More Waiting
Quick medical update:
Wesley's neurologist was out today so her nurse left her a message to call me with MRI results on Monday, so more waiting. In March the hearing clinic drew labs on Wesley for some genetic tests. I talked to the genticist this week and she said she still doesn't have any results but will contact me as soon as she does (which she thought should be soon). They also drew labs for some more genetic tests for Wesley yesterday with his MRI but it will probably be a few months before we hear back about those.
I had a doctor's appointment today to draw blood looking for clotting disorders that could have led to my previous miscarriage and all the problems with Wesley. Honestly, I hope the tests reveal some answers rather than more dead ends. I feel like I shouldn't hope that I have some disorder but I would rather have something I can manage rather than facing future pregnancies terrified that it could happen again. When they checked me in to the appointment they noted that my blood pressure was unusually low (87/63) and my heart rate was fast (110bpm). Because of those things and the fact that I've been very tired lately (which I blame on having a baby), my doctor decided to run some more blood work to look for anemia and thyroid issues. So in the end, they drew 12 vials of blood from me today! I feel like I just donated blood to the lab. Of course some of these test have to be sent out to labs across the country so it will be 1 week+ until we get any results.
So, yet again, we wait. Colby says the Army always makes them "hurry up and wait." Well it seems that as much as I may hurry, in the end we still have to wait. I don't think God ever stops teaching us to be patient.
Wesley's neurologist was out today so her nurse left her a message to call me with MRI results on Monday, so more waiting. In March the hearing clinic drew labs on Wesley for some genetic tests. I talked to the genticist this week and she said she still doesn't have any results but will contact me as soon as she does (which she thought should be soon). They also drew labs for some more genetic tests for Wesley yesterday with his MRI but it will probably be a few months before we hear back about those.
I had a doctor's appointment today to draw blood looking for clotting disorders that could have led to my previous miscarriage and all the problems with Wesley. Honestly, I hope the tests reveal some answers rather than more dead ends. I feel like I shouldn't hope that I have some disorder but I would rather have something I can manage rather than facing future pregnancies terrified that it could happen again. When they checked me in to the appointment they noted that my blood pressure was unusually low (87/63) and my heart rate was fast (110bpm). Because of those things and the fact that I've been very tired lately (which I blame on having a baby), my doctor decided to run some more blood work to look for anemia and thyroid issues. So in the end, they drew 12 vials of blood from me today! I feel like I just donated blood to the lab. Of course some of these test have to be sent out to labs across the country so it will be 1 week+ until we get any results.
So, yet again, we wait. Colby says the Army always makes them "hurry up and wait." Well it seems that as much as I may hurry, in the end we still have to wait. I don't think God ever stops teaching us to be patient.
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