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.......to full recovery, whenever that will be. A week ago tomorrow I was discharged from a 14-day stay in the hospital, minus one day when I got discharged "too early" and was told to go back to the ER night after I was discharged. Recovery has been slow but steady. I have found my days to be good at times and then there are days I'm totally wiped out no matter how little I do or how often I nap. I know sometimes sleeping too much can make one tired, I seriously don't have energy certain days. And those are the days I feel the pain and nausea again. My appetite has not come back 100% and I still eat very simple meals several times a day and very small portions at a time. I am home recuperating and at the same time keep my eyes opened for any potential job openings because as of this coming Tuesday, I will no longer have insurance........... I haven't even thought about COBRA since my workplace isn't returning my form of communication! agh!! Howeve...

Last I wrote, I wrote to you all about how I was in the hospital and was discharged on the 13th, only to find myself back in the hospital Friday night (14th)/Saturday morning with the exact same symptoms but worse. I was so sick to my stomach, so feeble, tired, and in PAIN. I called my doctor at night and he told me to go back to the ER to get re-admitted. Not fun. I got poked so many times to get an IV in me and blood work. They tested me for gallstones, kidney stones, etc etc and all came out negative and I was admitted back in the hospital Saturday morning. I was not feeling well, not feeling hungry, and just plain hurting and sick to my stomach. Finally, the GI doctors were paged for consult, which is what I thought should have happened in the first place. For two days I was on a clear liquid diet; then one day I wasn't allowed anything to drink until my exam... My original GI doctor wasn't the one taken over my case because since I was in patient, I had to ...

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I feel as if the last 5-6 months has been a never-ending journey. I shared with Tim yesterday (the Pastor for Youth at my church, Cov Pres, who came to visit me yesterday in the hospital) that at times, I feel like Christian in the book Pilgrims Progress. I feel that each time I pass one milestone another one just comes right at me again, blocks my view, and I wonder if it will ever end or I will have the courage and strength to continue this journey this sinful world. Well, before I get to that let me explain: This past Saturday, I wasn’t feeling my best. I didn’t eat much. My upper GI was hurting each time I ate and I felt sick each time I ate, no matter how little I ate or not. The pain got worse so around 11:45pm, Dad and Mom decided to take me to the Augusta Heath Center ER because my upper GI (near my chest) was hurting very badly. I (as well as my mom) was disappointed at the service received at AHC. I complained of upper GI and hurting esp when br...

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As most of you know, ever since my surgery in February, it seemed as if one thing hit me one after the other. There's so much in my life right now that at this time needs to go unspoken; but no fears, my friends, I am under good care of the pastors at my church. I have been clinging to this passage in the Bible. Psm 121: 1 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? 2 My help comes from the L ORD , Who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The L ORD is your keeper; The L ORD is your shade on your right hand. 6 The sun will not smite you by day, Nor the moon by night. 7 The L ORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. 8 The L ORD will guard your going out and your coming in From this time forth and forever. It has given me a se...