Hospital again

Here we are in the hospital again... Our lives seem to go up and down and we must learn to roll with the punches and rely on our Lord.

We have been trying to figure Adam's belly pain out for years and he has been hospitalized 3 different times with it. Today we finally know what it is that has made him so sick. I am just glad to have an answer.

This particular battle started on February 4th, 2013. He went to work feeling yucky and came home halfway through the day and went straight to bed. I knew in my gut that this was going to be another attack but tried to deny it. On Tuesday I was trying to get Kevin registered for kindergarten and work and pick up Adam's prescription for pain. It was a crazy day and I called on all the help of my friends and family for prayers our way. Each day he lay in bed feeling yucky and we just waited for the flare up to stop. It didn't stop.
I finally asked my Mom to come down and help me as we were going on the 3rd week of the missed work. She was my saving grace and I felt that she was someone I could lean on since I had to be the strength for both Adam and I. 

We decided to go back up to St. George with my Mom to meet with an herbalist since none of the Dr.'s here were being very helpful. 

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That trip turned out to be so painful for Adam. He didn't get any answers from the herbalist and we left so frustrated.
Logan came down with us to help us out and it was a life saving experience which actually ended us in the hospital for an official diagnosis.

Some of the funny things that Adam says

Adam has been sleeping a lot today which is a good thing because he hasn't slept in five days really. So because he hasn't slept in a long time and because he's on pain medication he has been saying some really funny things to me. This afternoon when I went in there he Was talking about I would project we were doing in the bed. Obviously we were not doing it wouldn't project in the bed so I told him we were not doing anything like that and he said well Then why are you asking me about that bench? I said that I was not asking him about the bench and he said well if we leave this piece flat and that but can we can put the bench together. I asked him if he was hallucinating and he said no just dreaming. It was then that I noticed that there was a woodworking show on. I decided to let him sleep a little longer since he was obviously still in his dream. About five minutes later he came out and said are we done with this candidate to bed and I said what he said are we done with this can I kill it and put it to bed? I said Adam I don't know what you're talking about and he said alders these guys working on this project in her bed and I want I want to know if we can be done with it.

Adam's pain

So today is 15 February and we have been dealing with major medical issues for Adam the last two weeks. It's the same old thing... his stomach hurts. We even had to go to the emergency room last Saturday night to see what was wrong. But of course they couldn't tell us anything because it was not a life or Death situation. They did an x-ray, gave him some pain killers through an IV and eventually sent us home around 6 o'clock in the morning. While I'm grateful that they did not admit us, I am grateful and disappointed that once again we cannot find the source of his pain. I can't even describe what it feels like to see your husband writhing in pain. He is in so much in pain that he is crying and doubled over and has no idea what to do. What is even more frustrating is that he has no diagnosis. It feels like the doctors really haven't seriously looked into what is wrong with him so we have no idea how to cure it medically or naturally. So the poor guy has missed two weeks of work that he really cannot afford to miss because they're trying to transfer him to a different division. This different division would be way less stressful and he wouldn't be working with his crazy boss and equally crazy group. His boss assures us that he will still get the division switch which is a miracle in itself.
So flash forward to today we had an appointment really early with the GI doctor. I feel like he was thorough yet my questions are not answered. He ordered some blood tests for celiac disease and Crohn's disease. He also ordered a urine test just in case Adam has Porphyria which was my concern. I don't know how long it will take to get the results back but I am anxious to see if they come out back positive or if we have to search for more answers. I think the hardest part about the whole thing is that I am all by myself doing this. My husband needs a nurse which is me and my kids need a mom and a dad which turns out to be my job as well. My house is in shambles my kids are grumpy and I don't feel like I'm taking care of me has been as I should. The bright side of this whole thing is that I really learned to turn to my Father. He can hear you need anything and I have seen him help us.