2016 found me once again asking for a doctors help. This time at the Cleveland Clinic. Due to my husbands surgery, earlier in the year, our deductible was met. So, it seemed a good time for a colonoscopy. Okay, is there ever a good time for a colonoscopy? Not really. I did, however, want to find out if there was a physical reason for the pain in my lower right abdomen. And, as no local doctor would do it, to Cleveland I went.
I had three different tests run. They all came back normal. Great! Wait a minute...what about the redundant colon and colonic inertia Mayo diagnosed me with? According to Dr. Shen there was no sign of them. Halleluiah! The first of October I was prayed over during a healing service and God healed me! That is good news.
The not so good news, depending how you look at it, is that my bacterial overgrowth is still a problem. So, God left me a thorn in the flesh (2 Corinthians 12:7). I am okay with that. He, indeed, will give me the grace I need to manage. There is a diet that works and I will be healthier because of it.
So, I enter 2017 with a goal to do the hard work necessary for my health. A new chapter of living well, maybe not perfectly but intentionally. I pray that this year will find you living well too. Happy New Year!!
