The Medical Waiting Game

Just to play a little catch up. I have been collecting wedding decorations, recipes, going to the doctors, and getting blood work. It is remarkable, not, that apparently, my echo cardiogram came back quiet normal, without the flaw they found over two years ago. That means that perhaps I should not even be on the medication that I'm on. I already stopped taking my cholesterol pill in the light of what my doctor just recently found out at one of his conferences. He was instructed that "Crestor" has no benefit to people who have not yet, had a heart attack. Therefore, ideally we do not need it until after we survived one of these episodes. So tomorrow, I will be going for blood work to see about my cholesterol levels, and later I will follow up with a doctor. The big mystery is, and one doctor told me that he has no idea why I have pitted edema in my legs when my liver, kidneys an now my heart appear to be fine. He told me to ask my family doctor, who I have not been visiting frequently since he gave Deborah antidepressants. So, again, the medical profession is stumped. My husband will have an upper G.I.(gastrointestinal) follow through. They are checking if perhaps he has an ulcer in his stomach. He will be sleeping through it all, and I will have to pick him up when they are finished. All this calcification in his elbow, that made his elbow look twice it's size may be as a result of gout, his specialist told him today. He walked  with a limp for months now, possibly due to gout. So finally, they are sending him to the best of the best rheumatologist. Surely, this might take months of waiting.
The other day as I had lunch with a lady friend of mine. She told me of her recent cataract surgery. The eye doctor then noticed a small cyst like skin growth by her bottom lashes. This is apparently cancerous and will be removed next week. I was stunned by her ordeal, and I shared that I too have one similar cyst like growth on my eyelid, which I  just simply dismissed as minor age related stuff. Upon finding out that this cyst could be an unwelcome intruder, I too have been referred to a dermatologist. Sadly, this wait may take close to a year, as dermatologists are paid the least in all of Canada, here in British Columbia. There are only four here in the Mainland and most of them are of retirement age. Again, the waiting game. Until, we run out of time, run out of energy and strength. The bible says that we digest our years, and truly this is the case. Time which is our greatest asset  vanishes. Naked we came into this world and naked must we leave. Not with an entourage, but all alone. The Jordan river must be crossed individually. When asked, why do you think you deserve to be in Heaven?  The only answer would be because of what Jesus Christ has done on the cross on my behalf.