Following up from my appointment with the cardiologist, I wanted to share an update.
After reviewing the results of my CT scan and echocardiogram, my cardiologist confirmed that my heart’s main pumping chamber is enlarged and that there is some narrowing in one of the arteries that supplies blood to my heart. As a next step, I am scheduled to have a cardiac catheterization. This is a procedure in which doctors insert a thin tube through a blood vessel in the wrist or groin and guide it to the heart to check blood flow and determine how much the artery is narrowed.
The results will help guide the treatment plan, which may include medication, placement of a stent, or bypass surgery.
I don’t quite know how I feel about all of this.
Am I afraid? Heck yes! But I’m also relieved that we may finally understand what’s been causing my symptoms.
Am I worried? I just bought a home! My plan has been to continue working for seven more years before retiring. What happens if I’m unable to do that? So yes, I’m worried.
In my last post, I talked about listening to our bodies and how easy it is—especially as women and as those of us living with Type 1 Diabetes—to dismiss symptoms as stress, anxiety, or even menopause. Now, I find myself in the position of having listened… and having to walk through what comes next.
My relationship with God, the Creator who is in control of everything, has felt a bit strained lately. I’m stubborn, and I’m weary. Right now, I don’t want to make any decisions. I simply want to stay the course and let the Lord lead me.
Today, I choose to surrender—and in a strange way, that surrender has brought me peace.
My prayer is that the Lord will bring me safely through this procedure and continue to guide my steps toward recovery and His will for my life.
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