The endoscopy yesterday showed my stomach was inflammed again. It didn't look like the last scope where everything was calm. We're waiting on biopsies to determine the eosinophil field counts. I also had a CT scan with barium and iv contrast; I'm still feeling the effects of that today and hopefully will get results today. The abdominal ultrasound came back fine.
Based on everything that happened and the pain I'm in, I was put on 2 psych meds again (dammit!) and Budesonide (an oral steroid)... in addition to the other stuff I take. I also have a stronger prescription for Hydrocodone to help with pain, which my mom just ran out to get for me. I'm too uncomfortable to drive.
The sadness is a little overwhelming. This could all be driven by stress - the thought of Dr. Ndrio no longer in the insurance network (that was a mistake), the bills from Apria, returning back to work and cantoring, my brother getting sick again, my labs being weird and getting all the ACHT tests done. Worrying about the biopsies from the moles (1 is normal, 2 need to be monitored again in 2 months)... there's been a lot on my mind. I'm sad now that I'm struggling with caring for the kids. The pain really gets to me. I'm still losing my hair, am very weak and tired, and my abdomen - literally all over - is still sore. It's disappointing considering where I was just last week. I was off all my psych meds and feeling good, with just some unsteadyness.
I'm hoping the rest of the results come back ok, and the new steroids will get the inflammation under control and get me back on track. I'm not working on getting more disability paperwork filed for another month. It's been a long journey. I've been praying for my family, especially Dave and I, so much the last few weeks. I hope we have the strength and faith to keep going and see the goodness in all that happens.
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