Hi friends,
It's Amy here again, and it's time for yet another catch-up post. As of Monday, I have completed all of the tests ordered from my doctor. Yay! Even though I just laid there for each one, I still will pat my own back for the accomplishment of the decade considering my medical heebee-jeebees. I didn't pass out or scare any nurses. I drank 48 ounces of a lemonade concoction in 20 minutes. I had what felt like hot lava flow through my veins for a hot second (literally). I laid so still for 2 hours that my arms and legs went numb (but I got to watch a Tyler Perry movie during that one, so I don't know if it counts). I had my stomach inflated like a balloon (but got a milkshake after, so also don't know if it counts either). I got stabbed in the same arm multiple times. I didn't have a panic attack with any random anesthesiologists. I filled out too-much paperwork, signed a bazillion forms, and read too many issues of home & gardening magazines from 2011.
So if I may, I claim the survival of such crazy tests quite a victory.
Now to answer the question that many folks want to know: no, they didn't really pinpoint what's going on. They have a better idea because of such thorough tests, but there isn't a clear diagnosis. Therefore, the pain is still around. Manageable, yes, but also quite unpredictable in its severity. Nothing has been found to stop it so far, but I'm going to pick up a couple prescriptions today to start on a treatment plan from the best GI doc in the world (okay, not really, but I think so). Sidenote: I'm freakishly excited to pick up these said prescriptions because it means one more thing... one last trip to TARGET.
Every single weird test I went through, especially the test during which I got to watch the Tyler Perry movie mentioned from above on the imaging screen, I was just so glad that people who love me enough to challenge my stubborn decisions encouraged me to stay in America for these tests. Now there's no question. It's nothing serious, and that's something to be super thankful for! And to all of you kind folks out there- thank you so much for your prayers! I had the nicest, most understanding medical staff that I've ever encountered. Plus, I got to have some great life chats with the nurses who had to stick around for these lengthy procedures. I suppose it wasn't too terrible after all.
With one last visit to the worlds greatest GI doctor yesterday, I am all cleared to go! We've packed our bags (for real this time) with the most random goodies we couldn't seem to find in Zam (like maple syrup, great coffee, Pilot pens, and deliciously scented candles for those power outages), and we're ready to go!
Our flight out of RDU leaves at 6am on Saturday and from there it's JFK > Dubai > Lusaka! We'll be back there so soon, and we are both so excited to return to our little life there with our other set of church family and friends. We're returning without a return date back to America, but more info on that in another post to come.
Thank y'all for your faithful prayers and encouragement! It's pretty great to do life with you all, near and far!
Love,
Amy and Wyatt
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