UPDATE: My Life-Changing Miracle From the Lord
I don't know when I have ever felt so humbled and grateful at the same time.
On June 15th, this year, I was diagnosed with Acute DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis), a blood clot in my right leg, which was very painful. For anyone who has experienced this, it feels like a sure death sentence, when you're not expecting to hear this. That's because if the clot breaks up, a piece of it can go to your brain, which will either give you a stroke or kill you, or it can travel to your lungs and cut off your oxygen, or give you a fatal heart attack. The statistics say, some die within a few days, while others may last a month, while still, some people in their twenties may live for years with it, not even aware they have it, until it causes big problems. However, at age 76, the doctor didn't give me much hope for survival. Further, the prescribed blood thinners do not guarantee you won't get another clot, or guarantee survival at all.
Statistically, a blood clot can take months or years to totally dissolve. Even a surface clot, which is a very minor issue, can take months to go away, while some never do.
It's a good thing I had my faith in the Lord to guide me and see me through this. Right away, the hospital put me on Xarelto, a potent blood thinner, and two doctors told me if I didn't take it, I would die. However, to me, the side effects from their "life-saving remedy" were far worse and scarier than the threat of the blood clot. It caused me to hemorrhage profusely within about 30 minutes of taking it. I was sent home with this medication, took it the next day, then had to go to emergency again, due to hemorrhaging. Nothing was really done. They said I must keep taking it for six months! That's when I said, "Enough! I cannot live like this.", and never took it again. I decided if I was going to survive this, I would have to let the Lord lead and depend on Him, and that's what I did. Instead of looking at the circumstances and symptoms, I decided to step out on faith, looking only to God's promises, that He would help me, heal me, and get me through this.
Exactly 4 weeks to the day, on July 15th, I went back to the doctor and she asked me if I was taking the blood thinners and I told her no, because they make me hemorrhage too badly. She was very concerned and she asked me if I would be willing to take another ultrasound to see if the clot had gotten any bigger. In my mind, I had to laugh, because it was then, that God's still, small voice spoke to me and said, "They won't find any blood clot."
I was so excited to hear those words from the Lord. Right away, I told the doctor, "Yes! That's what I was hoping we would do!", as I now knew in my heart, no clot would be found. I had the ultrasound that same day, but oddly enough, no results until three days later. I wondered what took so long, as they had the results that same day, but they weren't reporting anything. I guess the technicians were just too shocked to find no blood clot and kept hunting for it, but they could find no clot at all. 😂 My doctor typed in the report: "No DVT found in test results. No need to take blood thinner." She was dumbfounded. Even she couldn't explain that one away, as they never dissolve on their own, in just 4 weeks. ESPECIALLY with taking no blood thinners. It literally takes months, or even a year or more, IF it is going to dissolve at all! I told her, "Looks like we all just experienced a real life miracle!"
I can only praise the Lord, that He had mercy on me and answered me and my family and friend's prayers. I'm living proof, that God is very much alive and real. He is still a Way Maker, Miracle Worker, Promise Keeper, and Light in the Darkness, and what He did for me, He will do for any who love Him and commit their ways and life to Him. God loves us and cares for us more than anyone ever could, or will.
"THANK YOU, GOD! ALL PRAISE AND GLORY GOES TO YOU. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND THE GREATEST!"
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On June 15th, this year, I was diagnosed with Acute DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis), a blood clot in my right leg, which was very painful. For anyone who has experienced this, it feels like a sure death sentence, when you're not expecting to hear this. That's because if the clot breaks up, a piece of it can go to your brain, which will either give you a stroke or kill you, or it can travel to your lungs and cut off your oxygen, or give you a fatal heart attack. The statistics say, some die within a few days, while others may last a month, while still, some people in their twenties may live for years with it, not even aware they have it, until it causes big problems. However, at age 76, the doctor didn't give me much hope for survival. Further, the prescribed blood thinners do not guarantee you won't get another clot, or guarantee survival at all.
Statistically, a blood clot can take months or years to totally dissolve. Even a surface clot, which is a very minor issue, can take months to go away, while some never do.
It's a good thing I had my faith in the Lord to guide me and see me through this. Right away, the hospital put me on Xarelto, a potent blood thinner, and two doctors told me if I didn't take it, I would die. However, to me, the side effects from their "life-saving remedy" were far worse and scarier than the threat of the blood clot. It caused me to hemorrhage profusely within about 30 minutes of taking it. I was sent home with this medication, took it the next day, then had to go to emergency again, due to hemorrhaging. Nothing was really done. They said I must keep taking it for six months! That's when I said, "Enough! I cannot live like this.", and never took it again. I decided if I was going to survive this, I would have to let the Lord lead and depend on Him, and that's what I did. Instead of looking at the circumstances and symptoms, I decided to step out on faith, looking only to God's promises, that He would help me, heal me, and get me through this.
Exactly 4 weeks to the day, on July 15th, I went back to the doctor and she asked me if I was taking the blood thinners and I told her no, because they make me hemorrhage too badly. She was very concerned and she asked me if I would be willing to take another ultrasound to see if the clot had gotten any bigger. In my mind, I had to laugh, because it was then, that God's still, small voice spoke to me and said, "They won't find any blood clot."
I was so excited to hear those words from the Lord. Right away, I told the doctor, "Yes! That's what I was hoping we would do!", as I now knew in my heart, no clot would be found. I had the ultrasound that same day, but oddly enough, no results until three days later. I wondered what took so long, as they had the results that same day, but they weren't reporting anything. I guess the technicians were just too shocked to find no blood clot and kept hunting for it, but they could find no clot at all. 😂 My doctor typed in the report: "No DVT found in test results. No need to take blood thinner." She was dumbfounded. Even she couldn't explain that one away, as they never dissolve on their own, in just 4 weeks. ESPECIALLY with taking no blood thinners. It literally takes months, or even a year or more, IF it is going to dissolve at all! I told her, "Looks like we all just experienced a real life miracle!"
I can only praise the Lord, that He had mercy on me and answered me and my family and friend's prayers. I'm living proof, that God is very much alive and real. He is still a Way Maker, Miracle Worker, Promise Keeper, and Light in the Darkness, and what He did for me, He will do for any who love Him and commit their ways and life to Him. God loves us and cares for us more than anyone ever could, or will.
"THANK YOU, GOD! ALL PRAISE AND GLORY GOES TO YOU. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND THE GREATEST!"
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