Update:
The last
couple of weeks have been busy with doctor’s appointments and various test on
my urinary tract. My kidneys are not
emptying fluid as they should (Hydronephrosis), especially the right one. I have a congenital blockage of the
kidney/ureter junction that will require surgery to repair (Pyeloplasty). That
will probably happen sometime in June.
Hey! This is congenital! This means that unlike most of the rest of my
flaws, I really can blame this on my parents!!!
Ha! Ha!
Meanwhile I’ve
developed a urinary tract infection. The
Urologist said that antibiotics alone won’t stop the infection with the kidney
blockage, so I just got a call that I am scheduled for outpatient surgery this
afternoon to have a stent implanted in my kidney/ureter junction.
What I find
interesting is that the problem with my kidney was discovered accidentally
while having a MRI done on my spine to see why I was having back and sciatic
nerve pain which was discovered because I was having nerve pain in my residual
limb following my amputation and my prosthesis wasn’t fitting comfortably (and
still isn’t). Whew!
I don’t see
this as one big coincidence. I see this
as the hand of God revealing problems so that they can be taken care of before
they become bigger.
I really
wish that I would return to a more quiet and problem free life (no more medical
complications); but that doesn’t look like it will be the case for the near
future. But I am really glad knowing
that I’ve got a loving wife and family, good doctors, and a Mighty God all on
my team.
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