29. March 19, 2009

i had an appointment with my orthopedic doc today to get the results from the MRI he did on my shoulder last week.

i have a torn rotator cuff, possibly a lateral tear (doc says he suspects it, but won't know for sure until he gets in there)....and he mentioned something about the the ball of my shoulder and thickening of my rotator cuff...sorry...he said so much, i'm confused about all the "other stuff." :)

surgery is set for wednesday, april 15th at st.francis hospital. i'll have to stay over night one night, but my doc says after that i should feel pretty good and could even go back to work the next day! :) (pray that this is true...i'm singing for a ladies' ministry retreat that FRIDAY NIGHT....and doing a small concert with a friend at another local church that Sunday morning). i'll have to have my arm in a sling for six weeks (which is the most frustrating part for me) and i'll do 12 weeks of physical therapy....after all that, i should be good to go!! :)

it hurts a LOT...i've been dealing with it for quite a while...really ready to get this over with....but i wanted to wait until AFTER our trip to DISNEY WORLD (april 1st - 8th) so.....april 15th it is!

thanks so much for your continued prayers. this week has been a particularly rough week for me with regards to my lupus...i've been in a lot of pain all week...i'm really struggling with my hands.

God is great....His strength sustains me and His peace comforts me. I am His.

A good friend shared these lyrics from a great song today.....it really touched me.....hope it does the same for you!

When he said live I had to breathe

When he said dance I felt heaven’s melody

When he said sing I heard redemption’s song

And He gave me the faith to carry on

When he said live

28. March 15, 2009

so sorry for not updating sooner....

...but PRAISE THE LORD!! i did NOT have to have the needle biopsy!! :) YAY!! when i got to the office, my doc did an ultrasound himself and said that he "wasn't as impressed as the radiologist" regarding my cysts. when scheduling my biopsy and giving me the report of the last ultrasound, he was reporting based on what the radiologist's report said. the radiologist expressed concern about a "complex cyst"...my doc said he disagreed. not sure who is right (which is kind of scary) but he agreed there was enough concern to keep an eye on it....so we'll do another ultrasound in 6 months and take it from there. all in all....i was just happy to escape without the needle in my neck!! :)

i had an MRI yesterday on my shoulder....going to the doc this thursday for the results. :)

blessings to you all!!