Recounting my hospital experience part 1

It's good to be able to post again. I was away for a long time. . . Due to illness, and that's the thing that I wanted to write about.

It's the blessing that the Lord our God gave to his children. It's quite a long story though but who cares this is my blog anyway and I want to give back all the glory and honor to our mighty healer. So here is my story. . .

Dec. 19, 2010 when I was admitted to the hospital due shortness of breath and some heart irregularities, my feet is sweeling, and can't talk anymore coz my lungs are filled with water already. What my husband and I thought it's only a simple asthma attack (yes, I also have asthma since dec of 2005). The doctor's at the ER started to get busy soon I am wheeled to the critical section of the ER, tubes, monitors and IV's were injected, a cateter was to be inserted in me to drain out the excess fluid in my body and a series of tests are being done.

All the while I was staying calm and composed while they fuss over me. I could sense my husband getting worried and all but I only smile and stay strong for him. When the doctor told us why they are doing all the test, it's bcoz' my heart accdg to the heart monitor is like a bomb waiting to explode, my BP is way too high and my lungs and my body a full of water. They are trying to lower my blood pressure and I on the other hand wanted them to treat my difficulty in breathing. We're thinking geez what's with this people are doing. Thank God they're kind and nice to patients. A nurse explained to us how grave my situation is. He told us that some patient's with the kind of illness that I have would be very very critically I'll right now or on a 50/50 condition but I on the other hand could still smile, decide what I wanted, talk and watch what's happening around me. The doctor's keeps trying to convince me to stay at the hospital for further treatment. But I don't want to coz staying at the hospital means expenses and we don't have that.

Deep inside I am becoming worried bcoz' they wanted me to stay at an icu room and that acdg to them 30-50k a day. Oh my goodness where in the world will we get that kind of money. But to make the long story short a doctor of a family friend was recommended and at last she told us that I don't have to stay at the icu only a cvu which is a cardiovascular room only so we agreed. And I called up my mom who upon hearing bcame histerical cuz of my illness.

Amidst this chaos and sickness I know deep down that the Lord is there with me and my husband. I know coz I've been praying for my healing and his guidance through all of this, that's what's keeping me strong and that's why I can stay calm through all this. I helped me and it saved my life, because the peace of the Lord is in my heart at that very moment. The nurse that was assigned to me jokingly told us " mam, sobrang tapang nyo" (mam you're so brave) others with the situation you're in would be critical by now but you, you take your situation in stride. I just smiled bcoz' that's faith and the peace of the Lord in my heart. I know healing will come just don't know when but I claim my healing and at peace bcoz' God is in control with my life.

Next part will be the findings and more amazing miracles by God.