Blood Pressure
I’ve told many about an accident my husband and I were in earlier in the summer. God delivered us from a very serious situation. When I opened my eyes after impact and all the extreme pain inside my body had subsided, I noticed all the air bags had been deployed, even airbags in my door. My passenger door was mangled and there was no way I could get out, so after getting the ok from emergency personnel, my husband and I exited through his door. I wanted to get out because I was afraid the car might catch fire or something. I could smell gas and tires, and it was awful.
I noticed soon after I got out of the car that I thought I was going to pass out. I really thought at that moment that I had internal injuries and that I might die. Randy was doing remarkably well. I now believe it was an adrenaline thing because he felt worse later. When they got us in the ambulance, they found my blood pressure was 190 over 110. I was lightheaded and felt like I needed to sleep. (Randy & I were in the same ambulance and he was sitting up beside me.)
Once we arrived at the hospital, the trauma team was amazing. Randy and I separated at that point. They checked my heart, blood, neck arteries, brain, abdomen, etc. They did x-rays with and without contrast, ultrasounds, etc.. They were very thorough and outstanding. The process from beginning to results was incredible. I never saw the results that day, but they told us everything was ok and released us after maybe 2 hours? My blood pressure was still high, but it had lowered some.
A few weeks later after I had an opportunity to get online and look at all the test results, I found out that since they had taken the scans, they felt the need to look at everything. It turns out my results showed my brain, heart, arteries, etc.. are “Grossly normal” or “normal for my age” That made me feel pretty good. Though I did get a good laugh at the “normal for my age” results.
They did request I go to my doctor within 4 weeks to investigate my blood pressure. The trauma from the accident and all the internal pain was certainly a big factor, but I absolutely agreed and made an appointment. I bought a blood pressure monitor 2 weeks prior to my appointment and found my BP was still too high. As days went on, it began to lower. When I went to the doctor, she wasn’t convinced that I should be put on a BP med even though it was a little high. Since all my x-rays, scans, etc.. looked good, she decided to have me record my BP for a month and come in for another appointment. I still a have a few weeks until my appointment, but my BP has come down significantly and is looking really good. PTL
I say all of that to say this:
I really believe If we had not started or gotten back into our wellness journey in March, I could have had a heart attack or stroke the day of the accident. Yes, God provided us the miracle of survival and life, but I also believe He planted in us the desire for wellness so that we could be prepared for our journey ahead. God can do anything. And yes, He could have kept us from having the accident, I don’t understand everything. I do understand that I have an amazing God who does like us to do our part when we can.
Our body is a temple of God. We are supposed to treat it as such. I can’t be perfect, but I certainly have goals moving forward to continue this wellness journey. I am very open to BP medication if I need it, but I sure would love to see if I can control it through diet, exercise, and weight management.
I am a proponent of the food pyramid. God created food to enjoy. It’s amazing how He created foods with different vitamins and value for our bodies.
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17