An Answer to Prayer

I don't talk much about my migraines, but today I'm just so excited that I have to share.


Background:
One Wednesday, when I was about 17, I developed a headache. Literally for years, it never went away. Over time they got worse (those times I fell and hit my head ice skating or snow boarding probably didn't help matters either!). In college, I was passing out sometimes, my vision would randomly go black, or I'd lose my hearing for a few seconds. If you guys know me, I have to literally be dying to go to the doctor. After my junior year of college, my dad said, "Enough is enough. You're going to the doctor." Well, I had all the tests run, blood work done, etc. Nothing was wrong with me! 


So, I was sent to a neurologist and I've been going every 4-6 months ever since. I started taking migraine medicine, twice a day. I hated...h-a-t-ed it. There's a bunch of side effects, but the two that affected (effected? whichever) me the most were lack of appetite and fatigue. My migraines slowly started to go away, as my doctor increased my daily dosage with each visit. I was finally having consecutive days without pain! I couldn't even remember what that felt like. But the side effects were killing me. I was losing too much weight and I was constantly tired. It took almost 4 months just to get used to the high amount of medicine I was taking before I would have to return to the doctor to have the dosage increased again (did that make sense to ya'll?). 


Recently:
This past year, I've finally been able to go weeks without a headache. My last visit, 6 months ago, my neurologist was so impressed with how far I'd come the past year or so - he said we should start thinking about decreasing your dosage and eventually, maybe take you off. Do you know how encouraged I was to hear that?! 


Today, I went back to my doctor. After answering all the typical questions, he goes "I'm going to lower your dosage." I wanted to scream with happiness! I've been praying so long for this moment! A doctor visit where he doesn't increase my medicine - in fact the exact opposite happens!! Granted, it isn't much. But it's a start and it was an answer to prayer.


God does answer prayer! Maybe not immediately and maybe not always the way we want, but He answers our prayers in a way that's always best for us. So, keep praying! Even when you're discouraged. Keep praying for that unsaved loved one, for your physical need, for your financial situations - just keep praying. God will answer prayer in the most unexpected of ways :) 


I'm just so happy right now, I could just burst. Wow!