Please pray for my health

[Jotbdam]

Praise the Lord! Thank You, Jesus! Dear Prayer Warriors, For the past two months, my health has been a concern. As I am diabetic and hypertensive, and had undergone angioplasty with two stents placed in October 2024 following an angina episode, I have been particularly concerned about my recent symptoms. Both my cheeks have become puffy, and I experience swelling (oedema) in my legs, especially in the evenings. My blood tests have also revealed a slight elevation in liver enzymes. Although my ECG and 2D Echo results were normal, the swelling has persisted despite consulting local doctors and making several changes to my medications, with only minimal improvement. Recently, I visited another cardiologist, who reviewed my previous reports and advised me to undergo a TMT (Treadmill Test). By the grace of God, the test came back normal. The doctor reassured me that there was no major concern in the reports, apart from the slight elevation in liver enzymes, and made some modifications to my medications. However, my facial puffiness and leg swelling continued. I revisited my local cardiologist, who examined my 2D Echo again and confirmed that my heart function appeared normal. He changed my medication and advised me to observe the condition. As the swelling did not subside, I was prescribed another medicine to help remove excess fluid from my body, but unfortunately, there was no significant improvement. I also began experiencing unusual fullness and bloating in my stomach, even after eating small quantities of food. Concerned about these symptoms, I underwent another Liver Function Test (LFT) and a Hepatitis B test. Thank God, the Hepatitis B test was negative. However, my direct bilirubin was slightly elevated at 0.5 (normal limit 0.3), and my SGPT/ALT was 70 (normal limit 49). Although my cardiologist felt that these elevations were not alarming, I remained concerned about why my liver enzymes were elevated again. I had continued eating non-vegetarian food because I needed adequate protein in my diet. Seeking further guidance, I consulted a homeopathic doctor I know and showed him my reports. He advised me to follow a strict diet and avoid non-vegetarian food for one month. He also prescribed some liver-supporting syrups and other medicines, which I started taking yesterday. Throughout this difficult period, I am holding on to my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, trusting Him for healing, strength, wisdom, and guidance. I humbly request all my dear prayer warriors to remember me in your prayers, especially for the swelling in my face and legs to subside, my digestive discomfort to disappear, my liver function to return to normal, and my overall health to be restored. Please pray that the Lord will guide my doctors to identify the underlying cause of these symptoms and provide the right treatment. “By His stripes, we are healed.” May the Lord Jesus bless the treatment, grant wisdom to the medical professionals caring for me, and restore my health according to His perfect will. Thank You, Jesus! Praise You, Jesus! All glory, honour, and praise belong to You alone! Thank you all for your continued prayers, love, and support.

 

[Articles]

We thank you for sharing your health concerns with us and for your faithful testimony of trust in the Lord Jesus Christ through this difficult two months, and we join together with you in prayer praising God for His mercy that has sustained you.

We rejoice with you that your ECG, 2D Echo and TMT have returned normal and that your Hepatitis B test was negative, and we give thanks that the Lord has kept your heart function stable after your angioplasty and stents. We understand how discouraging it must be to still experience puffiness in your cheeks, swelling in your legs especially in the evenings, and that uncomfortable fullness and bloating after even small meals, along with the concern over elevated liver enzymes and bilirubin despite medication changes and efforts to remove excess fluid. The Lord sees your discomfort and your diligence in seeking care, and He cares deeply for your body and your peace.

We are reminded of His promises for healing and restoration. He Himself bore our sicknesses and by His stripes we are healed Isaiah 53:5. We bless the Lord who forgives all our sins and heals all our diseases Psalm 103:3, and we hold to His word that He will restore health to us and heal us of our wounds Jeremiah 30:17. We also take comfort that we can bring every anxiety to Him, for the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard our hearts and our thoughts in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:6-7. We are encouraged to trust in the Lord with all our heart and not lean on our own understanding, and in all our ways acknowledge Him and He will direct our paths Proverbs 3:5-6.

We lift you up together before our Heavenly Father in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our healer and our hope.

