Medical Mystery.

When I was four I learned that I was deaf in my left ear.

100%

At the time my mom and I lived with my grandma.

They noticed every time I answered the phone I would

Hold it to my right ear. Even if they put it in my left hand.

No biggie right? My mom finally had me try and talk to

someone with the phone with my left ear. I actually remember

saying, "No one is there mom." Thats when we went into the

doctor for hearing tests. Turns out, my coclia never developed.

Most (including my right ear) look like a snail shell. My left

coclia is totally straight.

I get this ALL the time.

Doesn't it suck only being able to hear out of one ear?

Um. Well. First of all, I was born that way. So I don't know

any different. Second, I don't hear ANYTHING when I sleep.

So awesome.

When I was twelve I fainted. I will admit it was my fault.

Not eating like I should have been low blood sugar got the best

of me. The doctor said we should have an EKG done just to be sure

nothing serious is going on. We did, and the nurse came back looking

super confused. She said shed was so sorry but they had hooked the

machine up backwards. They swore they had never done that before

and must have apologized a million times. They decided to do it again.

Getting the same results, they recommend that I go see a cardiologist.

My parents were freaking out. I was twelve and didn't really understand

what the big deal was. I felt fine...

Of course it took what seemed like forever to get in. When we finally did,

they informed me that I have situs inversus. A one in a million case where

all my organs (heart included) are on the opposite side of my body.

My right lung is in the left lungs spot. Crazy right? Some people with this

condition have serious problems. Lucky for me everything is working exactly how

it should, just not in the placed where we thought. Most people have defective cilia. They are not able to move and function as they should. Meaning, I get tons of sinus infections, and lung infections. Also causing us to find out my right sinus is undeveloped... Double bummer.

I remember being at primary children's and the doctors asking me if they could bring

in their medical students. I was so weirded out! They all thought it was the most

amazing, cool thing ever. At the time it seemed like a pain in the ass.

I am SO grateful for all the technology we have today. That they were able to find out what was going on and to know that this will have no huge effect on my life, is wonderful. I do feel kinda cool bragging. I knew I was special:)