Pit Stop

This week has had it's ordinary challenges; well at least ordinary for my life.  After seeking medical help for months I was able to return to the GI specialist on Wednesday.  He's not a warm, fuzzy sort of doctor but by all accounts his competency is excellent.  He essentially challenged me during the office visit as to my claim of being very anemic by sending to the hospital lab upon leaving his office.  Ummmmmmm, before I'd gotten back home his assistant had called to let me know I must return to the hospital for transfusion......I really love a good challenge but this was so predictable, folks.  I do find this now gives me believability with this doctor, which will hopefully result in a better doc/patient relationship.  Of course it also means I made a pit stop to get refueled.  If you recall the last time I got transfused (December 2009) there was quite a rigamarole to get the right blood for me as I had created new antibodies.  This time was no different.  After two more trips to the hospital I got transfused, today. 

It only took 4 tries to get a good vein so I could receive 2 transfusions.  I already feel a bit better and before the weekend is over I should have a lot more energy.  So as of today I've had 21 transfusions.  Whoever these 21 donors are I am grateful to them all.  Praise God, once again I've had no adverse reactions!!  Do you realize this means in less than 12 months I've had all the blood in my body artificially replaced over 2 times?  How amazing!

Barring anything else I'm going to have the colonoscopy next week Tuesday.  I've already got my 'cleaning house' medicine; yeah, I'm soooooo looking forward to the whole experience...NOT!  But (no pun intended she said blushing) this will at long last give me the information necessary to correct the problem.  And THAT I AM looking forward to, as the unknown is truly difficult to cope with along with the physical deterioration on-going.  I want so much to be physically mended.

For today I am thanking God for the 'challenge' resulting in putting me back on the track...vrooooom!

The greatest prayer you could ever pray, would be to laugh every day. For when you do, it elevates the vibratory frequency within your being such that you would heal your entire body.  ~~Anonymous