thanks everybody. Really feeling the prayers. It is amazing how many people will offer help and hope when someone needs it. My family and I really appreciate it. I am doing more testing today and back to the pulmonologist on Tuesday for more. Good news so far is, it does not appear to be cancer, and the CT scan did not show permanant scarring. I still can't breath and my blood pressure now is very high so I have to go to the cardiologist also. I'll keep you informed. I had a very blessed feeling to hear the initial news.
Our prayers are with you .... think positive ....especially around the family ...you will bounce back
Update. I am in the hospital now, still doing more test. I went to the pulmonologist yesterday, she had me admitted to the hospital. Good news is, my lungs are not the problem. Which means it may be my heart, so going through those test and hope to hear something today. Intitial review was showing a leaking valve in my heart, and that could cause all of my symptoms. At least that can be repaired, not an easy repair, but repairable. Kind of like a heater core in a 72 skylark. It can be done, but who wants to do that. Thanks for all the prayers. There is no question that God has us in his hands. I just hope his plan matches up with with mine at least a little. Tyler has a nerve conduction study today to determing the spine damage he has had and then see what the Neurologist says for him. Meanwhile. The buick sits.
Thank you all for your prayers. I have indeed been blessed....again. I spent two days in the hospital this weeks as my symptoms had become worse. Pulmonary doc said my lungs were fine, so they started checking my heart, and that is what is was. Nothing major though. Turns out I have an irregular heat beat that with mild exersion started skipping two and three beats at a time. At that point, my blood flow dropped, and then my blood wasn't oxygenating. So they changed my meds and it has helped with the atrial fibrilation? or something like that. Or, to put it in car terms.... at idle, I was fine, but just barely push the pedal, and started sputtering and choking down. At full pedal it was fine, but when coming back down to that just above idle range, still fluttering and choking down. Hmm. Carb and breather was fine. Turns out the pump was messing up at that level. Just needed a higher octane pill and working fine now. No pump replacement needed at this time. Now, time to finish this car.
Hope the meds help out. My father was recently diagnosed with the same thing. We are now in the process of seeing what is causing it. It is a pretty common thing. Almost 2 million people have it according to the doc. Good luck and God bless.
Mark, are you a Born again Christian? Attend a Bible based church? I called myself a Christian for almost all of my life but was not until a day back in 2000 at the ge of 47. I was raised Catholic and knew so little about what Christianity is about. It is NOT about a religion but a relationship with the living God, the creator of all and who loves us to the point of sending His Son to die in our place to pay the pernalty for OUR sins to reconcile us to Himself. Too incredible a story not to be true and nothing in the book that archeology has disproved but the other way around. If you do not know God as personal Lord and Savior then that is what you need prayer for, the rest does not mean much. It is a feee gift and that makes it even more fantastic. In fact there is nothing we can do. Hear the word through sermons, radio and especially by reading the Bible starting with the Gospel of John. Then it is as simple as ABC. 1. Admit you are a sinner. 2. Believe that Christ is who He said He is and the Bible is the word of God given to us through men inspired by the Holy Spirit. 3. Confess your sins to God and repent or turn away from those sins. Then thank Him because if you did those 3 steps with your heart you are now a member of the church, God's church, not a man made church. You also received the Holy Spirit. You have God living in you! Quite a responsibility on how we act and even when no one is looking as what we do in our heart is just as doing it in actuality. I pray that you have taken the steps to ensure eternal life with our creator and as Paul said In Roman's 8:18, "what suffering can compare with eternity" Paraphrased that but that is the idea of that verse. God Bless and PM me anytime. Any questions.
Thanks 6671. I do have that relationship with God, and so does my wife, daughter and son. We know our lives are in his hands and we try everyday to be examples of His good works.
Mark, thanks for the inspiration you have shown me. My 28 year old son will have nothing to do with me. Sorry if that is a repeat but I am just getting over another fathers day with no contact what so ever. I am jealous of th relationship you have and need to confess that as sin and let our Lord know my feelings for you and my son. I pray that you are given the grace and patience so God can do His perfect work with you. I feel selfish but am desperate and am going to start a thread and ask for help. Thanks again, Mark, you are an inspiration and I feel ashamed, way too selfish. Mark
