A Little Update

I realize I haven't posted any blog updates lately, so I'm adding just a quick one now.

Rachelle gave us quite a scare a couple of weeks ago. She developed some worrisome symptoms upon her return from Nashville--weakness/numbness all down her left side, blurry vision in her left eye, memory problems, fatigue, headaches, etc. Of course, we were very concerned but, because of her Uncle Cary's recent multiple sclerosis diagnosis and his similar symptoms, we were even more troubled. We feared the worst.

Over the course of the past few weeks, Rachelle has been examined by 4 doctors, had blood work done (and is continuing to undergo blood tests), 1 CT scan and 3 MRIs. The CT scan showed that she had had a possible stroke, but the MRI ruled that out. The first MRI revealed that she has 3 benign "masses" in her brain--one of which measures 4x6x9 mm and is pushing on her pituitary gland. The "masses" appear to be "non-specific" in nature; the neurologist thinks they could be a result of migraine headaches, though Rachelle doesn't have "typical" migraines. Her blood sugar levels are also low, and more blood tests are scheduled to shed more light on that. Meanwhile, Rachelle continues to be symptomatic, but she is eating more frequently and healthfully and has more energy.

The bottom line is that we still don't really know what is causing her symptoms, but we are much less concerned that we were when she first developed them. We appreciate all of the thoughts and prayers in her behalf. Through it all, Rachelle has been very optimistic.