Lisa Witz
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24-Hour Collection
**Disclaimer: This post deals with body fluids…read at your own risk.**Did you really think I could go through 9 days of testing without body fluids being involved?At my first lab stop at Mayo, the moment I saw the jug I… Continue reading
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Wait
Wait…wait…WaIT…wAiT…… This is the number one response I get from God when I petition Him–so sometimes I don’t ask, because I don’t want to wait. This week I was a driver for a friend going to Mayo Clinic and… Continue reading
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12 Days Clean
On July 2nd, I experienced a sweet encounter with God beyond words and earthly explanation that changed my thinking from “God what is this?” to “God’s got this!” I was convicted that because God is in control, I… Continue reading
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All I Wanted Was a Frappuccino
Thursday (6/27) was a long day without my Sherpa. After all my scheduled appointments, I ‘checked in’ at several departments–inadvertently checking in at one twice where I said the checker, “I’m sorry ma’am, I’ve got a case of the… Continue reading
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Two Kleenex Day….Shoulda Been Six
This morning I completed my “Tour of Consultologists” with allergy (seemingly all hope and a diagnosis had been put there) and it wasn’t the grand finale with much aplomb and fireworks I’d expected. Quick Recap Endocrinologist: Your serotonin levels aren’t… Continue reading
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Searching for Answers
Not knowing is the hardest part. After seven days at Mayo Clinic and hundreds of tests there is no definitive answer. The only words that have been thrown around are ‘systemic’ and ‘vasomotor’, but thankfully not ‘idiopathic’. I was told… Continue reading
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My Sherpas
“The Sherpas were generally enthusiastic, energetic and good-natured and quickly gained a reputation for being not only first-rate mountaineers, but wonderful companions.” Tenzing Norgay & the Sherpas of Everest To navigate my visit to Mayo Clinic, I wouldn’t have been… Continue reading
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Mayo Clinic – By the Numbers
Kleenex & Itineraries The first five days at Mayo Clinic added up to more than I thought they would: 24 appointments8+ itineraries2 24hour tests 6 doctor visits4 buildings, 2 with 19 floors1 research study18 blood pressures1 sweat test1 biopsy2 cardiac… Continue reading
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Nailed It — Monet
With crazy symptoms that burst forth and last for minutes, hours or days, the realization that it wouldn’t be wise to take an extensive exotic trip this summer sadly sunk in and settled in my heart. There would be no:… Continue reading
