Crohn's Crisis Day 3 February 27, 2013

Just an update for family and friends. Blogging was therapy in China, so Im going to use it as such again. Miss my kids so much!! Last night was a long night of drinking the horrific Go Lytely (what a stupid name) to prep for my scope. I survived with meds by the time it started to make me so sick and crampy that I was about to die. They came to get me this morning at 8:15 for my procedure. Dr. Davis came in shortly and let me know that it was severe ulceration, but only in the Colon and not in the small intestine like he thought. He feels that he's done all he can do and decided to send me to Louisville to Dr. Galandiuk who is the surgical specialist who fixed my brother after a botched job in St. Louis. He thought it would be Friday before I would go, so we prepared for another treatment and blood transfusion which would be my third as they're having a hard time getting my hemoglobin rate to where it needs to be. Before we could start, Louisville called and said they wanted me tonight. It was two hours later before my discharge was ready so Rob went home to prep the kids while Kevin waited with me. I had a few minutes at home, but spent most of it with my sobbing JBug who is taking this all horribly! Since the day she was placed in my arms, that girl has been a clinger although her personality would never show it. I am heart broken she has to go through this again, but reminded her of Gods promises to us and that she would rather have a strong mom than a sick one. We finally left home about 6pm as it started to sleet and as we got up into Indiana, it turned to a blinding snow. We were driving 45 with trucks zooming passed us and 2 near accidents, but God delivered us to the steps about 8:30. I already had a room, but the desk mistakenly told us we had to wait in admissions in ER while they processed our paperwork. While Rob went to park the car, I had to sit in the middle of car wreck victims like I had never seen before and it sent me into a panic. Finally a hospital chaplain came by and sorted out where we needed to be, so we made it to our room. The room is nice and large. I have now seen the resident that works under Dr. G. They took 6 more units of blood to test and started an IV. Im now back on an ice chip diet. The are going to put in a central line tomorrow so they can run a nutritional fluid. Its after midnight here and I have my pain and nausea meds and Im waiting for everything to kick in so I can sleep a little. The events of the day have me a little stressed. I've come a long way compared to how stressed I would have been a few years ago. God knows how to build us in his own way. Tonight Im de-stressing through prayer and in that prayer I poured out my fears and distress over missing my kids. He reminded me of an abandoned baby named Ming Zhu that had to have surgery a short time ago, with no one to love and hold her little hand.I am so surrounded by love and support that I am overwhelmed. That has to give me courage. So, my prayer tonight is for peace for all of us as we reflect on all God has brought us through and to see ways this situation can bring glory to him.