Remember my sharing about my mom's health last month? Here I am recording our journey of praises and prayer request about it.
My sisters and I decided that Mom should be taken to Singapore for further investigation. They were there for the entire week last week. Mom went through the general physical check-up and met with some specialists to check on her liver, pancreas, and womb for any cancer indicators.
Before I continue, praise the LORD that the result = NO CANCER. And the details on what's happening with her are as follows:
1) She has Hypothyroidism due to menopause and the lack of Iodium. This must to be treated using medication to avoid further complication at her older age. She is not yet taking the medication at the moment since more tests need to be done on her to determine the right and balanced amount for her body.
2) Her diabetes was high last month because of the pancreatic cysts that are causing her insulin production to mess up a bit. Praise the LORD her diabetes is under control at the moment. Thanks to the exercises and changed eating habit.
3) The pancreatic cysts remain benign, have not grown in size since 2007 (about 1.1 cm diameter), and are not cancerous. Bi-annual check-up will be required to monitor them. They don't need to be removed if not cancerous because if touched, they could actually become active and more dangerous (potentially become cancerous). However, once they become active/enlarging and/or cancerous, they have to be removed right away. So the timing is everything on these. Hence, the bi-annual check-up.
4) Her liver that was swollen and hardening last month was because the fat had already entered INTO it causing some irritations. Praise the LORD, her Hepatitis B remains inactive. The doctor prescribed her a medication that she should take for the rest of her life to maintain its "status quo" and avoid it from causing Liver Cirrhosis in the future.
To close this post, I am grateful for the power of prayer. And I am thankful for all the praises as things could have been worse. But they are not because God has been in it throughout the whole process. Thank you for your prayer support. I have been a believer in the power of prayer. And I still am.
Please do not hesitate to shoot me an email or call me if I can be a prayer partner in your life.
"Life is good because the Giver of life is good."
"Our help is in the name of the LORD,
Who made heaven and earth." -- Psalm 124:8
2 comments:
Yay!!! Praise the Lord! Jadi April bisa liat Manny's birth donk ya?
We hope she can come, Ci. Not sure when yet; still praying about that. But it will be a great memory for her to see Manny and vice versa.
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