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