I am Free Indeed

Hello Everyone!
I am released to do as I please! Well, within certain limitations. 


I went in for the all day test to see what foods, minerals, medications and stuff could be causing the kidney stones to form. This is a normal procedure that is done 3 times after you have had challenges with stones. And seeing that  my kidneys thought that they were in the masonry business, this was a very needed test.


Results came back:  Inconclusive.  Haaaaaaa  I broke out in pure genuine belly laughter when I was read the report. I knew it was an attack from the pit of Hell, and now this proves it. I mean really, who grows kidney stones that are 3"x4.5" and 1.5"x3" without a reason? The only concrete inconclusive thing they could come up with (that did not show in the test results) was that a few years ago I broke my back and was put on a regimen of high doses of rx Vitamin D and bone builders. 


So what do I do to avoid getting more stones? What foods do I shy away from? NONE!! was the answer. They said that so far I can eat anything I like within means. I was low in citrates, so I need to take Potassium Citrate 3x a day and they do want me to have at least 1-2 homemade lemonades per day and 100oz of water, which I have done for over a year now, so that is no biggie. I make my own homemade either Passion Tea Lemonade or Zinger Berry Tea Lemonades in a big gallon container and sip on that throughout the day along with ingesting a small pond of water. hahaha. (swishing sounds all the time when I walk.. gotta love it!)


I also had uric acid in this test which can form gout in joints, but when they took the blood test to confirm... Nada... None... Ziltch.  God is so faithful. 


They also said that my energy level should start to return to normal over the next month or so. Yay! I keep doing a little more than I should at times, but that is because I feel so good! Then I have to have a 'slow down' day. (Roy gets rather annoyed with me when I overdo it) So, I am going with what my body says... and yes, it does tell me to get on the treadmill and do upper body weights along with telling me to sit down in the recliner for a bit.


Some of my close friends will love this... I can once again drink coffee!  Yes, it no longer repulses me ... well, except black coffee. Rachel was home for that awful fiasco... and she laughed through it all too! So a little creamer in the old coffee and I am good for one cup a day. wooo hoooo!!!  Then I need to drink that 100oz of water!!! (slosh)


I return to the doctor in a month and we will do another all day test.  Can't wait!!


Right now I am enjoying life!  Aimee is all graduated from Baylor and deciding on her next adventure; Rachel is loving working at ORU as the Admin Sect for the ICAA dept; Caleb passed all of his classes in Engineering Professional school at OSU and only has 3 more semesters; Roy is back working at Callidus of Honeywell...  I am still laid-off and searching out another Web Producer or Web Content Specialist position.. and I know that God will provide in His timing.

God is faithful. I was munching on today's Psalm 30 reading blessed my socks off... err... my sandals off....

(1) I will exalt you, Lord, for you rescued me.

You refused to let my enemies triumph over me.

O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, 

and you restored my health.

You brought me up from the grave, O Lord.

You kept me from falling into the pit of death.

Signed... A Muse of the Remnant.... Christine

The Stent is Out!

Oh.. WOW. Do I feel better!

Yesterday was my appointment with Dr. G for post-op from my March 27 lithotripsy. For some silly reason I was actually dreading this appointment more than anything. I talked it over with Roy and he basically said that I was operating in fear (not his exact words, because he is so kind when he speaks to me [but I could read 'tween the lines]). But I was operating in fear of the unknown.  I had Googled kidney stent removal and I should not do those things. haha. It looked horrendous. It was not. It was quite uncomfortable, but not excruciating like my mind had played it out. Now I would not want to do that again... just saying.

 First we took xrays to see that that stent was still in place and see how many stones/debris were still there. Looked like in the lower right lobe there was a stone party of debris waiting to exit, but Dr. G said gravity was in effect and just keep drinking all the liquids (4-5qts of water a day) 

Dr. G teased me because it was my first procedure in all these 6 months that I was actually awake for. His nurse knows how to handle his humor and made him behave as best she could. He does have a good sense of humor, which I do understand. The procedure took all of 10 minutes, and I was done. He showed me the stent and it was odd looking at best. My body hated that stent. I am one out of 100 ppl whose body tries to reject it but it had to stay from February 10th thru yesterday. My body is now happy with me, and I can tell the difference already.


When I arrived home, I felt odd and then passed some huge stones. Not even kidding. Took me aback for a few minutes. Today I passed more LARGE stones that were remnants of Buster. I do believe that the stent's job was done and was now blocking the larger broken up stones from passing, which were in turn were blocking all of the tiny stone debris party from leaving as well. The more stones I pass... the better I feel! I know that sounds odd, because it does hurt to pass the stones, but now when they are out, I feel so much better all over. Soon there will be no more stones to pass. Selah. 


So, in conclusion... I am being delivered from the remaining kidney stones! God is faithful!


Isaiah 53:4-5 (NLT)
"Yet it was our weakness/sickness/disease he carried;
It was our sorrows that weighed him down.
And we thought His troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins!
BUT He was pierced for our own rebellion, crushed for our sins.
He was beaten so we could be whole.
He was whipped so we could be healed."


Thank you Jesus, I am forever grateful. 

Signed... A Muse of the Remnant...  Christine

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