Roger's Latest Appt
Roger had his follow up appointment at the pulmonary specialist a few weeks ago. Everything seems to look about the same if not a little better. The doctor is still baffled at the whole thing and has not seen anything like this. The inflammation is still there and the nodule or spot on his lung looks about the same if not a little less. The doctor is confident that cancer would not follow this pattern and since they biopsied the areas extensively and nothing showed up he feels comfortable not moving forward with an open lung biopsy. We are more than happy to go along with this!
He is saying that whatever weird pneumonia he had basically caused havoc on his lungs and lymph nodes. The spot on his lung is most likely scar tissue left over and will always be on his lung. A new "fingerprint" on his lungs of sorts. He said there is no way to tell when the other symptoms will decrease or fully go away. Hopefully, within the next year. Personally, we do not know for certain that it was indeed pneumonia or some other disease or problem that God as just taken care of. It might sound weird to some but we know that there is power in prayer and there has been some prayer involved on the journey. Only God knows what is going on in those crazy lungs of Rogers and now we trust that He has this.
Words cannot express what I feel when I think about July through November and the procedures and waiting. It's easy to forget the process and simply go back to normal. When I sing certain songs at church I am quickly taken back to the process of fear and worry and how God worked through that. He encouraged and allowed us to take one day at a time as we walked through the unknown. It was not in vain. I am sure that these moments allow us to grow and be better prepared for whatever is next. That is not to be negative or pessimistic about life but the opposite. Those hard times stink but I am so grateful for them because when they are over I can see God's presence and sovereignty.
Hopefully, this will be the last blog post about Roger! I mean he is cool and all but I need to get back to posting about my babies!
