I want to praise God today for the health that He has restored to me!
In August of 2004, while at an outdoor concert/convention, I began having what felt like a heart attack. I didn’t know what was happening, but believe me, it was a scary moment! I was only 25 at the time.
The doctors ran all kinds of tests, tests for my heart and tests for my thyroid, but none of the results ever showed that anything was wrong, or that anything had happened to my heart that night. Even after wearing a heart monitor for a month straight, nothing could be determined as a problem. However, the symptoms didn’t go away. In fact, they got worse and worse, until the doctor prescribed a heart medicine for me to keep my heart from running away.
During this time, I felt awful. I was weak, always had an upset stomach, couldn’t sleep at night because of the ‘spells’ that would come out of nowhere all through the night…and the doctors had no answers for me.
When I’d think about things, about the way things were going and ‘what if’ something happened to me, I’d feel sad. Not sad for myself, because God has blessed my life in so many ways. Not scared to die, no, I’m ready for that. But sad for my husband. When I thought about what he would feel, it absolutely broke my heart.
But I praise God that His plans were different…
After my husband and I doing much research, we discovered the cause of my problems, and for almost a year now I have felt better! My problem was a hormone imbalance (progesterone/estrogen) which when out of whack like they were can cause anxiety and panic attacks. When my doctor finally said that he thought my problem was anxiety, the first thing he wanted to do was put me on anti-anxiety drugs, but that would have only made the problem worse! I didn’t want to go that route, and I’m glad I didn’t, because if I had I wouldn’t have found out about the hormone imbalance. So I urge anyone out there who is struggling with anxiety and panic to have your hormone levels checked. (The most effective test is a simple, inexpensive saliva test!)
Today, I was in the basement taking some laundry out of the dryer. I usually fold things upstairs (since our basement is still under construction, lol.) I got the clothes in my arms, and ran up the steps. Keyword: RAN. Less than a year ago, I had to stop and catch my breath on the landing halfway up. So I praise God for the health that He has restored to me! I’m back to exercising regularly, and I am so pleased…I’ve never been this active in my life, lol. I had always taken my health for granted, but God has showed me what a precious gift good health is.
