It's been a week since I've posted so I thought I'd write a little something.  Finally got all the lab and test results to my ObGyn's office.  After I got the results of the CT scan which stated the uterus was not a prominent, I stopped worrying about that issue.  But then after talking to the RN at the ObGyn's office, I found out that they wanted a further look.  They are worried because of it's size and that it wasn't obvious at my last visit last December.  So I go for a pelvic ultrasound done by them in their office in Kansas City on Thursday at 2 pm.  Please pray that we get this thing figured out quickly and that the doctors will have great wisdom in how to handle the issue and insure the fact that Curt & I can still have kids.  Oh how the devil would like me to believe that I can't or won't -- but we all know that's a lie from the pit of hell AND how famous he is for his work in this area.  Well my God is bigger and greater and I'm covered by His Covenant!  So chew on that, you dumb devil!!!

I've also had a miserable cough and finally got another chest AND sinuses x-ray this morning.  Robatussin wasn't touching the cough so I finally got some prescription strength pearls that I'm to take 3x/day - although I'd love to take them 4-5 times if I could!!

Other than that, my energy is still not what it should be.  I'm resting as much as I can and still trying to work as much as possible...which is challenging when I'm already missing two 1/2 days this week due to x-rays and doctor's appointments.  Of course then a car breaks down and an unexpected bill or two pops up in the mail.  Devil...just stop it!! I'm tired of your mess!!

So, keep me in your prayers!  Pray I will be fully healed and catch up with work!

On the positive side of life...Curt & I went to a beautiful wedding for my oldest step-sista and had a wonderful time with family.  We took the teenagers out for ice-cream and a movie one night too...I told them no haunted houses cuz Aunt Libby does NOT do scary!! 

God bless you and thank you so much for all your prayers!

I got anxious and went ahead and picked up my CT results yesterday.  I'm not a doc, but basically it states that I have a hiatal hernia (which explains the pain while eating & coughing!), calcifications in both ureters (the tubes that run from your kidneys to your bladder) and a small umbilical hernia.  That in itself made me feel better, just knowing what the report had to say.  Curt & I meet with Dr. Buckles tomorrow to go over the results and see what's next.

I've worked a 1/2 a day today...and now getting ready to get my hairs fixed up by the QueenofChocolate's daughter Miss Chels!  Then I have a meeting tonight for an advocacy group that I'm chairperson for.

Please continue to keep me in your prayers.  I feel them at work.

Big hugs my Xangaland family!!

The good news -- my blood panel came back all within in normal ranges, including both my blood sugar & cholesterol!!  YIPEE!!!

The ultrasound was not nearly as exciting.  There seems to be a "markedly enlarged uterine fibroid" which extends to my belly button area and cysts on both of my kidneys.  Dr. Stephen Buckles seemed more concerned of the fibroid and asked me, "Are you finished having children yet?" My reply, "Nope, haven't started yet!!"

They had me scheduled for a CT scan for Monday...I just hated waiting that long and having to miss yet another day of seeing my schools.  When I got out of Buckles office I immediately called the CT lab to see if I could move my appointment up.  I hadn't eaten that morning - just in case more tests/labs were needed, and that made it possible for me to go and get my CT this afternoon at 1:30.  Praise God!!!

I've been anxious since Wednesday and just have really felt something more was going on than a mere bladder infection.  Although, further testing does show that I have a pretty extreme bladder infection!  Buckles even upped the big guns on my antibiotic to help that one out.  He also gave me something for my nerves.

It was pretty scary realizing that the future of me being able to have kids could be riding on this issue.  But then God reminded me of my good friend Laura Edwards who is currently in Pennsylvania recovering from surgery to remove what they thought were 3 uterine fibroid cysts (turned out to be 15!!).  She found an amazing doctor, after everyone back here recommended a hysterectomy, who could remove the cysts and save the uterus.  I immediately called her cellphone.  Larry answered.  He said she was doing really well.  I then told him my news that I just got today.  Larry was so kind and said, "Libby, Laura's done all the research.  This guy is great and he's here if you need him.  You can still have babies and lots of 'em!!"  Larry's such a great guy...I even cried on the phone and he handled it pretty well.

