Prayer Request

Hey guys! I would like to ask for you to pray for Justin. As some of you know, he has Crohns disease. His first doctor didn't do so well getting a handle on his complications and Justin asked to be referred to a doctor at Vanderbilt. He had his first visit and found out that the first doctor had his meds all wrong. To a point that he would never get better if he continued to stay on that route. The new doctor has adjusted all his meds and added a few new ones to help keep the chance of colon cancer low. He is now up to 17 pills a day. One major issue he had was that the first Dr. had him on too low of a dose of 6MP (a chemo pill) and had paired it with a very strong steroid. It should have taken 3 months for his body to acclimate. But since he didn't have enough of the drug in his body it wasn't doing anything and now he has three more months until his body accepts the correct dosage. Unfortunately, the steroid that the 6MP is paired with causes osteoporosis. He has to go for a bone density test this coming week. If the steroid is causing issues with his bones, he will have to be taken off of it. This steroid is what is keeping him strong enough to handle the chemo pill. If he has to come off the steroid, the next three months is going to be very rough on him. He has lost over 100 pounds in the last 18 months due in large part to this disease and was hospitalized once. I am afraid that he will again end up in the hospital if he is taken off the steroid. Please pray that his bone density is fine so that he may continue on this steroid. You can also pray that his Crohns goes away altogether. I'm sure he wouldn't mind that answered pray!

I think Justin reads this from time to time and may be a bit upset that I have shared so much. If so, I am sorry, but it never hurts to have the Big Guy on your side, Popi!