Monday July 16, 2012

Ups and Downs

The week has been just what the title says; Ups and Downs.  Lots of downs, as Friday, Sabbath and Sunday were not good days.  Leland has had a lot of pain and nausea.  We  have tried all the natural stuff, ginger, mint, changing the protocol, but none of that really works for very long.   We went to his primary care Dr here in Goldendale on Friday and he gave us a prescription for Zofran for the nausea.  We decided to wait until we could talk to Dr. D. before filling it, but he was so sick on Friday night and again on Sabbath that I went to town Sabbath afternoon and filled it. 

The nausea improved right away, and then the pain began.  Lower back pain.  He thought it was muscle pain from lying around too much.  I was afraid it was bone pain because it was right in the area the bone scan showed some activity was ultimately judged “inconclusive”.  We tried message, Infra Red, changing positions, and White Willow Bark (the natural substance from which aspirin was originally derived then changed in order to patent) The WWB is fairly effective, but Ibuprophen is more so.  

Last night, another sleepless one for Leland, he took Ibuprophen, slept well except for his usual interruptions, and awakened this morning feeling well.  Unfortunately, Ibuprophen is not harmless if used long-term, or he would take it every day, since he feels so much better with it on-board. He is feeling well enough that we will go to The Dalles this morning to do some errands, and have lunch there.  It is always so nice when he is able to get out and go somewhere with me, even if it just errands and lunch at Subway! 

We have an appointment with Dr. M, the Urologist on Friday.  He will order some more testing and then hopefully we will have an objective indication of progress or lack thereof. 

Thank you Kathy K for coming over yesterday and attacking the weeds in the garden. It looks so much better and I begin to  think more positively about the possibilities there.  Thank you also for the lovely fresh peas from your own garden-and shelled no less!  It was a real labor of love, and much appreciated!

Thanks to each of you for your continuing prayers. Sometimes we just have to keep reminding ourselves that God knows all about this. He is working in our lives, He cares even more than we do, and He will make it all come out as it should.  How do people who do not know God do this?  For us that seems an utter impossibility!