Doc app today! :)

This is an email that Lex sent out earlier... I wanted to post something to keep you updated but am so tired... Love you all!

So Amy endured a six hour doctor visit today! She is still waiting for blood work results to hear if her tumor is secreting a growth hormone. If the tumor is secreting the growth hormone, surgery is the only option. If it is not she would have to take medication that is pretty harsh on your heart probably for her whole life. If put on the medication she will have to go back to the doctor to get an Eco-cardiogram and another MRI to make sure her heart is still okay in a year. They usually don't see any problems with such a low dose of the medication that she is on, but when she got her Eco-cardiogram she had a little bit of tricuspid valve regurgitation, which means some of her blood pumped back the opposite direction when her heart would beat so they want to keep an eye on it! The doctor did tell her that her pituitary gland is abnormally small, and may be part of the cause of her hormonal imbalance. With her pituitary gland being small they are not sure if it will be able to or is currently functioning properly.

Our new prayer is that her pituitary gland will grow to normal size and that her tumor would not be secreting a growth hormone!

Thank you everyone for praying! As we hear back from the doctors I will keep you all informed! We love you guys and are so blessed to have you to pray for Amy!

Lexi <3

Nashville...

This was me and LeeLee at her couples shower!

Me and Kathy after the shower, ready to go home!

So, I haven't written in quite some time, sorry about that! I have been in Nashville for about a month now, I am living with my friends Katie, Jenna, and Molly. It has been great and we have a very cute little house. It has been interesting to see what God is teaching me by being out here. He has showed me so much love through so many people! He has also shown me what I have at home with family and friends and is teaching me more and more about putting effort into my relationships and pursuing my friendships. Another thing that He has shown me is that there are some really great guys out there in the world. It is so nice to be surrounded by such amazing solid people. (not that I do not have amazing solid people at home) We played a rousing game of capture the flag last night and I was running trying to defend my team and I slid on some roots and rolled my ankle... I was out for the rest of the game, but my team, the Mighty Ducks/ Emelio Estaves (however you spell that) still won! :) I had 4 nurses, a physical trainer, a football player, and various others who were caring for me... They were all so sweet! The girls ran and got me a bag of ice from McDonalds and Brad took me home and Jeremy wrapped my foot up with a bag of mixed veggies and held together with tights. We ended the night with Caroline, Katie, Matt, and I singing worship songs in our kitchen. It was amazing!

We had our game faces on!

Now onto my health... I have a double appointment on Friday, one more an MRI and one for a bunch of fun blood tests... It will probably take between 4 and 5 hours. They are checking to see what is going on with my tumor. My last appointment my insulin growth factor was high and so what that means is that my tumor could be secreting a growth hormone and if it is then we have to have surgery asap. So we will see what goes on... Hopefully my chemo is doing its job and my tumor is getting smaller! :) I have had headaches more often and I had one day of hardcore headaches where it put me out for a day, but for the most part it is all good!

God is good all the time, all the time God is good! "Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth" Psalm 46: 10

Love you all and thanks for the continued prayer!!