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Room number: CVU 6
Patient: Rivera, Glecy
So after some series of tests that was done, another tests are being ordered this time it's more thorough and specific. And we thought that is enough. 2D echo was done, a heart monitor was placed, oxygen was an aid for me to breath, still the cateter was inside me connected to my bladder, my blood pressure was constantly monitored, they extract blood for some blood work up. I have 5 bottles of fluids attached to one IV, my other arm is all bruised as in black and purple because of injections and blood extractions. You cannot extract blood from where the IV line is connected but you could inject into that arm. The pain is tolerable, thanks to nurses and lab techs with caring hands they make it as pain free as they can. But I had to it to the ER guys they are the best in inserting hepblocks and painless blood extraction. Oh hepblocks rubberlike needles that are used to attach IV hoses for the dextrose instead of needles, hepblocks are more flexible and I think it's more safe than metal needles of the old days.
Finally I met my doctor and her associates. She explained to me the results of the test that was done. According to her, I have an elevated blood pressure, a mild mitral valve regurgitation, edema, and I have a heart failure my heart stops beating 4 times for ten seconds and that's in a day. Image your computer rebooting on it's own, that's was my heart doing, I already have episodes of heart attacks, I have a mild pneumonia, and sleep apnea, whew! That was a handful of sickness. Anyway, since according to my doctor I have previously been in a series of heart failures, they will do another thorough test and expensive heart test. This to find out which part of my heart was damaged.
It's called the thallium test. In this test, the heart will be chemically put into stress. They will inject chemicals to put the heart into overdrive
instead of physically doing that thallium will be doing that for you. As a reverse a radioactive chemical again will be it's sort of antidote to calm the heart.
What will I feel along the process, headache, chest heaviness, numbness of legs, fatigue and some dizziness oh and cold sweats. But those lab personnel and doctors did not mention that that chemicals are soooo painful, ad if my nerves are going to explode and it's a four
phase test that I have to endure. And did the procedure took almost a day to finish, thallium test took the whole day to finish. And mind you the pre-test prep is no eating allowed. The agony that I have to endure.
Then the results again, the test shows I have previously encountered a bout of attacks but it didn't say when cause I did not felt it at all.
But they can't see if my arteries are blocked to warrant me an attack nor any deposits on my veins so it's still a puzzle to the doctor's. I can
the hand of the Lord is at work here. though the enemy tries to deceive but the power of the Lord prevails.
My POV. . .
First, I did not feel any episodes of a heartattack before. My blood pressure is way too high and I don't feel any of it's symptoms before,
btw, my BP is 200/100 way too high as to not feel anything right? I don't feel any chest pain or headache. My only complain is shortness of breath cause of my cough. But praise be to God,He still blessed me because I am harm free. Others who as my doctors say experience
what I have been through would be paralysed by now or had a stroke. But due to the favor of God, I made it through with a minor bruise and scratches I should say. Only the Lord can shield us in times of trouble be it calamities, sickness and death itself. His hand and protection is
always, always upon his children. His favor is always ours to take it's our previledge for being the children of God.
As our pastor told me I am blessed because I have experience first hand the the miracle of the Lord his power and mercy upon his children. And mind you I haven't been going to church for a long time. But as I always tell my pastor that never in my mind that i questioned the Lord why me? Of course I worry I would be dense to not too. I'm only human but I keep on asking the Lord for healing everyday specially at night when my nervourness attacks. I keep on lifting my afflictions to God, and I literally would sleep talking to God.
This was also the time when the cliche "thank the Lord for it is a bleeding from God that you are alive and able to enjoy a new day". Well it's true, I told someone that being able to wake up in the morning is a blessing in itself the very first blessing in the morning. Cause God can end your journey on earth in a flick of an eye. Anything can happen our lives is not ours it's His. That's what's in my heart at that times and until now I start by thanking the Lord.
Till the next post. There's another test that I went through and that sealed the deal that the Lord is trully worked miracles in me. Next story na yon.
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