Leah B.
Humble Servant of All
First, I want to thank you for praying and thank God for answered prayer: I had asked in Jesus's name for improvement in my lung function and at my recent pulmonary appointment, that is exactly what I had. My COPD is at least at same baseline as it has been for the last ten years, possibly a little better. Another good thing in this regard is I have proven conclusively that the throat mucus and asthma-like symptoms I experience are not from worsening COPD. They are from gastroesophageal reflux and laryngopharyngeal reflux. Again, thank you, Jesus!
This being said, I have an urgent prayer request: The reflux is very severe, and I am trying to get surgery. Towards this end, I paid almost $###.## for a pepsin saliva test. I had to give up some of my reflux medications for two days in preparation. Today I did the morning saliva sample. It's really tricky. I produced foamy saliva that appeared to be past the fill line but then after hours in the refrigerator, the foam dispersed. It appears to me this is a good sample. Please in Jesus's name pray I am right that it is good, not over- or underfilled.
Next up: I STILL have two more samples to go, and I have a limited time to mail them back to the lab. Today my boyfriend took me to dinner at the steak house. I ate normally. I was getting chest pain and having trouble breathing after I ate. I should have gotten a sample then, but I didn't because I thought I would get worse and then get the sample. Instead now I feel just a little lousy. Anyway, what I did to try to make up for my mistake was force myself to eat another meal. I'm uncomfortably full now but not mega-symptomatic. I never thought I would say a prayer like this, but, please, in Jesus's name, make me more symptomatic so I can do another saliva sample. I just can't eat any more, and it's getting very late. Please in Jesus's name let me at least capture one sample tonight. [My GERD and LPR kick in something awful on most nights.] Please in Jesus's name pray I get two good samples tonight or else at least one tonight and one early tomorrow. Again, I'm on a time line. Please pray in Jesus's name I am able to judge correctly when I have just the right amount of saliva in the tubes. Please pray I am able to figure out the return envelope. Please pray a blessing on my results, that in Jesus's name, these pepsin test results help me in my goal to get TIF surgery with hernia repair. Thank you for praying.
This being said, I have an urgent prayer request: The reflux is very severe, and I am trying to get surgery. Towards this end, I paid almost $###.## for a pepsin saliva test. I had to give up some of my reflux medications for two days in preparation. Today I did the morning saliva sample. It's really tricky. I produced foamy saliva that appeared to be past the fill line but then after hours in the refrigerator, the foam dispersed. It appears to me this is a good sample. Please in Jesus's name pray I am right that it is good, not over- or underfilled.
Next up: I STILL have two more samples to go, and I have a limited time to mail them back to the lab. Today my boyfriend took me to dinner at the steak house. I ate normally. I was getting chest pain and having trouble breathing after I ate. I should have gotten a sample then, but I didn't because I thought I would get worse and then get the sample. Instead now I feel just a little lousy. Anyway, what I did to try to make up for my mistake was force myself to eat another meal. I'm uncomfortably full now but not mega-symptomatic. I never thought I would say a prayer like this, but, please, in Jesus's name, make me more symptomatic so I can do another saliva sample. I just can't eat any more, and it's getting very late. Please in Jesus's name let me at least capture one sample tonight. [My GERD and LPR kick in something awful on most nights.] Please in Jesus's name pray I get two good samples tonight or else at least one tonight and one early tomorrow. Again, I'm on a time line. Please pray in Jesus's name I am able to judge correctly when I have just the right amount of saliva in the tubes. Please pray I am able to figure out the return envelope. Please pray a blessing on my results, that in Jesus's name, these pepsin test results help me in my goal to get TIF surgery with hernia repair. Thank you for praying.