Who knows if I'll have to go that far to be treated.  But all in all, I know that God is good and faithful.  I think God's giving me peace...and that the nerve pill is starting to work. 

Please keep me in your prayers.  I've always have worried about my age and having kids.  By the time we start trying to conceive I will be 36 and that will mean I'll probably be 37 when I have my first baby.  Another reason why I'm trying to lose weight so that I can do everything possible to see a precious bundle of joy in my arms.  I know that this is all part of God's plans...but sometimes the unknown is just plain scary.  I want to have a healthy, whole child and be healthy myself.  I guess God's just trying to line up my body.

Thank you for being there for me!!

God bless you all!!

I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!!  It started Saturday night with chills.  Sunday I slept two thirds of the day with on/off fever spikes and was TERRIBLY achy.  Just regular old flu stuff I thought.  Monday...a little better but still a tad achy and fever hot/clammy/sweating bouts on and off.  Monday night...I developed a very intriguing pain in my sternum that radiated around a rib and "landed" smack dab between my shoulder blades. I knew it wasn't my heart...as my pulse seemed fine.  But it started to make me a tad anxious.  I prayed and went to bed, believing I would be better in the morning!

Tuesday morning...did I sleep on a concrete floor??!?  I was in more pain that when I went to bed.  Called my Dia, my loving step-mum and RN, who lives in Tulsa.  She was concerned that it might possibly be gallbladder.  I did then start to notice that my pain in my sternum and between my shoulder blades got worse every time I took a bite -- with also a clammy breakout with a tad of nauseousness.  She told me to go to Urgent care.

Went to Urgent care...felt a little weird as I thought I was feeling a little better.  Only to discover I had a 100° temp, urinary tract infection, a red right inner ear, and they thought heartburn/gas/reflux, with possibly a viral something on top of all that!  I left with prescription strength antacids, Cipro (antibiotic) and PRN Loratab for pain AND a list of primary care doctors.

Immediately after getting in the car, I called Dr. Stephen Buckles office to establish myself as a new patient.  They were able to get me in the next morning (Weds) at 8:40 am!  Awesome!

Went to Buckles office and before I had even finished filling out my paperwork I was taken to an exam room...and 30 seconds later the Doc comes in.  I gave him my spiel and he asked if I had a chest x-ray or ultrasound yet.  Nope!  So he gave me orders for a blood draw, new urine analysis, chest x-ray and ultrasound.  I was out of his office by 9:05. 

The lab was 2 doors down.  I was fortunate to get the owner of the place to do my blood draw!! He took one look at my tiny veins and pulled out a butterfly needle (very tiny needle)!  I was very impressed as usually they go ahead and use the big needles and dig!  It was painless!

I then headed down another 2-3 doors and got my chest x-ray and abdominal ultrasound.  I did fine during the x-ray, but I didn't realize that the ultrasound was going to take as long as it did-- so the longer I was there the more anxious I got while the young lady prodded my body trying to take pictures of all my lovely organs.  About an hour or so later I was out of that office.

I get my results either today or tomorrow.  I'm still feeling really weak, but my fever is gone.  I still get occasional pains when I eat and a sweaty/clammy reaction.  Loratab makes the pain go away...however I think it may be giving me some of the sweaty/clammy stuff.   UGHHHHH!!

All that to say...I've missed 4 days of work as a self-employed business owner, where there is no such thing as a sick day...only time to make up!!!  Which means trying to find places to make up 4 days worth of kiddos!! Yippee!!!

I pray that God heals me, that the Doctor has wisdom and  finds the root of all this evil so we can nick it in the bud!!

I covet your prayers as I just don't feel like myself!
Sorry to be such a downer!
God bless!