The diagnosis was hyperplasia from one doctor, hyperaldosteronism from another. It's one of the newer conditions treated by specialists because no one knows what all exactly it affects or what all affects it. It's somewhat rare now, but specialists don't really know how many people might be affected because the condition goes undiagnosed for the most part.
So, it was no surprise when I received a call to ask if I would be a guinea pig. Not literally, of course. Specialists wanted to sample my blood using a special procedure so that they could see what areas of the body were contributing to the condition. Well, it's ok by me. Why not. It's all for the cause of progress and medical advancement. And, who knows, it might promote a more normative condition once they pinpoint the cause, remove it, and take a sampling of the blood after removal.
Before and after is definitely a part of the scientific process. And, it's a part of my own life story. I have seen my life's trajectory before certain events and seen the line after. Definitely a trajectory change. What's even better is that I know the cause for the change, so I don't have to go searching for it or isolating probable causes and retesting. I am thankful tonight for the one who brought such a trajectory change, who reversed a declining curve, whose essence is restorative.
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