Hopefully this blog will be a quick update.
- The visit with the infectious disease doctor brought strange relief. 1. Found out that I don’t have extrapulmonary TB (mainly to convince my GI doctor that I don’t have intestinal TB). 2. I don’t have to do any more TB treatment (at least for the time being).
- Last week I had 2 procedures done. One was a small bowel x-ray. I drank 2 containers of nasty, chalky barium (some radioactive material that lights up the x-ray). I found out yesterday that this too came back normal.
- The other procedure was a 2nd EGD or Esophagogastroduodenoscopy. I had one of these done in December of last year but it came back normal. I don’t know the “official” results from Friday’s EGD and biopsies were taken. Like last time, inflammation was seen in my stomach. Unlike last time, I have ulcers (some on the verge of healing) as well as a hiatal hernia. This is where a portion of my stomach has pushed through a hole in my diaphragm into my chest. The doc didn’t seem too worried about it…and I’m still not too sure my feelings or even know if I should be worried about this. I have a follow-up visit with my doctor at the end of the month.
This is all of the information I know currently. Thanks for your prayers! I am grateful for all my prayer support, friends and family! Your encouragement is overwhelming.
One last praise/prayer request.
I’ve been looking for employment and haven’t been all that successful. However, I received a call from DFW airport for a group interview. I was called back for a face-to-face interview with the managers this past Tuesday. I feel somewhat confident in this past interview and I’m hopeful in receiving a callback from them. I should hear from them next week. This would be a huge blessing and relief from being unemployed.
I love you all more than you know!
