It's only Monday ....

... and I'm HATING this week already!

Started with this past weekend. We had been planning a camping trip to Lancaster, PA for almost a year. Went to see Daniel & the Lion's Den at Sight & Sound. That was the good part.

Then I got sick. Sicker than I've been in who knows how long. I think it was food poisoning. Spent the whole weekend in our camper while our friends (we went with 2 other families) had a great time. At least I HOPE they had a great time - I actually haven't spoken to any of them since Friday evening. RV sounded like he did a good job entertaining them from what I could hear from my sick bed.

Fast forward to this week. Tuesday evening I have an appt. with my general practitioner - to see if I do/did have food poisoning and if any treatment is necessary. I also want to discuss a gastroenterologist with him.

I'm scheduled to have a colonoscopy (oh the joys of being 40+) on Friday. I am stressing over it BIGTIME. Although I know it's probably just the enemy working overtime on me. I'm using a new doctor. Hoping and praying they're good. No, what I really want is great! Although I can't for the life of me figure out why anyone would want to go into that line of work in the first place!!!???

But just in case the gastro gets any less than a stellar review from my GP, I have 2 other appointments lined up with other gastroenterologists in town. Could I BE any more Monk-ish?!

It's times like these that I worry about my own mortality, for the sake of my kids. I want more than anything to be here for them for the next 50 years! Stories of several young mothers recently diagnosed with colon cancer have me shaking in my boots. I know the Lord doesn't want me to be fearful, but I am.

I'd so appreciate any prayers this week, that the Lord would use Dr. S. (my general practitioner) in guiding me to the right gastroenterologist. And that if I do go ahead with Friday's colonoscopy, that all goes well and that any results are normal and/or benign.

Thanks MUCHO!! On this Cinco De Mayo! Guess there will be no Mexican restaurant in my travels today. DRATS! I just love any ole excuse to dine ala Mexican! Diez de Mayo just won't be the same!