Update

Wow, it has certainly been a while. Thought I would post an update of sorts.

This is an overall update on my health... just scratching the surface though I do feel God moving in me on some points...

I've been thinking: There is no way I can do the 40 poundage loss. I'm sticking with my 25 pound loss goal for the year. If I lose more, then fabulous.


This Friday I am having an endoscopy... like a colonoscopy but it's in the mouth down to the upper part of the stomach. This is STRONGLY recommended for patients that are 1 year post surgery who are able to eat large amounts of food (relatively speaking) and/or are not losing or are in fact gaining weight... this ensures the opening will go back to 1 cm if it isn't. If anything, it will show me that I just have to work harder and that there is nothing wrong.


Going to Calvary is taking up way too much time. I have taken a break from going for the past month which initially started because I had some kind of virus in my chest and was going to be back in January. Well, January came and I decided with some insight from a new acquaintance that I should take another month. She and I have been talking throughout this month and for the sake of my health -- both physically and mentally -- I have decided that I have no other option but to continue the break for another month and re-evaluate in March. I need to take care of my health right now... I have very limited energy and need to preserve that for during the week at work. I have no idea at all where this will lead me in terms of church, but I will obviously be visiting Compass. But, maybe God is leading me back to Compass, showing me that it is my true church family (warts and all), and it's just a matter of time before I am back there on a regular basis. I do know that for some reason God wants me to confront some negativity I have towards some people. And that He thinks it's time, even though I don't feel it is.


And... speaking of limited energy: a few weeks ago I got my blood work back and my thyroid levels are low again. So doc has increased me to 300 mcg daily. And my growth hormone levels are almost as low as they were before I started the injections for my pituitary gland. So he's starting me back. New insurance with UCI requires pre-authorization, which was supposed to be approved last Thurs but there was some red tape and I have to wait an additional week. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful doctor who got on the phone personally with insurance and I was told the doc's office will call me when they hear from insurance. I do know the energy will increase once I begin again on the injections as well as the weight loss!

Once the injections get going, I will also have my thoughts in line with Phil 4:8 which is the verse I have been concentrating on for the past month.... to combat any negativity that comes at me.


8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
(English Standard Version)


I guess I also cannot forget the verse so familiar to me as well lately... although God is constantly doing new things in our lives, some times are much more apparent than others. Isaiah 43:18-19 18"Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. (English Standard Version)