Postponed again.

Kerissa • Mar 17, 2018

Hello friends,

My family and I recently got back from an amazing vacation in Orlando, Florida!  I shared this on FB, but for those who didn’t know, a very kind friend and his wife wanted me to “make a wish,” so I chose Disney World/Universal Studios since I’ve never been there, and my family and I all had the most wonderful time!!!   The weather was so beautiful, the food was amazing, the parks, rides, and shows were all so very fun, and it was just so nice being able to get away from weekly doctor appointments and all things medical-related.

Anyways, this past Wednesday was supposed to be my big surgery, but it got postponed AGAIN.  I’ve had central vertigo for almost 2 whole weeks now, and it has never lasted this long.🙁 It makes my head feel awful, and the medication that calms it down makes me so exhausted (it’s a benzodiazepine).  Also, my prealbumin blood level (which shows nutritional status and how well a patient will heal) dropped down to 18 even though it got up to 22 at one point, and my surgeon said it NEEDS to be 20 or above in order to do surgery.

I can’t remember if I ever mentioned this before, but there’s been a TPN (IV nutrition) shortage because one of the main places TPN is made from is Puerto Rico..  They’re still recovering from all the hurricanes, etc., so because of the shortage, my IV protein had to be decreased by 10 grams per day.  That is one of the reasons why my prealbumin dropped.  My dextrose (sugar) also had to be taken out of my IV magnesium bags because they’re short on that, too.

So, I made another appointment with my surgeon to discuss the new plan once again.  She’s booked out, so it’s not until next month..

I recently saw my orthopedic hip surgeon, and she thinks my right hip labrum is torn (my left one tore in 2016, and I had to have surgery for it…recovery took a whole year unfortunately🙁).  My right hip has been locking, getting “stuck,” popping, and causing a lot of pain with certain movements.  So I have to do more physical therapy and get a diagnostic ultrasound-guided hip steroid injection into the hip joint soon.  Once I fully recover from this other major bladder surgery, I have to get a hip MRI arthrogram, and if the scan confirms that the labrum is torn, then my surgeon will have to perform surgery to repair the labral tear.🙁 I just can’t wait until I have a new body in Heaven!

I will keep you posted when my bladder surgery gets rescheduled and what my surgeon plans!  I will also try to keep the updates going when/if anything new comes up..

P.S. Not sure if any of you have noticed, but I haven’t blogged as often like I used to because I’ve gotten side-tracked..😉 I now hand letter pretty much every single day, and I love it so much!!  It’s just the best!!  I’ve also been doing custom orders!🙂

 

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Hi, friends, I had a whole other post ready to go with some good news, but instead, I have an urgent prayer request. I started experiencing sudden onset numbness, tingling, and weakness in my whole left leg, and it’s been so scary. 🥺 It just came on out of the blue. I was doing so well with physical therapy each week (able to walk fast on the treadmill and leg press 40 lbs), and now, I have to limp because my left leg is soo weak. I really want to avoid the ED as much as possible, so I saw one of my doctors today. She’s concerned I’m having a big motor nerve issue. 😭 The plan is to see a physical medicine specialist, have a nerve conduction study, get an urgent MRI done, as well as see my PCP and pain doctor on the 25th and 29th for further evaluation/testing. I know I already said this, but it really has been so scary to lose function so quickly. Can you pray that I will trust the Lord and not worry? It’s been very hard, so I’d really appreciate your prayers and support in the coming weeks. Thank you so much. ❤️
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