Saturday, September 13, 2008

Request for Prayer: September 13, 2008

Please continue praying for me. We are still awaiting definitive answers from Friday's biopsy and the suspected MRSA. I hope to hear results tomorrow or on Monday.

Monday I must travel to Indianapolis to see the Infectious Disease specialist. The following Monday I will have another 8-hour IV immunoglobulin treatment. And the Monday after that I am to return to Ohio State to meet with my leukemia specialist. In between these appointments, I have physical therapy and acupuncture every week as well as appointments with my family physician, oncologist, and dermatologist.

At times, I feel as though I am on a "hamster wheel" running, running, running and going nowhere except to and fro to doctors' appointments. The irony of this is that people who feel this badly do not feel like going to this many doctors' appointments, including those with long-distant travel.

I am blessed that my family physician does make house calls for me when I am unable to make it to her office. This is unheard of in modern medicine and is a service that is so welcome at times.

I am in need of:
-strengthening of my immune system
-healing of leukemia
-improvement in ongoing pain
-being able to stop using oxygen 24/7
-having wisdom to know which treatment is best for me when I travel to OSU

Thank you for your prayers.

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