Dawn, I am so sorry to hear of that scary PSA report. I'm also sorry that I didn't see this until this morning! But I'm praying all the same! I can understand why it is so scary. There is a song that has been popular for quite a few years now. I can't tell you who sings it or what the exact name of it is but I will tell you one of the phrases from the song is "Sometimes He calms the storm, other times He calms His child". I am praying he will calm BOTH in your case. Hang in there and keep us posted.
Kalynn

dawn, hugs and prayers for you both hang in there, and yes, remembering that number 10 isvery important too :shock:

Dawn, praying for you both.

Margarita in Auburn, CA

Margo wrote:
Margo--thanks for posting this. It is exactly what I needed to hear today.

Well crapola! Dawn please keep us posted and know that we are thinking of you both. Hugs....

I'm glad you got the appointment moved up, Dawn. Praying for you both.

Oh Dawn, how scary!!! Many hugs and prayers coming your way that whatever this is can be treated easily! Until you get the test results, though, I pray you and DH can have some peace of mind. Hugs, Robin

Dawn, I pray that you may both find some peace in the coming week and that the doctor's news next Thursday will be much better than your worst imaginings. I pray that whatever comes the Lord will guide you through. Sending you big hugs and lifting many prayers for you and Terry.

MANY PRAYERS NEEDED!!

My DH, Terry, went in for his routine yearly check up. Except, it has been two years this time. His psa numbers were EXTREMELY eleveated. We don't know the cause, but guessing it is cancer. I spoke with his doctor for about 15 minutes last night on the phone, and while she was assuring me that there were other things that can raise the psa level, she stated she could not assure me it wasn't. She said she did not want to give me a false hope. She tried to calm me by telling me prostate cancer is slow growing, very treatable, and there are many options. We didn't go into any more details. Terry has an appointment set up with a urologist for next Thursday, July 21. It had originally been set up for August 9, but I put some pressure on them! (It's called PANIC!) His psa number should be around 4.5, and it is 29.5. Not good!

So, I am asking for prayers that we can be a little calmer (#10 on Margo's 10 commandments, above) and, of course, that it will NOT be cancer. God has given us some major economic/lifestyle challenges in the past 4 years, and we have worked through them. This will also be VERY, VERY costly to us right now! We were hoping to not have another challenge quite so soon.

Thank you all!
Dawn

Thank you Margo. I have saved that and will ponder on them later.

Thanks for sharing that Margo.

That's a lot of good thoughts Margo. I like it.

A good friend sent me this today, and I thought it was worth sharing here:

A Layman's 10 Commandments

1] Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble, but it is a "steering wheel" that directs the right path throughout.

2] A car's windshield is so large and the rear view mirror is so small because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE. So, Look Ahead and Move On.

3] Friendship is like a BOOK. It takes few seconds to burn, but it takes years to write.

4] All things in life are temporary. If going well, enjoy it; they will not last forever. If going wrong, don't worry; they can't last long either.

5] Old friends are Gold! New friends are Diamonds! If you get a Diamond, don't forget the Gold because to hold a Diamond, you always need a base of Gold!

6] Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, GOD smiles from above and says, "Relax, sweetheart, it's just a bend, not the end!

7] When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abilities; when GOD doesn't solve your problems HE has faith in your abilities.

8] "Can there be anything worse than losing eye sight?" He replied: "Yes, losing your vision!"

9] When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them, and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.

10] WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES, it takes away today's PEACE.

Robin said it for me. We prayer warriors are a mighty bunch!!!