The Lord is testing us again

Mar 01, 2009

Well, once again we are being tested by the Lord to totally put our faith in Him to get us through these obstacles we have faced in the past couple of weeks.

I have been having more eye problems from my diabetes so I had to go to Green Bay to Dr. Scattergood for an injection in my eye.  I got this done on Feb. 12th.  On Feb. 13th we were in Marquette for my husband's MRI because he had hurt his knee and was in alot of pain.  I woke up that morning and was totally blind in my left eye.  This hadn't happened previously when I've had this done.  My husband said I better call Green Bay so I did when we got to Marquette.  They wanted me to rush back to Green Bay because they thought I might have an infection and would have to have Emergency Surgery.  I explained we had to wait until my husband had his MRI and then we would stop home for clothes and be on our way.  It takes us 3 hours(one way) to get to Green Bay from Marquette.  They said they would wait even though the office would be closed (that in itself worried me).  When I got there the doctor looked at my eye and said he thought the medicine just floated to the front of my pupil from a surgery I had last fall and that is why I couldn't see but he wasn't sure and they wanted to see me back at the office for the next four days.  It worked out okay because I have a sister in Green Bay and my youngest son, Lorenzo, had a tournament that weekend in Oconto which is about 1/2 hour from Green Bay.  Saturday went fine and they won all their games.  On Sunday, 4 minutes in to the first game he went up for a layup and was fouled by two guys from the other team and knocked to the floor.  Unfortunately he didn't get up.  When everyone went running over to him they noticed his wrist was sticking way up and it was all deformed.  We had to rush him to the Oconto Emergency and they sent us back to Green Bay where Lorenzo had surgery the same day for a broken wrist and had a big cast put on his whole arm.  Needless to say he is out for the rest of the season and is very disappointed.  I had my last appt on that Monday morning and they okayed for me to go home and come back in a couple weeks so they could take another look at my left eye.  The doctor said it should clear up in 2 weeks.  It has gotten alot better but is still pretty blurry and hard to see out of.
Anyway when we finally got home on Monday night there was a message from my husband's doctor telling him he needed to see the Orthapedic Surgeon and have surgery on his knee.  He had that surgery last Wednesday, Feb. 25th and is doing fine but will be off work for a while. 

I am working alot of midnight shifts right now at the hospital as one of the girls is off on maternity leave so this is taking a toll on me as I have a hard time sleeping during the day and also it's very hard to get my shots and food in when I work in the ER because we don't get breaks or lunches alot of the time.  I am currently trying out a trial insulin pump called the Omni Pod.  It is wireless and transmits to the Pod without all the tubing that the other pumps have.  It is very cool.  We are ordering one through our insurance but the process takes a while to go through.  This pump should make my life a whole lot easier.  I couldn never get one before because I had too much insulin resistance but since my RNY surgery I don't have the resistance I had anymore and am now eligible.  This to me is a WOW moment because I have been waiting forever for this day to come.

On a happier note, my granddaughter, Jaelyn Joy is four months old today and has truly been a blessing in our lives.  She's still living with us, along with my daughter, and we love her to pieces.  She is beautiful, precious, and a true joy to be around.  I will post some pictures of her very soon.

Thanks to everyone for all your support through not only my weight loss journey but the journey of everyday life......moments of happiness, sadness, heartache, joy, sickness, health, etc. 

God is good and never gives us more than we can handle!   Through Him all things are possible!  God bless you all!  Lynn

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