Isaiah 41:13

I can't believe that February came and went and I never logged on to tell you how I am doing. I did not go back on prednisone. I ordered proactiv instead and that seems to be working well on my skin issues. There were no significant changes in any of my lab results last month and my next appointment with Dr. Cohen is this week so we will see what is to come of this journey. I know that I have a medication change coming soon. The cytoxin that I have been taking is only a short term (6-18 month) medication and I believe it has done it's job as it relates to the interstial lung disease.
Even though February has come and gone, the bible verse I had was this:
"I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, 'Do Not Fear'" Isaiah 41:13.

Now to March..."Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer." Romans 12:12.

Rejoice in hope...I had always hoped that I would be able to return to work full time. I enjoy the work I do and the company I work for. My disease has pretty much been unchanged for a year now...so on February 28th I started back full time. I remember it was about a year ago when we were packing for our spring break trip to Florida that the doctor called and we had that terrible conversation about the seriousness of my lung condition. Either take the prednisone or let your lungs turn to scar tissue and die. I took the medicine. The inflammation went away. It all worked out. Here I am typing an update, rejoicing in hope for more improvements.
Be patient in tribulation...there is enough of that going around. Regardless of who you are, I would bet there is some tribulation in your life. It's part of life, right? It might be health, job, money, friendships, politics, money, addiction, whatever it is...
Be Constant in prayer. I'm praying, daily, sometimes multiple times a day. When you feel like there is nothing you can do to help someone or to change something, this is something you can do.
I will log in a doctor update later this week.
Thanks for checking in.
Kris