Rough patch (long)

snickersforeveryone · January 2014

I haven't said much about this, but things are getting to the point that I need to reach out for good thoughts and prayers.

DH had labs done and his liver enzymes came back three times higher than they should be. There's also blood in his urine. The doctor wants him back next week to rerun the labs and then he will order more specific tests to find out what's going on. I'm nervous but trying to stay positive and calm. DH refuses to worry until we get the results.

Also, my brother has some kind of weird infection caused by fungus/mold. This is relatively new info to me, so I don't know a lot of details. Since he got back from Iraq, he's been different. I chalked it up to PTSD. He's also had weird skin lesions. Turns out that these things in addition to some others indicate he has this disease. It messes with his brain and affects his thinking. The things that come out of his lesions are actually tumors. The condition has three stages. 1st stage requires a detox of sorts, 2nd stage requires hospitalization, third stage is fatal. We aren't sure what stage he's in. He has an appointment tomorrow to find out more and talk treatment.

On top of that, he and his wife are separating. They hope to work things out once his thinking returns to normal, but they both have major issues, so I'm not sure they will. I'm worried because my SIL has been maneuvering, manipulating, and basically lying about my brother to make herself look like the better parent. I don't think either one of them is a fit parent right now to be honest (she's threatened suicide recently as well as came out of their bedroom with a gun when it was just her and my brother at home). I'm scared that if they divorce, and SIL gets custody, we will lose contact with my nephew or worse.

There's more but this is already a novel. Sorry for the length, I'm just nervous and worried for my loved ones.

JulesET · January 2014

Sorry you are dealing with all this. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

lkamenko · January 2014

I am so sorry to hear you are having such a hard time. Sending T&P to your H and brother. Hope they both will hear good news from doctors soon. And sending big Internet hugs to you. Stay strong, eaf. Keep us updated...

WonderJess · January 2014

Oh, wow that's a lot... just big, big hugs!!

C&Csmommy · January 2014

I'm so sorry you are dealing with all of this right now.

Sending lots of prayers for your DH so that the doctors can find out what is wrong.

Lots of prayer being sent for you brother that his disease be something the doctors can fix and also for him and SIL.

lilahbean13 · January 2014

I'm so terribly sorry to hear you are dealing with so much sh!t right now. Sending some big hugs. I hope your brother gets good news back and they can find a suitable treatment. Sounds like his wife may need some help also. Hang in there lady. We will be thinking about you

snickersforeveryone · January 2014

Thanks everyone. I'll update when I hear anything.

zyas · January 2014

Oh wow, that sure is a lot! I'm so sorry you and your family are going through all this! Please keep us posted on how your hubby and brother are with their health issues. Lots of hugs for you!!

snickersforeveryone · January 2014

bellaxanthe said:
Thoughts and prayers sent to your husband. I hope that everything comes back ok. I'm sorry to hear about your brother. How strange - I've never heard of anything like that. I hope that it is in the early stages and a treatment can be started. Take care.

I've never heard of it either. I didn't even know it was possible for mold to do that...I mean, I knew it could make you sick, but not hospitalize or kill you. It's a hard thing to diagnose, because not a lot of doctors have seen the lesions before and the other symptoms are kind of vague (mental disturbance, fatigue, night sweats, etc). You have to have 8 of the symptoms to be diagnosed, but first you have to find a doctor who knows about it. He got so lucky just to be diagnosed. I'm really worried because this has been going on for years and I don't know how fast it progresses.

Barefoot84 · January 2014

Big hugs and thoughts and prayers sent your way.

Tink522 · January 2014

Wow, that is a lot at once. T&P that things settle down and you get some answers that bring things into a better light. Sorry you are going through all this.

pinkangelmoon · January 2014

I'm sorry you and your family are going through this. T&P's!

aylafsu88 · January 2014

That is very scary and a lot to deal with. I am praying for your family and I hope that they get good news!

reinedecajun · January 2014

Wow Eaf that is a ton to deal with. If you ever need any help with the PTSD issues im your girl. Just message me, theres a lot of resources out there you just need to know how to navigate them. I'll be praying for yall.