Dear Family and Friends,
First, I just want to give praise where praise is due. Praise the Lord! He is faithful in all things!
Our trip: Becky and I left last Wed. (11-3) and drove up through Indiana on I65 once we got to Gary Indiana we headed toward Chicago then on into Rochester MN. Over all the trip was very enjoyable with the exception of Chicago where it took us over two hours to drive 35 miles! Oh my!! None the less we saw down town Chicago. To say the least we did not go home the same way we went.
Once there we had a nice couple that we made contact with that had a guest suite at their home. This contact was made by some dear friends in Sedona. The suite was very nice and welcoming. We had a sitting/dining/kitchenette room, a large bath and a large king bedroom. Their home was on the banks of a beautiful lake which Becky and I walked to on one of the warmer days.
At Mayo Clinic we met with many specialists. It was nice that Becky was seen by people with a fresh perspective. I know that you are all wondering about the conclusion… Sorry, I don’t have one yet. We have another test yet to be done. They wanted it to be done there but… I’ll get to that in a moment.
Thursday and Friday we had meetings with doctors. Saturday and Sunday no appointments (Clinic closed) Monday another doctor and Tuesday a test procedure that took Becky into the same type of pain that she had experienced here. She was admitted. Thankfully, they attacked aggressively the pain and nausea and the next morning when we expected to come home after a conclusive meeting she was able to keep that appointment. At that last appointment they wanted to have Becky stay and do another procedure she decided that she would like to do that. Well… the last procedure took a lot of ‘prep’ to be taken at home. What they did not understand was how physically worn out Becky was from being NPO for the prior 36 hours for the other appointments and tests. As she started the ‘prep’ which had to be taken orally she became very sick and could not keep it down. After a few phone calls to Steve we decided that this test could be done at home and that we would send the slides to Mayo for them to look at.
The next morning we headed home. this time we went down through Waterloo IA toward Bloomington IL and on into a small town where we have lots of family. We stayed for dinner and a nice visit with some of them then we headed home.
Just a FYI: If anyone want to try the ’5 hour shot’ drink that is supposed to keep you alert… well it does… even only half of it! I was a little leery of drinking the entire thing thinking that I might be admitted with heart palpitations and so forth because the only caffeine I take in is from iced tea and chocolate (mmmm). I must let you know that the lemon lime flavor reminded me of the taste of perfume. (okay for all of you who are wondering why I would know the taste of perfume… just don’t talk walk spraying the perfume on.)
It is good to be home. Although we don’t have a conclusion yet it was such a blessing to spend time with Becky and to have a few others look at her and tell us the degree of her liver or any other situations that need to be looked at. I praise the Lord for her ability to make the drive.
Thank you for your prayers!!!! I know that we were had many, many of you that prayed for us daily and we are very thankful for all of you.
We will try to keep you updated as conclusions (if any) come.
We love you,
Beth
First, I just want to give praise where praise is due. Praise the Lord! He is faithful in all things!
Our trip: Becky and I left last Wed. (11-3) and drove up through Indiana on I65 once we got to Gary Indiana we headed toward Chicago then on into Rochester MN. Over all the trip was very enjoyable with the exception of Chicago where it took us over two hours to drive 35 miles! Oh my!! None the less we saw down town Chicago. To say the least we did not go home the same way we went.
Once there we had a nice couple that we made contact with that had a guest suite at their home. This contact was made by some dear friends in Sedona. The suite was very nice and welcoming. We had a sitting/dining/kitchenette room, a large bath and a large king bedroom. Their home was on the banks of a beautiful lake which Becky and I walked to on one of the warmer days.
At Mayo Clinic we met with many specialists. It was nice that Becky was seen by people with a fresh perspective. I know that you are all wondering about the conclusion… Sorry, I don’t have one yet. We have another test yet to be done. They wanted it to be done there but… I’ll get to that in a moment.
Thursday and Friday we had meetings with doctors. Saturday and Sunday no appointments (Clinic closed) Monday another doctor and Tuesday a test procedure that took Becky into the same type of pain that she had experienced here. She was admitted. Thankfully, they attacked aggressively the pain and nausea and the next morning when we expected to come home after a conclusive meeting she was able to keep that appointment. At that last appointment they wanted to have Becky stay and do another procedure she decided that she would like to do that. Well… the last procedure took a lot of ‘prep’ to be taken at home. What they did not understand was how physically worn out Becky was from being NPO for the prior 36 hours for the other appointments and tests. As she started the ‘prep’ which had to be taken orally she became very sick and could not keep it down. After a few phone calls to Steve we decided that this test could be done at home and that we would send the slides to Mayo for them to look at.
The next morning we headed home. this time we went down through Waterloo IA toward Bloomington IL and on into a small town where we have lots of family. We stayed for dinner and a nice visit with some of them then we headed home.
Just a FYI: If anyone want to try the ’5 hour shot’ drink that is supposed to keep you alert… well it does… even only half of it! I was a little leery of drinking the entire thing thinking that I might be admitted with heart palpitations and so forth because the only caffeine I take in is from iced tea and chocolate (mmmm). I must let you know that the lemon lime flavor reminded me of the taste of perfume. (okay for all of you who are wondering why I would know the taste of perfume… just don’t talk walk spraying the perfume on.)
It is good to be home. Although we don’t have a conclusion yet it was such a blessing to spend time with Becky and to have a few others look at her and tell us the degree of her liver or any other situations that need to be looked at. I praise the Lord for her ability to make the drive.
Thank you for your prayers!!!! I know that we were had many, many of you that prayed for us daily and we are very thankful for all of you.
We will try to keep you updated as conclusions (if any) come.
We love you,
Beth
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