How was y’alls weekend? Ours was pretty good, errands, church and floating in the pool. Hello summer! Last summer I wasn’t allowed to swim and so mom in solidarity didn’t either. So we are making up for lost time! 😎

In the back of my mind were two appointments today. Rheumatology and cardiology. We were waiting with baited breath for the rheumatology results which showed no connective tissue or auto-immune disorder, so we have no answer beside the fact that they broke my sternum and put me back together for the inflammation and pain. 

..although I was tempted to skip my cards appointment, reason got the best of me and I went. My Cath site looks good, still good news on that front and because of the recent testing, we know my grafts are open and my heart is functioning well at the moment. Doc said “see you in 3 months”. We’ve tried this road before and so my prayer is to actually make it that long-no ER visits, hospital stays or calls to the office. Nada. Zilch. Nothing. Please say a quick prayer for that. 

Pain remains a big problem. Because of my other medications, they are out of options to give me. So I have just accepted that this is as good as it gets. Take a breath. Did that hurt? People have asked me what my pain is like so I can only explain with every breath I take I experience pain. And even throughout the day, pain. For now, no more tests, I’m allowing my body to rest. 

In other news, I have gone gluten free as of today. There are some great resources for anti-inflammation diets and gluten is the first one to go here. We are praying we see a difference. 

We had a problem with a medication causing me to gain weight (it’s been promptly removed/replaced) and a problem with a cardiac patient saying “to hell with this cardiac diet” for a few weeks. But as of today, we are back on track. 

I also got some direction on exercise today, so I swam some laps when I got home and it felt good to be active again. Today, I’m taking my body back. 

As I was leaving I was talking to my friend Carina and she said “girl you need more than these doctors, I know what you need…you need God”. It was a good reminder to stop and allow God to be a part of this healing, from the inside out. She sent me this song: