were confirmed positive within like 20 or so hours (you do the math! Lol). I asked the doctor that called me to put in a note for the ER to let them know my daddy is on chemo and I didn’t need to be exposed to germs. She said she would and she had it where they would contact her as soon as I got there. She didn’t happen to think to include the detail that she was putting in for a direct admit and I didn’t need to go to the ER at all. So I get to the ER at around 1:00pm, get all registered, and sit there for a while before being informed that I have a bed and was a direct admit. Turns out the floor they were going to put me on is the oncology floor but I can’t have Ezra on that floor due to people being on cancer treatments and such. So I waited a while in the ER for a bed but then the doctor finally told the nurses they needed to get me back in an ER room because they needed to go ahead and get treatment started. So they took me back to an ER room and got the IV antibiotics and fluids going while I waited on a bed.
Chilling (literally! lol) in the ER while getting IV antibiotics and fluids.
I ended up getting to my hospital room around 9:00pm I think. I was VERY grateful to finally get to lie down…the pain has been out of this world this time. It legit feels like someone is trying to pull all my joints apart, at times my head feels like someone is stabbing me in rhythm with my heartbeat, and I’ve been having really intense (like right up there with excruciating) pain going from the center of my chest through to my spine. It was so bad I got very little sleep Friday night because I just couldn’t get comfortable. I got up and got some relief from sitting up and then it got really bad again so I kept having to lie down and reposition until it would calm down. I was a little nervous that it might be my heart (because blood infection can go there) but then I was confused because it seems positional. When I saw the infectious disease doctor this morning she asked me if I had any back pain so I told her what is going on and that I’ve never had this with infections before. She said that the specific type of bacteria with this infection can get in the spine. She said if it doesn’t get better within the next few days while everything else improves then they’ll need to do an MRI to make sure it hasn’t gotten into the spine. If it has, that will make the coarse of treatment a good bit longer (6 weeks of IV antibiotics instead of 2-4). They have to remove my Hickman line, do more blood cultures, make sure the cultures are negative for 72 hours, and then put a new one in. That should happen either today or tomorrow. At some point they’ll do an echocardiogram to make sure none of the infection is in my heart. So I’m in for the long haul. Usually I’m in for a week for blood infections.
Specific prayer requests:
•Pain relief. The pain in the everywhere has been really rough. It gets very tiring and frustrating because I reposition to relieve the worst pain and it causes others to worsen.
•The pain in my chest/spine would just be a part of the general pain from the infection and not that the bacteria has reached and infected my spine.
•Nutritional needs. The blood infections always upsets my stomach and erase my appetite and this one has been no different. I haven’t had anything other than a little bit to drink (which comes right back out my stomach drain) since Thursday night. So please pray that I’ll feel like at least starting my formula back by either tonight or tomorrow morning. The more nutrition I have the more strength my body will have to fight this infection.
Thank you so much for your prayers! I greatly appreciate all the love and support y’all have shown me!
Taking Life One Lovely Hospital Stay/“rodeo” at a Time….
I am so sorry for not writing. It has been really hard to find any motivation lately. We recently found out that my daddy has cancer again and it’s not looking good. Just please pray for a miracle … they’ve given him a 10% chance of survival. My heart breaks at the thought of life without him. :(
It’s been so long I don’t know where to begin… My post op went well. The implants were all looking good. I got to start brushing my implant posts! I know it’s usually viewed as a chore, but after not having anything to brush for a good long while, it feels good to get to do it again! The price of the next stage actually went down from $5,000 to $1,200!! Wow! What a blessing! I still need a bit to reach that, but thankfully it’s a lot less! I asked what my options for the upper is with implants. He said that since I have two impacted canine teeth up in my palate it would be a two part venture. They would have to go in, remove those teeth, sprinkle bone powder (from dead people {shivers}), wait around 3 or 4 months for bone to grow, and then they could do the implants like they did on the bottom. Getting upper implants is a long term goal for me but it’ll take a while to get the money. Until that day, I still plan to get the lower implant denture and regular upper plate denture. On Saturday, June 4th one of my screws to my implants was super loose so I called the Surgeon’s emergency number and, as I was speaking, the screw actually fell out. He told me it was fine and call Monday morning and bring the screw. The tissue had already grown over the implant so the receptionist said that he’d have to numb me up and open the gum to get the screw back in…only I can’t have local anesthetics! Turns out the ignorant anesthesiologist gave me lidocaine and, when I didn’t have immediate anaphylaxis, told my surgeon it was safe because it was preservative free. THAT is why I had excruciating pain (locals cause extreme pain instead of numbing), was so swollen I couldn’t breathe when laying on my back, had to take Benadryl every 4 hours for days, etc. Here I thought I was having a major reaction to the trauma and then I find out they did lidocaine. Let’s just say, I’ve had a good talk with my surgeon about NOT trusting anesthesiologists with me. I don’t because I can’t - they don’t understand MCAS and have botched me multiple times (some requiring hospital stays). I trust my surgeon not to repeat that mistake but that specific anesthesiologist will NEVER work with me again! He had to override my allergy in the system in order to give me lidocaine in the first place. PLUS it is in my automatic NO list right before I go under….I always remind them - “no lidocaine, no locals, no dye” no matter what I’m having done. So he had to go against that right off too. We contacted them when we found out and made it clear I was never to see that doctor again and told them what he had done! So now they have it everywhere possible and in bold. And I’ve revamped my allergy and procedure lists where it says multiple times about not doing lidocaine, locals, or any caines! SO, I have to go back to the OR under anesthesia tomorrow afternoon at 1:45 to get my gum cut open and the screw replaced. It should be fairly quick and hopefully not much of a recovery time. We’ll see. Just pray I get a good anesthesiologist who won’t make stupid decisions on his/her own! I now have it on my paper that they are not to override any allergies or make any decisions without contacting my family. So they will be in BIG trouble if they try it again!
Therapy has been going well! I’m seeing some improvements in my heart rate! I have to do my workout three times a day and they’re slowly building up. I have gone from only simple exercises laying down to now incorporating some sitting exercises and a few mild standing exercises. That made it a bit more motivating when I started to see progress!
Thank you to those who have been praying and who have given towards my teeth! Please continue to share my fundraising links…I still have a ways to go so I’d greatly appreciate it!
I am finally feeling like myself today so I thought I’d better get on
My shirts are super cool! ;) here and let y’all know! About 99% of the pain is gone and the swelling is pretty much gone. Before the surgery, the numbness in my lower lip and chin were so close to being gone, but the last surgery brought it all back plus some. I was numb halfway up my lower jaw on both sides, my whole chin, my lower lip, and part of my upper lip. In the week since surgery, I have regained feeling in most of my jaw, my upper lip, and most of my lower lip but my chin remains very deeply numb. Apparently it is normal to have numbness for a little while after implants even when you don’t have any local numbing medicine. It just slowly but surely decreases over time. It’s really weird how something can be numb but yet so so painful! I have my surgery follow up on Thursday to make sure all is well. Then it’ll be 3 months before I go back to have the final testing to make sure the implants are ready for teeth.
Please consider sharing any of my fundraiser links everywhere you can to get it out there where more people see it! Still need $90 for this surgery I just had and $5,000 for the next step. Thanks!
On our way home…Ezra stretching out while I was out of it from meds.
Ezra checking on me after surgery.
Heading home
Hi Friends!
Just a quick update to let you know I made it through and the remaining 3 implants have been placed. I am in SO much pain. I thought my J tube was the most painful procedure ever….. I was wrong! I woke up practically screaming in pain and it took them a while to get it somewhat controlled. I’m home now, but in agony except for a few hours right after taking IV acetaminophen. Please pray for pain control and comfort!
“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” {Philippians 4:7}
Good morning, Friends!
The Lord has provided all but about $90 of the money needed for my surgery and they’re letting me go forward with placing the remaining three posts. SO, as expected, I’m supposed to arrive at the hospital at 5:00am for my oral surgery at 7:00am tomorrow morning. At least this time I can be focused on the fact that it will be DONE and I don’t have to do it again unless the upper denture fails and I need implants up there. I’m so excited that it almost doesn’t feel real that implants are actually happening! It felt so hopeless for quite some time. I’m just so very grateful that my mast cells aren’t having a problem with the implant! I now need to raise $5,000 for the final step with my implants! This step is for testing to make sure my jawbone and gum tissue has taken to the implants and cemented them in.
Thursday’s appointment with the prosthodontist didn’t go so great. He has never done the technique that my oral surgeon said I need for the implant denture and his overall attitude wasn’t very pleasant. I need a specific technique for my lower implant denture where it’s removable so I can daily clean underneath it (greatly lowers infection risk) but very durable. The typical removable ones are lower quality and have parts that have to be replaced occasionally — not to mention that the material could be less durable because of my reflux. The “permanent” ones are screwed down into the implants where you can’t clean underneath them and have to have them removed every so often by a dentist to clean them. These can cause the implants to get infected and they end up having to remove the implant, let it heal, and put it back…. A big ordeal for anyone, but a HUGE ordeal for someone like me who requires the hospital OR and poses major risks. The prosthodontist was less than thrilled about me wanting the specific technique and was charging me the same price for them as the permanent ones instead of them being a bit cheaper. Long story short…I contacted my oral surgeon and requested a referral to someone he works with and trusts. So now I’m just waiting on the new prosthodontist to contact me and get me scheduled. The Lord used the prosthodontist to link me to the right surgeon, but I can’t continue with someone I don’t feel I can trust.
I will try to keep y’all updated after my surgery, but just be patient with me…. if this surgery is triple what it was last time, I may be out of commission for a while! I’m expecting a nightmare and hoping for at least no worse than last time. I greatly appreciate your prayers! I need extra courage and strength for tomorrow. Thankful for the sweet peace my Heavenly Father is continually supplying and I know He will carry me through!
Taking Life One Implant at a Time….
Allison
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I am doing really well! No reaction whatsoever to the implant and 99% of my stitches have dissolved/unraveled. I had my post op follow up this afternoon. He said my gums are looking excellent and he sees no evidence of any issues. SO, I am scheduled to get the other 3 implants placed on Monday at 7:00am (I’m assuming I’ll have to arrive at 5:00am again). I paid a little more than 3/4 of what was left of this next surgery, and hope to have the rest by Monday. Plus then I have the last visit to make sure my gums and jawbone have firmed around the implants which will be another $5,000. That will be for an exam and testing. I have been so blessed with the generosity I’ve been shown. I’m so grateful for those who have given and prayed…. Please continue!
I’m so overwhelmed with the peace the Lord has given me through this entire implant journey! Indescribable peace that only He can give. He has given me the sweetest, most compassionate surgeon whose entire office truly cares about me (they even sent me flowers) and I could never ask for better. I think back to those days where I just cried because no one would/wanted to/could help me and I was rapidly losing hope of ever finding a surgeon. And then Jesus brings me this surgeon and about made me cry because I was so happy! Yes, I am dreading going through this again, BUT I’m not afraid or anxious. There is a part of me inside that is kicking and screaming even though I know I need to go ahead with the rest of it….the sooner the better! I must say - I now definitely know why people get ALL of their implants done at once…you never wanna do it again! ;) lol
Tomorrow I have an appointment with the prosthodontist at 2:00 for a treatment plan and pricing for the teeth part.
Thank you so very much for your gifts and prayers!!
Allison
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So, today has been much better in many ways. My pain is greatly decreased, I’m not so swollen, I’ve been up and about more, and I can whistle again (fam isn’t so thrilled about that one! ;))! I was finally going to get a nice, leisurely shower today only to get in and find a giant spider above my head! LOL There went the “leisurely” idea! But it was nice to finally feel good enough to get a shower…even if it was panicked and rushed! ;)
Left: the morning after my surgery. Right: this morning.
Thank you to those who have prayed and donated towards my implants! Please continue! I don’t have any news on whether or not I’ll have the surgery for the other 3 implants on May 16th. It’s still tentative at this point until we hear back from the Surgeon’s office.
Happy Mother’s Day weekend to all you moms out there!
