Yesterday’s Appointment

Kerissa • May 25, 2012

Had a great appointment with my pain dr. yesterday!🙂  As far as the blood work goes, he’s concerned about my vitamin levels.  My B6 level is high, and that’s not good because he said elevated B6 can cause nerve damage/pain…  He wants me to contact my primary care dr. and see what’s causing this.  The nurse told me to come in and see her, so I have an appt. on June 4th!  Praying this is nothing serious..  Other than that, we’re happy the new med is working great and I don’t have to increase the dose because my pain level is an average of 3-5 on a scale of one to ten!🙂  Next time I see my pain dr., I’ll also be seeing one of my St. Jude Medical reps.  My dr. wants him to check the implanted leads/device and add new programs to change things up a bit so that my brain/spinal cord doesn’t get used to the stimulation!  That’s funny.😀  Not too much else going on.  Still have physical therapy every week, and I’m also trying to decide if I should have genetic testing done (ordered by my rheumatologist) to rule out EDS type IV which is one of the most serious.  I will let you know what happens after I see my primary care doctor!  Stay tuned!

P.S. Just want to give a shout out to my mom!🙂  Today’s her birthday!  Thank you, Mom, for always being there for me.  I’m so blessed to have you take me to my tons of appointments every week, pick up my regular medications, and help me do the big and little things that are hard for me to do myself, even things like washing my hair brush, peeling/cutting my fruit, or getting the cereal for me in the morning because I’m too short to reach the high cabinet…😉  Happy birthday, Mom!  I love you!

By Kerissa Lee 23 Jan, 2024
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. ❤️
By Kerissa Lee 01 Jan, 2024
"Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth." Hosea 6:3
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"This hard place in which you, perhaps, find yourself, is the very place in which God is giving you opportunity to look only to Him."  Elisabeth Elliot
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