Friday Evening

 Melanie Lucido

Once again, I am asking you to please pray for my daughter, Melanie, who was hospitalized after a visit to her doctor yesterday to get the results of her recent CT scan.  Instead of an improvement in the condition of her lungs and her right ear/sinus area, it showed that there are more nodules and abscesses on her lungs, and that her mastoid sinus (right ear and the whole right side of her head) is completely blocked.  The doctor (a different one from the ones who originally did all the first tests in October) admitted her for more tests – actually to re-do all the tests (biopsies, etc.) that were done in October.  She said that either her body has stopped responding to the antibiotic she’s been since October, or the antibiotics she was taking prior to “crashing” in October actually “masked” the outcome of the tests they did then.  If that is what happened, they probably misdiagnosed the problem and although she has been a little better, she is definitely not well. They are doing a CT scan this morning, and an ear, nose, and throat doctor saw her already this morning and said he will probably put tubes in both ears. He thinks her hearing loss is probably due to the fluid buildup and infection.

She is in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales because that is where her doctor is.  If she has to have any type of surgery, she will be transported to Our Lady of the Lake.  St. Elizabeth is owned by The Lake.

I am glad that she will be seeing a different set of doctors this time.  Her doctor prayed with us yesterday. That meant a lot to both of us. Please help me pray for her. Thanks.

Susanne Crowe