Allison
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I’m rather swollen, and I’m exhausted, BUT….thrilled to have this first step done. He had to file my lower jawbone down flat before placing the implant. I now have no ridge whatsoever on the bottom jaw. You never know how much your teeth and that little ridge of gum helps your tongue stay in your mouth til ya don’t have them anymore! The implant is taking some getting used to. It feels like I have one of those little watch batteries on my gum. Funny thing is, right after I woke up from anesthesia,
That little bit of metal is the implant
I actually asked the nurse in PACU (post anesthesia care unit) why there was a watch battery in my mouth. LOL! I’m sure she had something to laugh about when she got home last night! ;)
My swollen face last night
This morning, I woke up with a mouthful of my mouth. Lots of swelling in there from the trauma (which is not abnormal for me) and it just fills up my mouth because I don’thave any teeth to block it.Thankfully, IV acetaminophen and ice are keeping the worst of the pain at bay.The office called this morning to ask about scheduling for May 16th to get the other 3 implants and they’re working on maybe getting some kind of financial plan since I don’t have all the money to pay off the rest of it. I’m short $2,600 for the implant placement as it stands right now.If y’all know of anyone that might could help, feel free to share my caringbridge site (www.caringbridge.org/visit/allisonworkman), my blog (www.allisonworkman.blogspot.com), Twitter (@HelpAllieSmile), and all of my fundraiser links!
Being silly before going to the OR :)
Specific prayer requests:
~ I’ve had numbness in my chin and lower lip since waking up from anesthesia. (I had no locals so it’s not numb from that.) Please pray that it’s temporary or just from the trauma and inflammation and not permanent injury to the nerves in my lower jaw.
~ I would continue not reacting to the implant.
~ I could get the other 3 implants placed on May 16th.
~ The Lord would bring in the needed funds to finish paying off my implants and get the teeth made.
~ Courage and strength to go through this again. It won’t be easy, but the end goal of having my smile back is keeping me going.
Taking Life One Implant at a Time…
Allison
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So, I have to leave the house at 4:00am this morning to arrive at the hospital at 5:00am to have surgery at 7:00am. I am SO excited to be taking the first step toward having beautiful teeth again! :)
I greatly appreciate your prayers! I will try my best to keep y’all up to date on how everything goes.
Taking Life With Very Little Sleep ;)
Allison
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“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” {John 14:27}
“I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.” {Psalm 4:8}
Hello! I’ve just been overwhelmed with God’s indescribable peace the last few days. I thought I would be frightened and anxious when the time came where I was rapidly approaching oral surgery for implants…. But it hasn’t been that way at all. It’s just like the Lord has wrapped His comforting arms around me and given me complete peace about this and made it to where I’m actually really excited! I am SO grateful to be only a couple days away from getting my first implant. I will have waited one day shy of 16 months for that day to come! No, things haven’t turned out the way my human mind would think best…that would’ve been 8-12 weeks after getting my teeth removed, but it is happening in the Lord’s timing and I have peace that He truly knows best. His ways are always perfect. My only fears are that they’ll wake me up and tell me they couldn’t do it and that I’ll get this one done and won’t be able to afford the other 3 implants. But that is all in the Lord’s very capable hands. I’m one who likes knowing what, when, and how things are going to happen and it takes a lot for me to just simply trust the One Who holds my future. I’m just so grateful for the peace that the Lord provides even when we are headed into scary, uncertain times in our lives. Wednesday morning is approaching very quickly and I am SO ready for it! My surgery is scheduled for 7:00am, but they said they’ll call me tomorrow with the arrival time. As long as everything the doctor has planned is the Lord’s plan, I’ll be having the one implant placed and then come home afterwards.
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We now have fundraising set up for my implants. The ways you can help...
•Buy a T-shirt and all the profits go toward my implants!
https://www.bonfire.com/a-smile-for-allison/
•Make a donation!
Via PayPal "friends and family" payments using the email address ASmileForAllison@gmail.com
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAk0KkoU4H4
•Pray!!
The most important of all. Our Heavenly Father owns the cattle on a thousand hills....I just need a few of them! :)
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I didn't react to the metal that they use for the implants, so I was cleared to move forward with getting the first implant placed! What's even MORE exciting is I'm scheduled to get the first implant next Wednesday at 7:00am!!!
I have tried the older batch of formula with no reaction so we are trying to collect as much of the older manufactured formula as possible so I'll have as long as possible to figure out what I'm going to do. The company hasn't admitted to changing anything so far, but we're supposed to officially hear within a few weeks. Honestly, it could be something as simple as getting one of the ingredients from a different place! Just please pray as we try to sort all of this out!
