"But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you". 1 Peter 5:10
A few weeks ago Tessa's malformation looked great. It had significantly come down in size, she wasn't scratching at it, and nothing seemed to be hurting her.
Last week, I noticed a slight discoloration on the malformation at the top of her leg. By the next morning, it had doubled in size and was very painful for her. Her doctors confirmed that the fluid inside was inflamed, and will need more sclerotherapy. They believe she will need to have sclerotherapy more often to keep her malformation under control. She was in quite a bit of pain, so her doctor put her on a 5 day course of steroids, which has definitely given her some relief.
She also had blood work done last week, which revealed that her hemoglobin is low again. This Wednesday, as she gets sclerotherapy, she will also get a blood scan to once again see if they can find where her blood is leaking.
This was all very hard to see and hear just when we thought things were actually starting to look better. But we know that God is in control, and continue to put our trust in Him as we travel down this road. We would ask that you pray that her hemoglobin would stay above 7 so that she won't need a transfusion before the sclerotherapy, that the sclerotherapy and paracentesis she is having done on Wednesday would go well, and that the blood scan would reveal where her blood is leaking. Our God is able!
