Something I Wanted to Share...and a Prayer Request

Gosh, I can't believe it's Monday night already. I usually do my posts either in the morning or later when the girls are napping but I just didn't get around to it today. Sorry for the length of this post, but I really wanted to share something that happened to me today.

This morning I had a doctor's appointment to follow-up on some allergy issues I was having about a month and a half ago. I was having the most horrible coughing and wheezing, expecially at night. I would wake up practically choking and it was really starting to affect both me and my Hubby's sleep. When I went in to get checked out, the doctor put me on Nasonex and wanted to see if I had made any improvements in six weeks. Well, today was the day for that visit. I almost canceled the appointment for today, because the medicine has been working so well and I have been feeling much better, thank the Lord! I am so glad that I kept the appointment though, because I ended up discussing my concerns about my thyroid issues with my doctor.

I don't know if any one who reads this blog remembers me talking a while back about how I have a condition called Hypothroidism. It actually started out as Postpartum Thyroiditis right after I had Alyssa. Basically what happened was that my thyroid went into overload after giving birth and it stopped working like it should have. Since the thyroid gland controls your metabolism, you can imagine how difficult it is when you're thyroid isn't working right. You feel sluggish and tired all the time and that's only the beginning of it all. Anyhow, ever since they found out about my condition, I have been on a medication called Levothyroxine. What it does is helps to supplement my body with the thryroid hormone that my body doesn't make on it's own. I take this medication every day first thing in the morning. About a year after I first found out I had Hypothroidism, I still found myself with the same condition, and my doctor told me that I basically had a non-recovering thyroid, and I would have to take this medication for the rest of my life.

As you can imagine, hearing news like this was not easy for me. I am not the medication taking kind of person either. For example, and sorry if this is too much information, I do not believe in using traditional contraceptives. I realize that each person must make their own choice about what works best for them, but to us, putting unnecessary chemicals in my body is something that I cannot justify. Instead, we practice Natural Family Planning. This method is definitely not for everyone, but I will say that it is a great way to learn how to grow in the area of communication in your marriage.


All that talk of medication and such being said, I decided to mention again today to my doctor, that my hope and prayer...I used those exact words with the doctor, is that one day I will not need to take the thyroid medication anymore. We discussed the fact that I really need to lose weight for things to improve, but I was surprised with what he told me next. He said that if it is my desire to be off the medication, we would go ahead a give it a shot and see what happens. I was so excited when he wrote me a prescription for a new and lower dosage today. The plan is to gradually start reducing the dosage and see what my body does.

To be honest, I do not know what will happen in the future, but this was a real answer to prayer today. My goal, my desire....is to be healthy. For three and a half years now I have been on this medication with no end in sight. I have been praying and believing that one day I will be healed.

Well...tonight I thought I would share this so that I ask you all for your prayers. I got the new prescription filled this afternoon, and as of tomorrow I start on this new dosage. I would love it anyone out there who reads this will pray that Lord will take me through this next step and completely heal my body. I have full faith and trust that the Lord will take me through this and I am believing for complete healing in Jesus name!

Well, I know this was a long post, so thanks for sticking around to read it. I feel so blessed to have all of you out there to be able to call my friends!!! I will be back tomorrow with lots of pics of the girls and our weekend and an awesome yard sale find!!!