This is last night's dream - I wrote it down as soon as I woke up to feed bub which is when it ended....hence the detail. I will when i have the time try and have a go at looking at various things at it and see if I can work it out - but until then - anyone have any ideas???

I don’t remember how this started but I had to go to a neurosurgeon. I couldn’t read properly or write neatly – my memory was shot...I don't remember the details of what my symptoms were but, everything was like a written form of aphasia.

I waited and waited in the clinic until the doctor came to get me. He took me to the examining room through a kitchen – everyone was very deferential towards him calling him Sir and Doctor and all that jazz. He asked if I remembered a Dr Allan Thompson (I think that was the name he asked me). I said no – should I? (I know no-one by this name) – He said he was the doctor who took my tonsils out when I was 2 – and that he remembered me, that he’d been discussing this case with me. I said Jeepers! That was 34 years ago! He must be old and has a great memory. He later mentioned he had been an intern under Doctor Thompson ( FYI – my neurosurgeon’s name is Liddell, not Thompson, nor the name the Doctor examining me gave me – which was the name of a girl I went to school with).

Apparently Hubby was at home looking after the children, and my mum had come to visit to help him.

So we get to the examining room and gets me into a chair similar to a dentists chair. There’s an MRI or CT machine that kind of was free standing (I’m not allowed to have MRI’s btw) to look at my brain.

The doc says – are you ready? I nodded – my head was restrained to reduce movement – and he grabs this chainsaw and starts it up! And comes at me with it …then tells me not to move as I tried to pull away. He can’t be serious! He starts waving this chainsaw around in front of my face and checking a screen to see my brain’s reactions. At one point he has it held vertically in front of my nose – just centimeters away! I noticed I could see better out of my left eye than my right ( in reality true – and why I’m getting new glasses). He says – it’s good news it’s not MS – the markers aren’t showing up on the screen, it’s something else. – that I will lose all ability to write words down properly and even read my own writing. I’m in shock. I notice on the paperwork there is an operation requiring a clip or chip but the doctor doesn’t mention it. I tell him, but writing is my gift! Why would God take it away? I have three little boys – and I then mention their ages. I asked about the operation he didn’t mention and he says – yes there is. I said – why didn’t you mention it. He said it wasn’t for him to play God.

I head home and somewhere along the way picked up 2 wombats and 4 rabbits. I get home and reverse into the garage ( I do go and tell hubby about the tests) and let the wombats out of the boot – they head down to a small area where they can burrow under the shed. And start getting the rabbits out. Three were plump young bunnies who were a grey colour – 2 jump out and are all over the place in seconds. The third one sits their quietly just lookin’ around and the 4th one – poor wee thing – my heart went out to him. He was skinny, smaller than the others with longer hair – and he was quite dark in color – his fur kind of reminded me of my 16 week old’s hair when he has serious bed hair! But his dark colouring was shot through with a blondy gold streak or two. I just wanted to pick him up and cuddle him.

Hubby’s ex comes along and says I have them in the wrong place – they should be in the wood pile – they’re badgers for God’s sake she says. I said no, they need to burrow – they can’t burrow under the woodpile (it sits on concrete). She says but they’ll be safe if the woodpile. We discuss the rabbits – the other two won’t leave the car boot.

The doc apparently has followed me home and I’m torn between an operation or not. He puts his arms around me from behind and I ask him if there is any other way. He says no. Apparently the downtime for me for the operation is a whole whopping half an hour. I was just reluctant to go through more brain surgery.

He then says in a very fatherly tone – when I first met you, you had this golden blonde hair with lots of curls. I laughed and said that I spent years getting my hair permed to get those curls back – I’m not too concerned about the blonde, but that I hadn’t had hair like that since I was 2 ( and I haven’t.) Now I’m brown and straight.

He said that he too remembered me from when I was little and was an intern under Doctor Thompson. And that I was beautiful.

That’s all I remember. J

I've just checked out the Yellow pages - there's a Dr Paul Thompson - who is a GP, and a Dr Andrew Thomson who's a cardiologist, a Philip Thomson who is attached to a private hospital - don't know his specialty and a Simon J - don't know his specialty either. Couldn't help it. That's just in my phone book - which is 1/3 of my state.

So then I googled!

http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/1395.html

Allen Thomson
British physician, born April 2, 1809, Glasgow; died March 22, 1884, London.


Associated eponyms:
Berry's syndrome
Mandibulofacial dysostosis evident at birth.





