I just had my usual round of dr appointments; the 2-3 month check in. All in all, things are ok but it's a lot to process.
Here's the scoop...On Monday my blood was drawn and the tests showed that my hematocrit level was super low, at 24, which is the cut off for transfusions! No wonder I've been tired... We've been eating steak & greens everyday, iron 3x a day as well as lacto-something, which is supposed to help with iron absorption. My level went up to 25.7 in just a few days :) I'm also going to start on a birth control pill to try and get a handle on my blood levels too. That is not ideal as we would like to start a family, but my health is the priority right now.
My protein/myeloma numbers went up a bit too, and next week I will have some x-rays to check that my bones are doing ok. God is teaching us a lot through this. I don't like it but it is a comfort to know that suffering is normal and expected--and that He is with us as our comfort through it all. Still don't like it though ;)
Tonight Matt read this from "Instruments in the Redeemers Hands" by Paul Tripp. I hope it's as comforting and encouraging to you as it is to me; "Our suffering is not a gap in God's love, as if the Devil crept in while the Lord's head was turned. Peter says it this way: "Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed" (1 Peter 4:12-13). Suffering does not mean that God's plan has failed. It is the plan. Suffering is a sign that we are in the family of Christ and the army of the kingdom. We suffer because we carry his name. We suffer so that we may know him more deeply and appreciate his grace more fully. We suffer so that we may be part of the good he does in the lives of others. Even our suffering does not belong to us, but to the Lord."
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I stumbled upon your site, and I have been blessed. My boyfried was diagnosed in September 2011, a routine yearly physical which showed severe anemia among other things, a referral to a hematologist/oncologist didn't sound any alarms, but 2 weeks later the diagnosis was completely unexpected and found us in complete shock. But we remain thankful, because God has covered him in Grace and protected him when he didn't know he was sick. He has finished the harvesting and should have his SCT next week. Our faith sustains us, because on the days when we can't see what's in front of us, God see's what's around the corner, he's in control and we submit to his will. I don't know how anyone can go thru the MM journey without a relationship with God. It would take me days to tell you just how Good God has been to him.
I pray that God continues to cover and strengthen you.
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