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I first want to say thank you to everyone who has been sending their thoughts and prayers. I am so incredibly grateful to have each of you in my life.

I have been dreading getting this biopsy for years. When I was first told about 4 years ago from the doctor in Midland that I might need to have the liver biopsy I freaked out. He made it sound absolutely horrible and he was hoping to scare me into losing the weight he thought that I needed to lose to lower the enzymes. His tactics didn't work and I didn't lose the weight but thankfully the enzyme levels went down on their own. My fear, however, never went away.

The actual procedure today was a LOT better than I had imagined. Despite what my doctor told me, I was given a mild sedative to help me relax. I remember bits and pieces and some of the pain but overall, it wasn't a big deal. Now, on the other hand, is a different story. I would imagine the pain and discomfort could be equated to getting kicked in the side by a horse. I didn't anticipate the pain afterwards being this bad. I'm thankful that I had already planned to not work in the office tomorrow. I'm moving at a snail's pace today and it probably wouldn't make for a productive day at the office. Here I can stay in my pj's and not have to move around too much. :)

I am going to call my doctor's office to double check but I'm fairly certain that she said it will take about a week to get the biopsy results back. I have no idea what to expect. I don't even know all the things that they are checking for and/or could show up. I'm doing what I can to calm my anxiety about it and leaving it in God's hands.

In other news, my post earlier this week about our struggle with infertility had a very positive outcome. A friend from high school contacted me to tell me about her personal story and has referred me to her doctor who is also located in Lansing. She paid a fraction of the price for the same procedure that we need. I'm not sure if insurance coverage played a part of that but I know that neither of us have coverage for the procedure so I'm curious to find out why hers was so much cheaper. Needless to say, when all of this medical stuff is done I am planning to make an appointment. It definitely can't hurt to get a second opinion.

Well, I am going to hobble my way back to bed to relax for a bit. Thanks again for everything.

Love and hugs,
Melissa