When It Rains...

This is an interesting week for me...

Today I got blood work done to check my thyroid. My doctor and I think my thyroid levels are probably off again as I'm having the tell tale sign (for me) of burning cold hands and feet. Good news is it should be just an adjustment to my meds.

Thursday I go for an EMG (Electromyography, or EMG, involves testing the electrical activity of muscles) on my left arm. Been having numbness and severe wrist pain since early last summer. My doctor in Ohio first thought carpal tunnel, but I'm right-handed and not having numbness in the places that indicate carpal tunnel. Ignoring the numbness and pain hasn't made it go away. At a visit to the doctor here in Michigan, I had instant numbness down my left arm when my neck was twisted a certain way. The concern is that there might be a compressed or pinched nerve. Hopefully nothing too difficult to deal with... maybe some physical therapy? Guess that's to be determined. I've had an EMG before... on my right leg when I had numbness from my lower back. I remember it involved sticking needles in my leg at different places... but my leg was numb all the time... so I didn't feel much. My arm isn't numb all the time... I'm not looking forward to this!

Then... Friday is surgery day! Surgery is scheduled for 7:15am! I'll be dragging myself (or I should say hubby will be dragging me) to the hospital, along with my parents at 5:15am!

What a fun filled week! Way too up close and personal with needles for my liking! Ugh!

For all of you that have shared your stories with me concerning my upcoming surgery or called to share your concern, or sent me a card... I appreciate it more than you'll know. I'm pretty nervous about the surgery... having gone through two failed out-patient procedures last month... one of which you could say was botched... hasn't helped my confidence level. But as my pastor shared with me last week, "One helpful place to turn when we have so much uncertainty in our lives is what the Lord says to us, "My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways."" I know I'm in God's hands and he will see me through this, or rather like the Footprints in the Sand poem... he'll be carrying me.

Hubby is practicing his big smile and two thumbs up sign (as similarly shown below) to hopefully be giving me when I get out of recovery. He's been the lucky one to get to tell me the out-patient procedures were not successful, so I'm hoping I hear the surgery was a success and went without complications from him... seems only fitting.