Praise God! The results of my upper GI tract scope this morning were the best we could have hoped for. Though my doctor took a few biopsies, he said that he didn’t see any reasons for alarm in that area of my body. In fact, it looked downright normal! This is a huge praise, as some of the possible genetic diseases that are up for consideration would also cause cancer in the upper GI tract. My gastroenterologist thinks I should get regularly scoped (about every five years), but at this point I look in the clear. My CT scan results should be in on Monday, and hopefully that will confirm that the only real issue right now is my colon. The colon is enough; it would be amazing to not require surgery or treatment anywhere else at this point!
Once again, Martha proved to be a friend extroadinaire, showing up at our house at 4:30am to accompany us and help out with Evie. She then stuck around our house afterward to cook us dinner. If you know Martha, feel blessed. She is amazing. My good friend Rachael was also a godsend today, letting us crash at her house in Arlington between tests and hooking me up with some of the tools I will need to continue breastfeeding Evie through all of this craziness. We also returned home to find a bag with a loaf of pretty amazing homemade bread hanging on our front door from an unknown benefactor. You know who you are. Thank you.
Low point of the day would definitely be the prep drink for the CT scan. It tasted alright on the way down, but not so much on the way back up. All three times. In the car. At 60 mph. Generous amounts of Lysol and some go-overs with a garden hose are definitely in my car’s very near future.
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and Taylor and I are looking forward to a weekend of no doctor appointments and no tests. I’m sure there will be enough to worry about come Monday, but for now, I am more than ready to celebrate our Savior’s birth and enjoy our first Christmas with Evie. As one Christmas carol states:
“And ye, beneath life’s crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow,
Look now! for glad and golden hours
come swiftly on the wing.
O rest beside the weary road,
And hear the angels sing!”
I hope you also find rest in our Lord. Merry Christmas, and may God bless you and your neighbor through you!
I”m glad to hear you’ve had some more encouraging news. You’re in my thoughts and prayers as you go through this journey. Your writing is so beautiful – perhaps from all that reading in middle school???
Alice Hertzler (your librarian from that time!)
Thank you so much, Mrs. Hertzler! It’s good to hear from you, and I certainly appreciate your prayers! I’m also glad to hear that my excessive reading habits have paid off.
I agree that stuff they give you is nasty. They told me to drink three containers of it before a came in. It was the consistency of glue. Yuck!
I’m glad your tests turned out well. It’s such a relief!