Many of you have been praying along with us as we have patiently waited for the results of Kami's TB blood work. Our hope was for a positive result to be able to have a name of Kami's illness. However, the results all came back negative. Kami has been diagnosed with Latent TB...the kind that is in her body, in non-contagious, and not active...thus not the reason for her symptoms.
The good news is that Kami has an appointment with a "new" doctor to discuss the treatment schedule that she must begin to rid her body of the TB bacteria in her blood. This appointment is local here in Ft. Myers so we do not have to leave town to drive to Jacksonville. The antibiotic treatment that she must undergo is pretty rough and we ask that you please pray along with us that there will be no damage to her liver (which must be checked regularly).
We also have another full TB blood work-up that was done about a month ago. These results will be finalized on November 18th. This is a duplicate test of the first but ordered by a second doctor at the Mayo Clinic. We are not sure why the 2nd set of tests was ordered, but we trust that the Lord ordered these tests with Kami's best interest at heart.
Kami had a good week last week. She had some strength back and was even laughing at times. But this week is a different story. She lacks strength, has difficulty catching her breath, and the pain in her chest & throughout her body is stronger. It is to the point that she cannot sleep at night due to the pain in her joints and bones. She wants to do so much, but her body just won't let her.
I will be leaving with Joshua next Tuesday to pack up our rental house on St. Barths. With the recommendation of our Pastor and Field Director, we thought it best to not pay rent for a house we will not be using over the next 9 months as we go through the antibiotic treatments for Kami. Please pray along with us that this "new" doctor will be able to find the root of Kami's illness.
Until next time...