Biography:
Allen Thomson was the son of the surgeon and physician John Thomson (1765-1846). He studied in Edinburgh and Paris, receiving his doctorate at Edinburgh in 1830. In 1831 he became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. With his friend William Sharpey (1802-1880) he gave courses in anatomy and physiology during the years 1831-1836, until Sharpey in 1836 was called to University College, London, as professor of physiology. Thomson subsequently went on a scientific journey to the Continent, and upon his return in 1839 became professor of anatomy at the Marishal College and the University of Aberdeen. In 1841 he accepted an invitation to become teacher of anatomy at the Extra-mural School in his native city, and in 1842 succeeded Allison as professor of physiology at the University of Edinburgh, and 1848 succeeded James Jeffray (1759-1848) in the chair of anatomy at the University of Glasgow. He held this chair until his retirement in 1877.

In 1838 he became Fellow of the Royal Society in Edinburgh, in 1848 of the same body in London. From 1859 to 1877 he was a member of the General Medical Council for the united universities of Glasgow and St. Andrews, 1871 president of the section for biology at the convent of the British Medical Association in Edinburgh, and in 1876 held the same honorary position. In 1877 he moved to London, where he died in 1884. His main literary contributions were in the field of embryology.

Thomson was a collaborator in Robert Bentley Todd (1809-1860) and Sir William Bowman’s (1816-1892), Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology (5 volumes, London 1836-1842) for which he prepared the articles Circulation, Generation, and Ovum. He was also a collaborator of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. With Sharpey and John Cleland (1835-1925) he was co-publisher of the later editions (from the seventh) of John Quain’s (1795-1865) Elements of Descriptive and Practical Anatomy for the Use of Students (First edition, London, W. Simpkin & R. Marshall, 1828, eleventh edition 1908-1929).

In 1877, on the assembly of the British Medical Association in Plymouth, he gave the lecture The development of the forms of natural life – in a strictly Darwinian mind, being an enthusiastic Darwinian. The first knowledge of Ernst Heinrich Weber’s (1795-1878) doctrine of tectile sensibility was made known in England by him.


Bibliography:

* On the development of the heart and bloodvessels in vertebrate animals.
Doctoral dissertation, Edinburgh, 1830.

* On the development of the vascular system in the foetus of vertebrated animals.
Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, 1830/1831.

* On the early stages of development of the human embryo.
Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal, 1839.

* On the origin of double monsters.
London and Edinburgh Monthly Journal of Medical Science, Edinburgh, 1844.

* Notice of several cases of malformation of the external ear, together with experiments on the state of hearing in such persons. Berry’s syndrome.
London and Edinburgh Monthly Journal of Medical Science, Edinburgh, 1846-1847, 7: 420. Also apparently Ian Thorpe's coach is Alan Thompson....didn't know that.

Also - on Jack London's death......whoever he is....."In a 1936 letter to Irving Stone, Dr. Thompson, the first physician to examine Jack London while he was in a coma, said he reached the ranch at 8:00 A.M. and found a partially empty bottle of morphine."

Plus there's opthamologist by the name of Allan thompson in Easley sth Carolina....

I've done some quick symbol searching - and I've deleted where appropriate - eg re tone of dream etc. But I haven't put it together or kind of - sat down to analyse.

Doctor
Doctors in dreams are symbols of authority; Examination by a doctor in a dream may reflect scrutiny, in waking life. To dream that you are seeing the doctor, may signal your need for emotional and spiritual healing.
To dream of a doctor in a social atmosphere (that would be where he came to my home and reminisced about me as a toddler), foretells of good health and prosperity.


Brain
To dream of your brain, suggests that you are under severe intellectual stress. It may also symbolize your problem-solving abilities and that you need to put those abilities to use. Alternatively, it may imply that your ideas are not receiving enough attention and validation. You are concerned that your knowledge and teachings are not be transmitted clearly. it was my brain we were needing operation on, so I thought I'd include this as well.


Rabbits
To see a rabbit in your dream, foretells of luck, magic and of a favorable turn of events and a positive outlook in your future endeavors. Alternatively, rabbits symbolize your sexual activity. ....we won't go there! lol
To see many rabbits hopping about the meadows, signifies fertility and that children will bring you much joy. There were 4 rabbits in the dream - andI did ask God to explain the significance of the littlest rabbit - and all I kind of got was 'an unborn child'...that sort of came into my mind. That would make the three other rabbits of the same color the kiddies I have - healthy, chubby little ratbags that they are - the one staying in the car - Malachi - coz he don't get around much at the moment.

