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I have been debating whether to post this for fear it will sound like I'm just complaining, which I don't want to do.  Also, I don't know how to tell this quickly seeing as how I'm the queen of rambling and I feel it needs a bit of a background.

I have trouble breathing.  I get bronchitis about 6-10 times a year and have at least since high school, but got sick regularly before then as well.  At the moment I'm working on the third month straight of coughing.  The doctors have always just treated the symptoms.  The one doctor that was going to actually do something toward finding out why, ended up moving before she could start anything (I was pregnant...not much you can do...I was sick for 6 months out of the 37 weeks I was pregnant with him).  The last time I went in I finally put my foot down.  I have stopped going to the doctor when I get bronchitis because I get over it almost as fast without antibiotics as I do with, so what is the point?  I only go in when something else goes along with it...last time it was a fever for 4 days, the time before that was once again having torn the ligaments in my back from coughing too much, the time before that it was because the bronchitis was turning into pneumonia (I can tell the difference).  So anyway, like I said I put my foot down.  I told them that they weren't going to just hand me antibiotics, they were going to start figuring out why this happens so often.  They were rather shocked I think, but went ahead and gave me a referal to a pulmonologist.  He was very surprised and upset that I had not been sent to a pulmonologist before.

So, I had a chest x-ray.  I had always wondered what an x-ray of the lungs would show other than calcification and fluid.  He said it also shows blood vessels (sp? that doesn't look right).  Well, after getting my picture taken he showed me my x-ray.  I pointed to all the lacey white stuff and said "so is that all bloodvessels?".  He got quiet, sounded nervous/concerned, and said "umm, and stuff".  They aren't allowed to tell you anything, but he certainly didn't sound happy with what he saw.

Then I went this week and had a breathing test done.  That didn't go so well.  At one point I was almost in tears and I told the respiratory guy that if he yelled at me again I was just going to quit and walk out.  Then, he tells me that no one can possibly breathe as badly as I did and he doesn't think I'm really trying.  I don't know how the results of that test looked as far as the numbers go...a little better I guess after using some albuterol than before, though not lots apparently.  I am hopeful that he was just maybe not in a good mood because it was 9:00 in the morning and maybe his coffee hadn't kicked in yet.  Hopefully he wasn't mean to any other patients that came through there.  Honestly, I was trying hard and I was trying to be very nice.  I HATE confrontation and never ever start one if I can possibly help it, but I felt I had to warn him because otherwise he'd wonder why on earth I suddenly left in the middle of the test...and I wasn't at all sure that he wouldn't physically try to stop me if I did.

So...now for the prayer request.  I've been dealing with this ever since I can remember really, and I'm tired of it.  I need specifically prayer for patience.  Prayer that the doctors will figure this out and find a way to help me deal with it.  Also, prayer that I don't have to use steroids would be nice too...because of family members getting early onset osteoperosis steroids would not be a good thing for me.  I know though that the pulmonologist figures I will need to be on them, he's already written a prescription for me to fill that he said I can hold on to till our next appointment (the 21st).  Prayer for the respiratory therapist would be nice too...before he turned mean I asked him about his kids (pictures of them on the wall of his desk) and both his oldest are trying to become actors in NY.

Sara

Wow Sara.  I just sent you an email, then clicked here to find your request.  I guess God wants me to pray for you.  I am.  I will.  We will.

I had asthma when I was a kid.  It was so frustrating--that's all I thought as a kid.  My friends were playing sandlot football til they dropped, I had dropped out of the game long before, not able to stop wheezing.

Then years later, I pet my bosses cat, and my eyes got swollen and I could hardly breathe.  "Oh, great!", I thought.  I have just a tiny bit of an understanding of what you might be feeling. No, not really, but I do want to pray.

Through prayer and staying away from cats, and certain kinds of weeds, I've managed to have a fairly normal lifestyle.  I will pray, with my family, that you will be healed.  Period.  And, yeah, for Mr. Compassion, too.   I am sure that others will take on your specific requests, too.

In His Grip,
Kevin

Gracious Heavenly Father, I lift up our sister Sara to you and ask for your healing hand to work with her. If it is Your will, give her the strength she needs to undergo the physical needs of her treatment, the patience to deal with those around her, and the wisdom to know that You are with her.  Lord, we don't always know why but we trust that You are with us and in control of our lives.  Lord, I also would ask that Sara be a beacon of light before others and that her faith be an outward display of You and touch the lives of others that need you.  Amen.

Amen to Carl's prayer.

yowza. one of my pastors has almost the same thing.  when she was in college she had bronchitis, but never had it checked out, and i guess from then on it just kept coming back [like yours, a lot a year] and now in the old office that she had it got flooded and there was mold, and that struck up her coughing a lot worse.  so she wanted to be tested for a lot of things, with her lungs, with anything possible. they have decided [really, just came to the conclusion, because they don't know what else to put their foot on] that it's chronic bronchitis.  from being in college and not getting the medicines she needed it became worse until it just became in her system.  now she is on an inhaler, which doesn't take her cough away but believe me it does help some. i'll be sure to tell her about you, and see if she wants to private message you or something.

I hope it's not illegal to pray, but since Carl did it, I think I can too.

God, what's up with this? Sara has been dealing with this for You know how long, and she's tired of it, she's tired of all the doctors, she's tired of all the medicines, and she sure doesn't want to be put on steriods because that could cause other problems. Yes, we know that all things shall be used for the good for those who love Him, so for Sara, when she is going to the doctor's she might get to somehow minister to them, but that shouldn't account for all the junk that she has to go through. So Jesus, I ask that you will give Sara strength through this. That there is a reason for this, whether it be ministering to others along her travels, or for healing without doctors understanding it. Because I know that You are the ultimate healer, and that doctors are just Your hands and feet working on Your daughters and sons. Father give Sara patience to work with the doctors and guidance and wisdom for the doctors on Sara. I pray Sara will trust You more and more each day and come appointment day she will walk in the office with a smile on her face with no fear of what is to come and let her walk out knowing that it is all in God's hands, and that's all that matters. I love You, Jesus, You're so amazing, and You never let me down. Amen.

Lord God in the name of your son Jesus Christ I command healing virtue to come forth and pour into Sara's lungs  for a complete healing. She needs it NOW Lord as you know what she has been going through for years. The steroids will just make things worse for her; to have to deal will breaking of bones for no other reason than her coughing. Jehovah Rophe, the Great Physician send forth your healing power NOW In the Name above every name even the name of Chronic Bronchitis. Jesus! Amen.

Sara I have asthma and I understand not being able to breath at times.
I totalkly understand to not wanting to take antiboitics either. Go online for any helpful inof for lung disorders. Don;t mess around with this.  Be strong in being the patiience that ask questions to your doctor. Don;t minimize the way you are feeling. I will keep you in prayer.

Terry
mainemom2005

Sara, so sorry to hear of your continued breathing problems.  I think that would be so frightening.  Occasionally I have had shortness of breath due to my heart but never the type of problems you have experienced.  There is certainly no excuse for the medical technician to treat you as he did and I don't think it would be inappropriate for you to report that to the proper authorities. 

I also say amen to the prayers offered above. 

Thank you everyone, I really appreciate it.  I see the pulmonologist tomorrow and I think I'll mention the respiratory therapist's behavior to him.  Hopefully we'll get some answers tomorrow from the doctor and I'll be able to come back and post a nice praise.  Even if I don't get a positive result from seeing the pulmonologist I can post a praise...just for the fact that I'm still breathing and alive after all...but you know what I mean. 

Sara

Sara:  How are you feeling now?