There is still no definitive diagnosis of why my blood oxygen level drops too low, too often, even though I breathe supplemental oxygen 24/7. I feel fine as long as I am sitting but get winded upon any activity.
I have had two sleep studies, resulting in prescription of a BiPAP machine which I am getting used to using at night. It has made a remarkable difference in the way I feel upon awakening in the morning. I am clearer headed, more optimistic, and only hit the snooze button 2 or 3 times instead of about 35.
I also have a new 3 wheeled walker. It is light enough that I can put it in my trunk. It is amazing how much farther and better I can walk when I use it. Susan recommended that I get one, and I researched and found the perfect setup for me. It has a basket for my oxygen machine and a pouch for my Bible and Sunday School notebook and purse. Here's a picture from last Sunday when I used it for the first time.
I don't know which bothers me more--that the doctors can't specifically diagnose my symptoms, or that I can't self diagnose! I can usually come up with a well thought out and reasonable explanation. But not this time, which is okay, cause I'm usually wrong anyway. One possibility, however, is that God is giving me one more run at believing this verse:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on
your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5
and this one:
"Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, Rejoice!
Let your gentleness be known to all. The Lord is near.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by
prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your
requests be known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:4-7
Thank you for praying for me, dear friends.
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days
of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
forever." Psalm 23:6
