"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

Jan 27, 2009

I have SOME answers!

I don't know how for sure these answers are because it seems like the Dr. tells me one thing and then it turns out to be something else later on. But this should be pretty for sure because I don't know how they could mix up a test result like this one. From the test that I had done last week they are for sure that the gall bladder is only functioning 2 % which could be a lot of the pain that I am having but because of the other problem they will not take the gall bladder out until they know for sure that the other problem is going to be okay. The other half of the problem is the liver. In the liver there are a bunch of vessels and mine are all very narrow for some reason. The blood is having a hard time flowing through my liver and they think it is spasing out and causing me all this pain. The fluid in my belly is from the liver not functioning properly. They don't know why the vessels are so narrow but something is going on with the liver that shouldn't be. For those of you who don't know I had a baby c-section almost two years ago and my liver went into liver failure from a pain medication I was given. Since then my liver has been complicating everything. So now maybe these are some answers as to why my liver acted the way it did with the pain medication. So I am waiting to hear from the Liver Specialist in Salt lake because my Dr. is sending my information about the vessels to him. I am very frustrated and feeling like there isn't going to be an end to all this. I thought the whole stone idea they had was an easy fix but now it is just getting more complicated and I am a more SIMPLE, and I mean VERY SIMPLE kind of girl!!!!! I have always wanted life to be just plain and simple it's easier that way, but for some reason the Lord has had other things in store for me that are just harder. I wish I could learn my lesson and learn it fast so this would all go away. I am trying to hope for the best. I will let you all know if I hear or know anything about the plan. Thank you for your concern, I appreciate all of you so much.

9 comments:

Nichelle said...

Natalie!! Thank you so much for the update. I have not been blogging much so I didn't have any idea what was going on. I am so sorry, I hope that you find out soon what they can do for you. You will be in my prayer. If you need anything please give me a call.

Torman said...

we all love ya Natalie and we know you will come out healthy in the end because you are one tough cookie!!

Head Over Hills said...

I am so glad that you finally have some answers. I am sorry though that they were not what you were hoping they would be. I'm so sorry that life has been so rough for you. I care about you and will continue praying for you. Good luck!

Lynn said...

YAY! A step forward! SO glad you have some answers now.
By the way, a little birdie told me that it's your birthday today! (Jan 28th!) I TRULY wish you a WONDERFUL DAY!!!!! HAVE a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are loved.

Judy said...

Happy Birthday Nan. I hope and pray that you will get your answers and the help you deserve. I hope you have a great day. I am so grateful that I have you in my life. You are an amazing girl. So much faith and patience. Are you doing anything fun for your Birthday? Have a great one.

Jenna said...

Keep having faith and it will all turn out okay - Remember, we'll never be tried above what we can bear - though sometimes the Lord's idea of what we can bear and our own ideas are much different. You are a strong person and you and your family will get through this.

Amberlee said...

Wow! What a struggle. I hope that your trial will end quickly too! Hopefully they figure it out soon. I noticed that today is your birthday- Happy Birthday! I hope you do something fun!

Jesse and Ashley Packer said...

Thanks for the update. Let me know if there is anything that I can help with. We are keeping you in our hearts and prayers. Keep us updated.

Sue Ann said...

Glad they are narrowing it down. You are in our thoughts and prayers - as always. Aren't these life tests fun? -NOT!