Baby
To see a baby in your dream, signifies innocence, warmth and new beginnings.� Babies may symbolize something in your own inner nature which is pure, vulnerable, and/or uncorrupted

To dream about a starving baby, represents your dependence on others. You are experiencing some deficiency in your life that needs immediate attention and gratification. …starving baby rabbit??? that's why I included this one



Badger
A badger is a fierce little animal and to see this fellow in a dream will show that you have put up quite a fight and won out over your opponents. To see a badger in your dream, signifies your persistence and final victory over your opponents – It was the ex wife that called it a badger – they were actually wombats – and they ‘dig in’, can flip a car if it gets hit on the backside at speed -- bit like an armoured tank really in the rear end. They're also quite loving - my nanna had a couple as pets that my uncle rescued from their mum's who'd been hit by cars. But funnily enough - there are no dream symbols for wombats so badgers will do - oh - and they are very powerful little fighters.

Operation
To dream that you are in operation, suggests that you need to get something out of your system. Perhaps you need to let go of something or change your habits. You need to cut something out of your life.
To dream that you are operating on someone, denotes that you are facing and dealing with some deep issues or repressed thoughts. Surgery To dream that you or someone else is undergoing surgery, signifies the opening of the Self and/or the need for emotional healing. You need to "cut out" or eliminate something from your life. Alternatively, you are feeling the influence of some authority figure. you would think the interp would be the same for both of them. But it was ME making the decision whether to have the operation.


Kitchen
To see a kitchen in your dream, signifies your need for warmth and spiritual nourishment. It may also be symbolic of the nurturing mother. Alternatively the kitchen, represents a transformation.

Eyes
To see your own eyes in your dream, represents enlightenment, knowledge, comprehension, understanding, and intellectual awareness. Unconscious thoughts may be coming onto the surface. The left eye is symbolic of the moon, while the right eye represents the sun. It may also be a pun on "I" or the self.�If you dream that your eyes have turned inside your head and you can now see the inside of your head, then it symbolizes insight and something that you need to be aware of.� This dream may be literally telling you that you need to look within your self. Trust your intuition and instincts. With the moon and sun – maybe I should be keeping my eye on the SON more.....why the dream seemed focussed on my eyes when it was my brain we were looking at I've no EYEdea. .


AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST....the chainsaw.

Chainsaw
To see a chain saw in your dream, indicates that something drastic is about to happen.� Success will only come about through willpower.� Alternatively, it suggests that you get right to the heart of the matter quickly.

you seem to have nailed it pretty good.
One thing that popped out immediately to me was the comment about the writing;'why would God take that from me?'
God is the giver. All good and perfect gifts come down from Him.
Plus, if this is your calling, then all gifts and callings will never be recalled, only unfulfilled.
Please rest in that!
His love for you and His wanting you to be successful far exceeds your own!!!
Sounds like some kewl stuff is getting ready to happen to you.
The other evening He spoke this to my heart; 'I am ready to handle anything that comes your way.'
He is big and He is able!!!

I must also add - i realised later - that I did look at the 'color' aspect of the rabbits in particular. But decided that it wasn't relevant because basically - all the rabbits I've seen in the last umpteen years that weren't pets - were the grey color. The color symbols are all doomy and gloomy - with the exception of the golden colour on the dark (littlest) rabbit. And I have seen a longhaird rabbit of that colour - although it was seriously years ago! One of the exotics. S o this is why I decided colour interpretation was irrelevant.

But it's rather bizzarre - that once I deleted the rather irrelevant stuff with the symbol interpretation stuff - most of which actually was a bit gloomy, - due to contextual issues - how totally positive the entire dream was. I didn't feel any negativity about the dream - except for when the doctor came at me with the wretched chainsaw - I thought he was a homicidal maniac - not even real depression at the thought I'd have to have yet another clip in my head or somethign done to my brain. It was more a sense of - what should I do?....how will hubby manage all three little boys - should mum come and help - the 'maternalistic' side of me was showing through. Almost like a sense of fatalism or inevitability - but NOT negativity, hence my decisions regarding the content of the dream symbol interps.....a lot of this stuff you have to take into account the emotional aspects of the dream, and the whole tone of it....and overall the tone wasn't negative at all.