We are getting pretty familiar with the doctor out here in Arizona. Unfortunately, that is not a good thing in an athletes career, but we honestly could not be happier with the hand specialist we have been paired up with. This man has an amazing resume and has been so helpful throughout this entire process. As we arrived at the doctor's office yesterday, the assistant sat us down as he went over Daniel's medical history. Daniel's file is abnormally huge considering all the hand injuries he has experienced. I'm telling you, I'm married to a fighter! We all even made a joke over the size of it. Joking aside though, it really helped them to understand more that this has been an ongoing issue in Daniel's hand and something he has even tried playing through in the past. Although it is disappointing to be out of the game right now, we are happy and thankful to be getting this taken care of once and for all.
We had to do a little office hopping yesterday. At the first office is where Daniel got his x-ray, but because the x-ray couldn't tell us too much, we had to make our way to a different office to get a MRI done. When we got to the second office, we had to wait for a long time. We later did find out that Daniel was suppose to go in right away, but the lady at the front desk made a mistake. Thankfully, Miss Congeniality was playing & I was thoroughly entertained while I waited. We were in there long enough, that I was actually able to watch the entire movie from beginning to end. I feel bad for the trainer that had to accompany us, but I guess he might be used to it. I caught myself many times wanting to laugh hysterically out loud during the movie, but we were in the awkward quiet office setting, so I was trying to control myself. I love that Lord brings things like funny movies to keep me joyful.
Anyways so I know you're thinking, well what did we find out... Unfortunately, we haven't been given an exact diagnosis yet, but we are definitely heading in a good direction. They did an x-ray & MRI on Daniel yesterday. We do not know the results from the MRI yet and Daniel will actually be going back for a CT scan tomorrow as well. The x-rays didn't show an obvious break or anything, so that's good! The doctor did say that there may be something there that just isn't visible on the x-ray though, so the CT scan & MRI should be able tell us more. He was able to figure out the exact spot that is causing Daniel pain and said it doesn't seem like the cartilage, which is also good news. So right now, we are still in the waiting process and should hopefully have a better idea of things tomorrow.
We honestly have such a peace right now though (thank you for praying). I'm not going to lie, it still gets tough when we put our eyes on our circumstance in baseball. Especially recently, with hearing about the trades and call ups. It's a weird feeling to be stuck in one place knowing that baseball continues to go on without you. It's been really neat out here though and the Lord has been moving so much. Daniel has been having bible studies with some of the other players out here that are also rehabbing and it's been such a sweet time. I really see the Lord using Daniel to make big impacts out here. When I think of that, I feel like we have such a clear picture. And that we are where we are for a reason. That's what it's all about. We will continue to trust God. Thank you for the prayers, please keep them coming.
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