Thank God, It Wasn't Cardiac Arrest!

Yesterday hubby drove me to our local polyclinic since we suspected I got a heart attack. I had been experiencing a sharp chest pain that comes and goes. Then all of the sudden I felt fatigue and pain on my upper back and upper arms plus fever! I've read and heard before that those are the symptoms of heart attack. Hubby knows those symptoms really well since his dad suffers from heart problems. On the way to the clinic, he prayed for me and we both prayed that the Lord would help the doctor and the nurse that they could do their best.

The nurse immediately did the ECG/EKG to me and result came clear. My heart was and is NORMAL. So, she checked my pulse and breathing. Again they're normal. She, then, checked my blood pressure and it was okay, though pretty low. So, she sent me to the doctor at the main polyclinic for further diagnosis.

Hubby drove me to the main polyclinic and we prayed again. There I had to wait for the doctor nearly an hour. Can you believe that?? However, my chest pain was much milder that I was able to wait and "oddly" enough that I actually felt peace while waiting. I suppose it's because I know whom I have believed in and believe that God knows the number of my days.

So, the doctor did some tests on me and they came clear. I didn't suffer from heart problems, but Tietze syndrome: an inflamation of the chest tissues. Tietze syndrome has, indeed, very similar symptoms to heart attack. Though the exact cause of Tietze syndrome is unknown, but there are few factors that trigger it and mine was triggered by stressing the structures of the front chest cage due to heavy lifting. Unfortunately I can't avoid heavy lifting since it belongs to my job description. Though the recommended time to rest for recovery is 12 weeks, I was only given 5 days off. Pray that I can recover within that very short time.

So, we give thanks to God for His perfect provident.
"We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield." -- Psalms 33:20 (NLT)
"I prayed to the Lord and He answered me. He freed me from all my fears." --Psalms 34:4 (NLT)