Well today was such an awesome day!!! Where do I start?
I guess I'll give a quick reminder of my last test. They did some kind of nuclear test on me back in December to get a LV EF (Left Ventricle Ejection Flow) reading. Well when the test results came back my LV EF was 29%. That means my heart wasn't pumping the blood like it was suppose to. So my doctor sent me to cardiac rehab for 36 visits and changed all my medicines. I saw him one more time in January and he told me he didn't want to see me again until August and said I needed another echocardiogram in June.
So now the most recent news......
I started thinking during one of my rehab sessions and starting telling them my concerns about my next visit with Dr. Groll. They told me to question him about them and see what he said. One of my major questions was if my rehab ends in April why do I have to wait until June for an echocardiogram and then not even know the results or see even him until August. So I went to his office before rehab one Monday...he and his nurse were both already gone. So I took it upon myself to schedule me an appointment with him for April 14. Then the next Monday I caught him before he left and I told him I wanted to know if we could move my echocardiogram up to April. He said he didn't care. Well I went back to rehab (where they do the test) and we made an appointment for April 4th. Well as most of you know I have no patience. So today when I went to rehab, I asked Debbie (the echo tech) if I had to wait until Friday. She told me NO, and asked if I wanted to do it now. Of course I said yes. So we did the test. I lay there praying that my LV EF had increased some, but was I surprised when she told what she got. MY LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FLOW WAS 64.0%!!!!! That is just about as good as it gets. She took many pictures, readings, and measurements, and with each one she got the same reading. She said that Dr. Groll will still have to give the official final reading, but she said he shouldn't go any lower than 50%. I couldn't believe how high my LV EF was. It only makes me wonder if he would have done an echocardiogram after he got such a low reading with that nuclear test, if it was really that low to begin with. Then I start thinking, maybe this was God's way of telling me I needed to shape my life up. Start eating right and exercising. Since starting cardiac rehab, I have lost 20 pounds and have somewhat changed my eating habits. I still have weeks where I don't watch my salt and carbs, but who doesn't. I LOVE CARBS!!
Sunday at church Bro. Austin asked if there was anybody who wanted a healing in their body, well naturally I did! So I went forward with others and they laid hands on me and prayed. I felt like something happened, there was this sense of release off my shoulders. And today I got my answer. God had answered my prayers and took care of me. My heart is totally on the mend. I still have my Mitrol Valve Prolapse (leaky valve) and the aneurysm in my aorta (which is just a bulging in the aortic wall--nothing bad--most people have that.), but the one major problem with my heart is almost 100% better than what I had back in December. All I can say is I have to give credit where credit is due---THANK JESUS FOR HEALING MY HEART!!!!
Well I guess I've rambled on enough now. So I will close. But I do want to say THANK YOU to everyone who has prayed for me during this difficult time in my life. I know the race isn't over yet, so please continue to pray for me. My next goal will be to try and have another baby. That is one of my biggest dreams yet, is to have one more baby. And with God on my side, I know I will!
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