i had my appointment with my neurologist today. it went, well, ok i guess. i really like her and she was really nice and funny. very laid back and easy to talk to. she asked me lots and lots of questions about what i've been experiencing and went over all of my symptoms, in a lot of detail. she then did all of these neurological tests on me, checking my reflexes, vision, strength, and coordination. i brought my MRI scans with me and she looked over them and explained to me everything that she was looking at. i now have scans of my brain...pretty cool! the weirdest pictures are the ones where you can see my eyeballs. she told me that my brain looks "beautiful" and there is nothing abnormal. the bad news...i have to get another MRI. what?! are you kidding me? my first MRI was only of my brain. she now wants me to get an MRI of my neck. i asked her, "well, why didn't they just scan my neck when they scanned my brain?" they always rule out the brain first because that is such a vital organ and especially with all of the tingling down the right side of my body, that was their main concern. the next MRI will be of just my neck, the top of my spine, and will be shorter. i will have to be injected with this blue dye that will help them to get a better scan. that sounds like fun!
my doctor sent me over to get more blood work done when my visit was over, primarily to look at a vitamin B deficiency. i am sort of hoping that that is what it is, only because that sounds more easily treated than something in my spinal cord, in my neck. i should be getting the blood tests back early next week. i have been having a lot of tingling in my neck on the right side and even some pain. the tingling is all over the right side of my head, neck, arm, side, and even in my leg. it was pretty bad today and now my arm is really sore from that stupid needle that they jabbed in me.
why can't i just be pregnant? why can't i be healthy? why is all of this happening in the midst of our desire to have another baby? my heart aches. i am full of sadness. there are so many unknowns and i know that this journey is going to be a long one. thank you to all of you who are praying. God IS giving me peace, even in the midst of all of the confusion. i will keep you updated as the news comes. please pray for this next week as i am planning the women's retreat for our church, along with my friend kerri. we leave next friday and there is much to get done in the final preparation. it is going to be an amazing weekend in tahoe, in a beautiful house. "relax. refresh. renew." is our theme and i know it is going to be so much fun! pray that i can put my health issues aside for a few days and really focus on what the Lord has for all of us...also that my husband will enjoy every minute of being mr. mom while i'm gone! kyri is going to love having so much daddy time, but i know she will also miss her mommy. it will be my first time leaving her overnight (i know...she is almost 3!). that is a lot of prayer requests....thanks friends. love you lots!
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Sarah, I am sorry with all that is going on with your health right now.... I am glad to hear that you have a good doctor and she was able to rule out something wrong with the most vital organ in your body. I know it must be hard just not knowing what is going on right now and wanting to be pregnant at the same time. God has you in mind and His timing is perfect, although it doesn't always match ours. i love you and miss you friend, you are in my prayers
I love you guys and I'm certainly continuing to pray for you. One thing I may suggest if it does come back as a vitamin B deal - just drink lots of Red Bull! That would certainly solve the Vitamin B deficiency... but may give you other problems in the future. Shoot! I drink lots of those drinks - I bet my Achilles tendon is going to fall off or something eventually!
See you soon!
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