Quick Update

It's been a little while since my last update. I got my blood panels back and they indicated elevated SS-A levels which is common in those who have Sjogrens, another autoimmune disease. My neuro has recommended that I have two different procedures done, a lumbar puncture and a lip biopsy. After discussing these procedures with my neuro, we've decided that the lip biopsy would be the best place to start and based on the information we get from that talk about the next moves. It is not a fun procedure. Initially I thought it would just be a scraping of my lip but no, that would be far too easy. Tomorrow afternoon I will go in and have a little incision. They will remove several salivary glands to test for inflammation. I've been told there is some pain associated with this procedure, but hopefully it won't be too awful. Prayers would be greatly appreciated!