When Matt was in the hospital, the main things that alerted the doctors to the fact that his liver needed a closer look (which ultimately led to the discovery of the blood clot) were the steadily climbing liver enzymes. However, the last few days of his hospital stay, they started going down. This was a good thing! The doctors said that once they start going down, they almost never start going back up again. They anticipated that the enzymes would steadily decrease over the next few months until they returned to normal. Well...little did they know that my husband seems to be the king of things that almost never happen!! Everything about this illness has been things that almost never happen...But, they happen to him!
Staying true to that distinction, his liver enzymes are on the rise again. Matt has been getting blood drawn once a week since he left the hospital. They are checking all the usual stuff, but mainly focusing on the things related to his liver. The good news is that the tests that show his liver function are still completely normal. The bad news is that his liver enzymes are not only rising, but they are higher than they ever were in the hospital. So, what does this all mean? It just basically means that something is still irritating and/or damaging his liver, but not to an extent that his liver can't function. Please continue to keep him in your prayers! It is a little scary that this is going on, and if the tests start showing that his liver function is being effected, he will have to be hospitalized again. We knew we weren't completely out of the woods, but we definitely thought we were a few steps closer than what it seems like we are. God has been helping Matt get through this all along, and we definitely need His strength and guidance right now!
They are now having Matt get his blood drawn every 3-5 days rather than once a week. He will see the liver doctor again on Friday, so hopefully we will find out a little bit more then. The hard part for me is that since I go back to work tomorrow, and since I'm already getting docked for about 10 days of work, it is just not realistic for me to continue going to his appointments with him. He has weekly appointments with the liver doctor and biweekly appointments with the primary care doctor. I just feel like these appointments are so important...I really want to be there with him. (Too bad we aren't just independently wealthy, so that I could take off whenever I need to!) So, I need some prayers as well to help me deal with not being able to be there for Matt like I feel I should. To be honest, I'm still really hoping that somehow we can figure out a way I can be there with him!!
So, once again I am here with a pretty substantial prayer request. I really thought I was done with these for awhile. I'm trying not to get discouraged, but I'm not going to lie...it's hard. I just want him to be better!! Or at least moving in the right direction. Personally, I am praying for God's help to stay positive and to not get discouraged. I know we are going to get through this. I really believe there is nothing Matt and I can't get through together! But, this was just a blow I was completely unprepared for! God, please keep holding me up!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment