The long, but good, weekend, started too early for my taste on Friday morning when the alarm went off at 5:00 am. Colleen, Jonathan and I headed out at 6:30 for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. I went through my first test with them in this gastrointestinal journey...
I just now heard back from Cedars-Sinai. My Gastric Emptying Study has been scheduled for next Friday, August 6 at 8:30 am at Cedars. The follow-up appointment with the doctor for results will be on Thursday, August 19 at 11:30 am. I've asked them to...
The long-awaited consultation happened today at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills. We don't know much right now as far as what I'm battling. The doctor seems pretty thorough, and after a lot of explanation of symptoms, questions and answers, the next step will be a...
Cannot believe we are on the last full weekend of July! Cannot believe it has been 6 weeks since my gall bladder was removed! Cannot believe I am still having symptoms I had prior to the surgery, meaning that the gall bladder was not the...
I think the title of this post is an appropriate one for how I feel today in a few ways. First, we leave tomorrow afternoon to drive north to attend Josh's Sea Cadets Boot Camp Graduation and bring him home. He's in the HOME STRETCH of...
A week ago, we left on Saturday to check Josh in at his Sea Cadets Boot Camp on Sunday at Camp Roberts, 200 miles north of here. You can see my last post for details on that. In the meantime, while we haven't heard anything...
I am both proud and nervous about this weekend! Our oldest son, Josh, who is 15, is embarking on quite an adventure. On Sunday, we will check him in at Camp Roberts, just over 200 miles north of here, where he will begin his two week...
Met with the surgeon for a follow-up appointment on Monday morning. He says everything looks good as far as surgery recovery is concerned. Over the weekend, even after being home a few days and one week past surgery, I was feeling pretty exhausted. I realized my...
It’s been quite a wild ride the last few days. Even just typing this right now drains quite a bit of the energy from me. The last few days, knowing so many have been praying for me, has been a very deep honor. I appreciate...
The last few days have been a bit rocky. In short, after a painful episode at 2:00 am on Memorial Day that lasted 2 hours, another at 1:00 am last Monday that ended with a visit to the ER, and a THIRD episode that began...
