Lightning Strikes 1-3 December 2020

Dec 1

700 Guess what!? I was able to stand when I first woke up without any pain in feet. First time since LS. Praise the Lord.

Rt ear itches inside.

900a helped Dezirae with Math best I could. Gave me a headache and I had to rest a while afterwards.

1100p had decent day. Able to get three loads clothes washed. Two loads folded and put away.

Whole body aches. Headache. Low back throbbing. Chest aches. Arms sting. Sinuses acting up. Horrible indigestion. Taken three tums, eaten yogurt, taken 2 ginger caps. Shoulders sting. Legs ache. Lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling with tingling to feet. Lft palm stings. Exhausted. Going to sleep soon hopefully. Skin stinging needle pain. Feet tingly.

Night meds taken.

 

Dec 2

700a woke from deep sleep finally. Not hurting too bad – whole body aches. Upon standing only had sharp pain in left foot for short while.

Kids co-op Christmas party today. Decided to get veggie tray for party too but they were out of stock so got chips instead.

530 dinner was turkey stuffing casserole. Gave me severe indigestion! My sinuses acted up enough to need Tylenol sinus.rx. gerd rx, 2 ginger capsules, 2 tums, glass of milk. Feel like I’m gonna puke.

700p parents invited us to come watch a movie with them on their new tv. Still have indigestion bad.

930 I’ll be glad when I get my gerd rx. Can’t seem to shake the indigestion. Eating yogurt now.

11p still have bad indigestion. Water feels like it’s making it worse. Took another tums. Afraid to take night meds.

Rt hip throbbing worse than toothache. Low back throbbing. Back stings. Legs ache. Skin sensitive & itchy. Feet cold. Lft foot tingling. Lft arm & hand tingle.

Dec 3

Upon waking body aches, tired. Sharp needle pain in lft foot upon standing. Rt hip & low back pain has eased from night before. Indigestion greatly eased. Unsure if I should try to eat anything.

900a decided to try oatmeal for breakfast.

300p able to get caught up on bunch of little things for church. Need to rest a bit before getting ready to go to church. Tired and hurting good amount. Hands stingy throb. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Muscles periodic spasming in back. Feet cold though I have socks on. Legs ache. Headache.

354 out of breath just getting to the car

700 trying to play thru first song but couldn’t get the sharp so I stopped and found it in flats. Started to try to play it but song leader wasn’t paying attention and started talking before I finished first line. Ugh! He announced first hymn. I began playing introduction but didn’t even finish when he started singing. I threw my hands up and told Joe I’m not playing tonight. Got up and walked to my seat. I’m not fighting it anymore. The frustration magnifies my pain to unbearability.

Arms & hands stinging burning. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Brain fogged. Headache. Skin itches. Face & upper chest feels very flushed and hot.

Joe noticed from platform that I look flushed. Must be pretty red. Asked church to pray for me.

Joe felt my forehead after church. Says I’m burning up. Will have to take my temp when I get home.

Lightning Strikes

I have a new appreciation for Lamentation 3:22-23 “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed…”

I was struck by lightning on Tuesday, July 18, 2017.  The meteorologists called for rain that day, but it was a sunny day.  I was sitting at the kitchen table working on our laptop when all of a sudden I heard an extremely loud clap of thunder.  Our daughter saw a blue streak of light come through the house and I was being zapped!!!  Our middle son felt a light zap through his earbuds as he was on the computer in the living room, but he’s had no lasting effects from it.

We later found out that lightning had struck the ground not ten feet outside the back of the house.  It side flashed and came through the house hitting me on my left side!  We screamed!

I lost control of my left hand and dropped the cell phone.  The left side of my body was immediately numb and tingling.  I had an enormous headache, my chest hurt horribly, it felt like I was being stung all over at the same time, and I was disoriented.

My husband came home from work and took me to the E.R.  The ER Doctor admitted that he had never treated a lightning strike survivor and had to google internet to find out what to do.  They ran tests (EKG, bloodwork, and Xrays) to check my heart for damage.  Everything seemed to be okay.  After several hours, I was sent home.

The next couple of weeks were a blur for me.  I am struggling with side effects that could either be temporary or permanent.  I am not bouncing back as fast as I’d like, and my thoughts are often quite scattered.

I am thankful that the Lord spared my life “because His compassions fail not.  They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”

We are asking prayers for complete healing and relief of pain that I now experience on a daily basis.  Hug your loved ones because you are not promised tomorrow.

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