Showing posts with label Mom's Heart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mom's Heart. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Prayer for Healing
In obedience to the command in James 5:14 "Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven." . . .I, Josie, called for the elders of the church to pray for me for the healing of my heart. On Sat. Nov. 8, they came, anointed me with oil and prayed for my healing in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I rested well Sat. night and felt less heart pain on Sun. I was able to walk a little farther without pain. Mon I continued to improve. Perhaps I am healed!! I am cautiously hopeful and praise the Lord for every bit of healing.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Mom's Heart -Update
First of all I want to thank each and every one for their prayers. We really appreciate your concern!
Mom mainly had a consultation today with Dr. Schreiter. Thankfully Dad was able to fit it into his busy schedule as well, so both were there. First Dr. Schreiter determined that most likely, since it appears the heart has been slowly and insidiously deteriorating for some time, it wouldn't affect treatment to know whether the atrial fibrillation is causing or the result of the cardiomyopathy.
Also for the same reasons, most likely it wouldn't be possible to shock the heart back into normal rhythm, so the course of action is to treat the symptoms.
She will be on aspirin to keep the blood thin, and will continue on the beta blocker. She will also be put on an ACE inhibitor to slow the heart rate. Hopefully this second drug will allow her heart to get some rest, and also allow some healing. The ACE inhibitor will lower her heart rate and also lower her blood pressure. Hopefully this will help the heart to start pumping more efficiently.
Basically she has to limit her activity, as she has already been doing. Hopefully resting her heart can allow her to start doing more activity. Right now she is limited from walking any inclines, except at a very slow pace, and is pretty much unable to lift more than 20 or 30 pounds. Walking while carrying any weight is pretty much out of the question.
Pray for Mom that she can know how much she can do, and to know how much is too much.
Pray for all of us as we adjust to this new development, that we can know how to best help her out! Also to know how to adjust our schedule to accommodate her.
Mom mainly had a consultation today with Dr. Schreiter. Thankfully Dad was able to fit it into his busy schedule as well, so both were there. First Dr. Schreiter determined that most likely, since it appears the heart has been slowly and insidiously deteriorating for some time, it wouldn't affect treatment to know whether the atrial fibrillation is causing or the result of the cardiomyopathy.
Also for the same reasons, most likely it wouldn't be possible to shock the heart back into normal rhythm, so the course of action is to treat the symptoms.
She will be on aspirin to keep the blood thin, and will continue on the beta blocker. She will also be put on an ACE inhibitor to slow the heart rate. Hopefully this second drug will allow her heart to get some rest, and also allow some healing. The ACE inhibitor will lower her heart rate and also lower her blood pressure. Hopefully this will help the heart to start pumping more efficiently.
Basically she has to limit her activity, as she has already been doing. Hopefully resting her heart can allow her to start doing more activity. Right now she is limited from walking any inclines, except at a very slow pace, and is pretty much unable to lift more than 20 or 30 pounds. Walking while carrying any weight is pretty much out of the question.
Pray for Mom that she can know how much she can do, and to know how much is too much.
Pray for all of us as we adjust to this new development, that we can know how to best help her out! Also to know how to adjust our schedule to accommodate her.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Mom's Heart
Hello all,
We are in the midst of great flux in our family. Jessica Just arrived in Ghana Monday (she will be there for 3 months) and Justo is leaving for Ecuador on the 30th (for 9 months). At the same time, we found out just a couple of weeks ago that Mom has heart problems.
She started having pain when walking or doing activity last November. Since then it has steadily gotten worse. On Labor Day when David was home, she was having difficulty walking even slowly for any distances when we tried to do a walk. This led to going in to the Dr. about two weeks ago. They discovered she has Atrial Fibrillation.
She had an echo cardiogram done, and they discovered her heart is functioning at only 20%, which is very low. They did an angiogram today and confirmed no blocked vessels. The doctor suggested that most likely the heart has been in atrial fibrillation for a long time, and thus has accommodated somewhat by enlarging. At this point that is about all we know. Due to the time this has seemed to be going on and how poorly it is functioning, there is definitely a need for some treatment.
The main prayer requests:
Wisdom for the doctors, which tests are necessary, exact treatment procedures to suggest when the problems are pinned down.
Wisdom for Mom, what things she can do, how much to cut out of her schedule.
Wisdom for Dad, balancing Dr.'s appointments with his work.
Update:
So far there is no new news. Mom's next appointment is on this coming Tuesday, October 7. About a week ago we felt led to switch cardiologists. Mom continues to feel pretty good, despite being a little low on energy. Pray for real wisdom in diagnosing the cause. At this point the biggest concern is whether the atrial fibrillation is causing or caused by the cardiaticmyopathy. We covet your prayers!
We are in the midst of great flux in our family. Jessica Just arrived in Ghana Monday (she will be there for 3 months) and Justo is leaving for Ecuador on the 30th (for 9 months). At the same time, we found out just a couple of weeks ago that Mom has heart problems.
She started having pain when walking or doing activity last November. Since then it has steadily gotten worse. On Labor Day when David was home, she was having difficulty walking even slowly for any distances when we tried to do a walk. This led to going in to the Dr. about two weeks ago. They discovered she has Atrial Fibrillation.
She had an echo cardiogram done, and they discovered her heart is functioning at only 20%, which is very low. They did an angiogram today and confirmed no blocked vessels. The doctor suggested that most likely the heart has been in atrial fibrillation for a long time, and thus has accommodated somewhat by enlarging. At this point that is about all we know. Due to the time this has seemed to be going on and how poorly it is functioning, there is definitely a need for some treatment.
The main prayer requests:
Wisdom for the doctors, which tests are necessary, exact treatment procedures to suggest when the problems are pinned down.
Wisdom for Mom, what things she can do, how much to cut out of her schedule.
Wisdom for Dad, balancing Dr.'s appointments with his work.
Update:
So far there is no new news. Mom's next appointment is on this coming Tuesday, October 7. About a week ago we felt led to switch cardiologists. Mom continues to feel pretty good, despite being a little low on energy. Pray for real wisdom in diagnosing the cause. At this point the biggest concern is whether the atrial fibrillation is causing or caused by the cardiaticmyopathy. We covet your prayers!
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