Thank you to every one that has been praying for me today. I woke up this morning to a lot of lovely texts and messages on Facebook; I was so very thankful! My appointment went well today and the doctor took the time to listen to me. I impressed he and his office with the preparations that I had made for my appointment. I walked in with my complete medical files (about 400 pages) and a typed out list of my symptoms. He laughed at me and said that people never come to appointments prepared like that. I told him that I was my own advocate and that I'm working very hard to get to the bottom of what's going on with my body.
My initial exam didn't show any signs of neurological problems. I had to touch my finger to my nose, walk a straight line, and bend over and stand up straight again. It was just like a sobriety test! I only know that because I live with a cop, I promise! Anyway, he said that my symptoms are unusual (duh) and that he wants me to have a MRI to see if they can find any indication that I may have MS. He said my symptoms don't align totally with MS since I have never lost my vision or had blurred vision. The MRI will detect any abnormalities that could be there. It's really all a process of elimination. I don't have much to share other than that. My MRI is scheduled for next week as well as the follow-up appointment with the doctor.
Matt was able to catch the tail end of my appointment and just having him there with me for those last few minutes really strengthened me. I left my appointment one step ahead of myself-wondering what will happen if they don't find anything on the MRI;wondering what will happen if no body ever figures out what is going on with my body. I really had to rely on God in that moment. It wasn't a super spiritual moment and my heart wasn't fully at peace, but I just took in a deep breath and tried to focus on the moment instead of those moments to come.
I left the office and on my way home I got pulled over by a police officer because I didn't come to a complete stop at a stop sign (stupid-don't try it). I fully expected the whole situation to send me over the edge and into a crying fit, but all I could do was laugh. I have to go to driving school now which is really ironic since I'm married to a cop. I asked Matt if he could just give me lessons, but he didn't think it was funny.
So, thank you to every one that supported me today and will continue to support me through this. I choose to share my health concerns with you for two reasons: one is because I got to the point where I really needed to reach out and ask for prayer and support; the other reason is I hope that I can help someone else that my be in a situation similar to mine. To all of you- thank you.
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