"Life is just like an old time rail journey ... delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride." Gordon B. Hinckley

Dec 21, 2008

What next?

So I went in and met with the Dr who deals with all the stomach things and he wants to do an endoscopy and colonoscopy of my insides because of the bulge in my stomach that was on the CT Scan. He said that it had nothing to do with the cysts and it needs to be looked at because of the horrible pain I am having,not to mention that fact that every time I eat something the pain gets worse and worse which tells them it is the stomach.He mentioned a few problems that could be going on but I am not going to dwell on any of them until he tells me for sure. So Jan 8th is the big day for that, he said to plan on three hours and they have to put me to sleep, that's a big fear of mine let me tell you!!! Really a HUGE fear in fact, not good, I am just a big chicken anyway. Then I thought my liver counts from my liver failure have been getting better well, he looked at my reports from my blood work and shook his head at me and told me they were not good and something was going on somewhere. So he drew some more blood AGAIN!! and I will have results back on Tuesday. If the blood test are still bad and they aren't showing any improvement, I will be scheduled for a liver biopsy. They wanted to do a biopsy a long time ago but said it was too dangerous because when your liver doesn't work right you don't clot like you are suppose to so you can bleed to death. Well so now that is a scary thought for me. Like I said I am a BIG chicken. My belly from the outside is starting to look better I am not nearly as big as I have been, so that is a good thing. I shouldn't have a belly like that unless there is a baby inside there :) :) At least that's what I think. So I am going in a week to see if the cysts are gone which I think they are because of how good my belly looks. Who knows I don't seem to know much of anything anymore. When I think things are good I am always wrong. The Dr. said the sleepiness that I have that is soooooooo bad is probably from the liver function not good. I sure hope they figure something out fast I am beginning to worry way too much lately. I am just hoping for the best and hoping that I will be able to stay calm.

3 comments:

Sue Ann said...

Our thoughts and prayers are with you! I've told your Mom that there is no way I will ever move to IF - you guys have way too much to deal with! We will pray for the very best!

Lynn said...

OH my!
However, you are smart to not worry about things that are not conclusive. Just try and deal with one thing at a time and remember that the Lord is mindful of you. Even your fears. A wise Aunt once told me...do what you can, deal with the decisions you can make, and leave absolutely everything else (you have no control over) to the Lord. She was right. It was much easier after that.
Nat...I will pray for you always. And I will FAST for you this week. Has your Ward Fasted for you? Talk to your Bishop or RS Pres. Don't ever feel like you shouldn't bother them with that. Talk to them.. Or have a family fast.
Love ya.

Jay and Camille said...

Natalie I am so sorry! It's too bad there isn't a "House" around here. I'm sure he would love to examine you.
Thank goodness for the priesthood.
You are in my prayers. Please keep us in the blogging world updated :)