First of Seven...

Hello friends,

Many of you have been asking about my upcoming appointments at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN so here's a quick update. Dad and I will be heading down tomorrow night (Thursday) to spend the night. Friday begins the first of seven days of appointments and tests between now and the end of August. Friday morning I will have blood taken at 6:30 and have prep at 7:15 for a procedure done at 8:00am. The procedure should last anywhere from 2-4 hours and I will be sedated for it. Dad will drive me home Friday afternoon and hopefully I'll be with it enough to watch the Olympics Opening Ceremony with my roommates on Friday night!

This Sunday night we'll go back to Rochester and spend two nights there. I will see doctors in three different departments on Monday and Tuesday. I will get a little break and head back to Rochester August 7, 8 and 9. August 7th I will be tested for fibromyalgia and if it is confirmed that I have it, I will be attending a class on the 8th and 9th.

My rheumatologist will collect reports from all of these various departments and tests over the following days. I will see him on August 21st and hopefully have some answers and a new plan to improve my health.

I would appreciate your prayers for strength, endurance and peace as I go through all these days of tests and appointments. It is very tiring having such early mornings and long days. This is the first time I will be there more than one day in a row. I would also appreciate prayers for the various doctors I will be seeing. Pray for wisdom for them to know what questions to ask me and divine knowledge to know what is going on and how they can help me. As always please pray for wisdom for me as I try to remember to tell the doctors everything that they need to know to be able to help me as well as the ability to remember what they tell me during my appointments! 

Thank you friends, I really appreciate your prayers and support so very much!