Finally!

For those reading this, you probably already read my last post about my Remicade appointment two weeks ago. It did not go well because I had some symptoms of sickness. I had my rescheduled appointment yesterday and I was so nervous that I was getting sick beforehand. I started to sneeze and cough a little a few days before the appointment and I had some congestion. I COULD NOT GET SICK! ha so starting thursday night, I took airborne and then took it every 3-4 hours on friday and saturday! I took friday off from work. There is no way I was going to risk more sickness with all those kid germs ha. Saturday, I went to the temple with my dad and went out to eat; shopped a little ( I was so sick of being cooped up inside the house). Then when we got back, Clayton and my dad gave me a blessing. I really felt like I was doing every thing that I could possibly do to not be turned away from my appointment. I took more airborne before I went to sleep along with NyQuil to help me sleep, set my alarm at three different times to be sure that we didn't over sleep and said one more prayer that I would be healthy enough to receive the medication.

When I woke up yesterday morning. I had a small soreness in my throat. That was not a good sign and was definitely a concern for me. I tried to call my doctor and the infusion center to let them know but nobody was answering. I decided to drink one more airborne (thank goodness I found a kind I like :P) and then we went to the appointment. Holy cow, it was raining so hard. There was flooding every where. When I got checked in and seated, I explained the whole situation, every thing I did to prevent the symptoms. On the drive there, Clayton mentioned how well I was handling the situation this time since he was 90% sure that they were going to turn me away. While we were sitting there, waiting for our answer, I told him that I truly believe there is a 50/50 chance here. They called my doctor and they discussed it a bit but decided to GIVE ME THE TREATMENT! I was sooo relieved and happy! It was a long three hours after that but I truly believe that my act of faith really helped me to be able to receive the medication that I have been needing. Now I need to have faith that this medication will work and will prevent me from having surgery. Many more prayers and acts of faith will be needed :)