Well it has been such a long time in writing. This last week was a doozy. I felt like it deserved a blog. I was hospitalized for three days for a UTI that spread to my kidneys. We were in the L.A. area for a long visit with Mike's brother, my sister-in-law and their four kids. We haven't seen them in over two years #navylife. I had been diagnosed with a UTI June 2nd and finished my meds a week later. On Father's Day afternoon I started with chills, fever and fatigue. Things progressed downhill from there and Monday we went into the hospital as I could tell things were not getting better. We waited two hours in the waiting room, made it to the ER triage then finally landed a bed in the ER. The Dr. convinced me to spend the night which ended up being three nights. The UTI was back, with a vengeance. Needless to say this hospital stay was quite the experience. To start, I had a lymph node removed as part of my lumpectomy which meant I am not supposed to have anything done to my right arm. No IVs, blood draws, blood pressure, etc. However, an IV was put in my right arm without me thinking, and so my hand started to swell up like an exam glove balloon. It took 5 nurses and I think 8 tries to get the IV started in my left arm #humanpincushion I was hot, weak, shaking, in pain and nauseous on and off for the first three days. I was miserable. I missed our Father's Day pool party, we had to cancel a trip to Knott's Berry Farm with the kids and I missed my nephew's 10th birthday party not to mention all the time visiting with our family. I was continually asking the Lord for healing and why I was in such a familiar situation again, feeling awful and missing out on seeing our family. Sometime after being discharged I was reflecting on all of this and realized..."but I have LIFE." God has chosen to spare me again. To walk me through fire again. I may have missed a few events last week but God has given me life. His plans are mighty whilst ours aren't. As painful as circumstances maybe, Job says in 42:2 "I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted."
What I Know -God is good -I was originally diagnosed with a UTI June 2nd, started antibiotics and finished them June 9th -Hospital food needs an overhaul #idonotknowwhatthosearebuttheyarenoteggs -I wasn't able to shower for 5 DAYS. I cried the first time that water hit my face on Thursday night. -essential oils played a vital role in my healing What I Don't Know How I got the original UTI For Laughs A mentally ill patient was staying in a room three doors down. She was often yelling, well more like screaming. Sometimes she was upset, other times angry. At one particular moment, my nurse Trish (from Texas) was in my room when she yelled... Mentally ill patient: "What the #@%?!!!" Trish (read with a Texan accent): "I'm so sorry you have to hear this foul mouth, I'm guessin you haven't been around a lot of sailors before." Me: (laughing) "My husband is one." Trish: "Yea but he's not cursin at home." Me: "You're right, but his friends sure do." Praises As of today I am clear of an infection and don't have anymore symptoms Prayer Requests In an attempt to find the source of my infection, many scans were performed while I was in the hospital. Consequently, they found an ovarian cyst and a nodule on my lung. Please pray for clear follow-ups and scans for cyst and nodule. My emotional health, going through a health trial again has been no small feat for my heart and mind Shout Out Mike for never leaving me, sleeping in the corner in two chairs and eating my hospital "food" for me My parents for shuttling kids to and fro all week, and coming to visit me in the hospital My In laws for caring for the kids all week My sister for the kale soup and groceries Much aloha~ Part of what I feel like God was teaching me this week is to start writing again. In order to do that I will be on social media less, but write more often. I look forward to what God wants to say. ~Nikki
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