Back to Work

Hey all, so I have recently returned to work. I started back on May 9th, so I have officially been employed for over 2 weeks. I have been feeling great so far. I am actually really enjoying the job too. I am working Medical-Surgical which is quite a bit different from Pediatrics, but I am learning quickly. I absolutely adore the older people, they can be so cute and funny, kind of like the kids. Looking back over the past year, I have so many things to be thankful for. I would have never imagined returning to work the way things went last year, but the Lord is good and I have recovered almost back to my normal self.

Praising the Lord

The Lord has been good over the last several years. I am praising Him for the improvement that I have seen over the last several months. My migraines are becoming less frequent (only about 1 a week). I am also thankful that most days my heart rate is almost normal, at least for me. I was also able to stop one of my medications completely. Praise the LORD. I was on this for decreased blood pressure and due to the exercise I have been able to maintain a steady blood pressure. I am still on something for my heart rate, but for right now I am not going to mess with a good thing. I have a potential job and look forward to returning to the work force. I have really enjoyed getting to spend time with my nieces and nephews. They are such a joy and a true blessing. I am continuing to teach Children's Church and that is really a wonderful opportunity. The kids often teach me more than I teach them :) In April, I will be teaching the Ladies Bible Study due to our pastor's wife surgery. I am looking forward to this opportunity and how the Lord will work in my life through this.

Update

I know that it has been a little while since I have posted anything :( I just wanted to let everyone out there know that I am doing GREAT!!! The Lord has been so good. I have been able to maintain my heart rate with disciplined exercise. I was fortunate enough to be able to take a much needed vacation and spend time with old friends. Even while on vacation and not being as disciplined as I should have been my health has been great. I am planning on returning to work soon, Lord willing. I have an interview this week, so we will see. Thank you all for your much needed prayers over the last several years. The Lord allowed everything to happen for a reason and it is only through His sufficient grace that I have come through this all.

Somethings working...praise the LORD

So I have officially been working out at the gym for over 5 weeks. So far I am able to walk 45 min on the treadmill and the highest that my heart rate has gone is 160. I have a goal of being able to return to work in April. I am still on all of my medication, but hopefully will be able to get off of that. Oh, and my migraines have been less frequent since I started working out. I am very hopeful that one day I will be free from all of this... maybe on the other side of glory.

New Game Plan

I just realized that it has been almost a month since I have posted anything so I thought I would write a quick update. Over the last month, I have been continuing to deal with migraines and the same old POTS issues. The last time that I went to the doctor we discussed a couple of studies that are taking place concerning POTS patients and exercise. We discussed how that if you start out increasing exercise in the sitting position and then gradually add walking exercise usually POTS patients are able to increase their activity level back to normal. I have already been riding a bike at home, but knew that I needed to do more, so this week I decided that I needed to start out at the wellness center. So far, I have been able to tolerate the increase in activity without any difficulty. I am doing 30 minutes on the bike, 10 minutes rowing, and 10 minutes on the treadmill. I am going to gradually increase my standing activity, of course I have to do my exercise in the afternoon as this is when my heart rate is at its slowest. Praise the Lord that I am able to do this much. I am praying that with some conditioning that I will be able to return to work early next year. The doctors say that this is what my heart needs is to be conditioned :) I am willing to give it a try.

I am looking forward to celebrating the Christ's birth and spending time with family and friends this holiday season. I hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe Christmas and a Happy New Year.

All my beautiful nieces and nephews.

The Lord's Provision

Isn't the Lord amazing :) Over the last several months, I have been totally amazed how the Lord has provided for my needs, yes, I am still having some financial struggles, but my imediate needs are met. The Lord knows exactly what needs we have and when we have them. His timing is always perfect. Thank you LORD for meeting my every day needs, as you always do.

Sometimes Only God Knows Why!!!

So as I said in my last post, I had returned to work, however, that only lasted for a week. All was going well until I was required to work 9-10 hour days and was coming home with migraines, then I woke up with a Migraine and had to go to work with it and my heart was racing all day. I was praying all day about what to do and after much prayer and spending another 9 1/2 hour day at work I  knew that I was not going to be able to handle it health wise. I know that the Lord knows exactly what He is doing in my life and that He has something special in store for me, but right now that does not involve work :)

I will one day return to the work force but I will not push myself and will wait on His perfect timing. Please continue to pray for me as this week has been a rough one all around.