Friday, February 15, 2013

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.

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