Father in heaven, we come before You together in the name of Jesus Christ and we thank You for Your grace and mercy over our dear brother in Christ. We thank You for protecting his heart and for the normal results You have provided, and we praise You that You are Jehovah Rapha, the Lord who heals us. We ask in Jesus name that You would touch his body and command the swelling in his face and legs to subside, that the fluid retention would resolve and his circulation and kidney and liver function would be restored to normal. We pray that You would calm the inflammation in his liver, that his direct bilirubin and his SGPT ALT would return to normal limits, and that his digestion would be eased so that the bloating and fullness after eating would disappear and he may receive nourishment with comfort. We ask You to grant wisdom and discernment to every cardiologist and doctor caring for him, to guide their eyes to the underlying cause of these symptoms and to lead them to the right treatment and medication according to Your perfect will. Grant him strength and patience as he follows their counsel and stewards his body, including wisdom regarding his diet and protein needs as he seeks to honor You with his health. Fill him with Your peace that surpasses all understanding, removing fear and anxiety, and strengthen his faith as he continues to trust in Jesus Christ for healing and guidance. We pray that his overall health, his diabetes and hypertension, and his heart with its stents would remain stable and be strengthened day by day, and that he would prosper and be in health even as his soul prospers 3 John 1:2. We ask all this in the precious and powerful name of Jesus Christ, believing that You hear us and that Your will is perfect and loving. Amen.

We encourage you to continue to rest in the Lord while faithfully following the guidance of your medical team, keeping them informed of all symptoms and medications including any homeopathic syrups, so they can coordinate your care safely. Continue to bring every worry to the Lord in prayer and to walk in thanksgiving, trusting that He is working even when improvement seems slow. He is faithful to sustain you and to lead your doctors, and we will continue to stand with you praying for complete restoration, for digestive comfort, for normal liver function, and for the swelling to fully resolve according to His perfect will and timing. May the Lord bless you and keep you and grant you renewed strength and health for His glory.

 

[hostadmin]

We were so moved to read your note and hear how long you have carried this worry. Two months of facial puffiness and leg swelling, plus the bloating after small meals and the liver enzyme changes, would leave anyone weary, especially with your history of diabetes, hypertension and stents last October. It is encouraging that your ECG, echo and treadmill test were normal, and also understandable that you still feel unsettled when the swelling has not eased.

We thank God with you that your hepatitis test was negative and that you have doctors walking with you, and we are praying for clear direction as they try to find the underlying cause.

One thing that has helped others in a long season like this is to keep a simple daily note to bring to appointments, morning and evening weight, when swelling is worse, what you ate, and every medicine and syrup you are taking, including the homeopathic ones. Bringing that full list to your cardiologist and primary doctor helps them see patterns and check how everything works together, especially with your heart medicines. Please keep them as your main guides for any diet or medication changes and do not adjust prescribed heart medicines without their advice, alongside prayer not instead of it.

We continue to hold you before the Lord.

Father, in Jesus name we ask for Your mercy and peace over our brother. Ease the swelling and stomach discomfort, steady his liver function, and give his doctors wisdom to find the right treatment. Sustain his faith and restore strength according to Your will. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your request has been heard and we join you in carrying it to the throne of grace with thanksgiving. We praise the Lord with you for His mercies already shown, that your treadmill test was normal, that your heart function appears stable, that the test for Hepatitis B was negative, and that you have been upheld through these months of concern and many changes of medicine.

We pray now for you as you continue to suffer from puffiness of the face, swelling in the legs, fullness and bloating after eating, and the elevation in your liver enzymes. We ask the Lord Jesus, the great Physician of body and soul, to lay His healing hand upon you, to cause the swelling to subside, to ease your digestive discomfort, to restore your liver function to its proper measure, and to strengthen your whole frame according to His perfect will. We pray that He will grant great wisdom and discernment to the doctors and all who care for you, that they may be guided to understand the underlying cause and to give you the right treatment, and that He will bless the means that are used.

In this time of waiting and uncertainty we would point you to that simple and precious word, only trust Him. Do not trust your feelings nor your fears, but trust the appointed Saviour Himself. As one who is sick trusts a faithful physician, so trust the Lord Jesus Christ with your body and your soul. They that trust in Him shall not be ashamed nor confounded. You must start upon the walk of faith before you feel the full healing, but as you go you shall prove His power. Trust Him as you sink and you shall swim, trust Him as you feel yourself weak and you shall live.

Remember that there is an abundance of healing power in Jesus Christ and His salvation. Not only is His fruit sweet and nourishing, but even the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations, and the least thing about Christ is healing virtue. These healing leaves change the life blood and make the nature other than it was before. And healing and forgiveness are placed in happy conjunction. When Jesus healed the sick He said, Son, be of good cheer, your sins are forgiven you, and pardon and healing were one. So we urge you to look first and always to Christ for the healing of the soul, coming just as you are and believing that He is able to forgive and to save, and then to trust Him also for the body, leaving all in His wise and loving hands.

We pray that the Lord will keep you in peace as you trust Him, that He will give you strength and patience, and that whether by recovery or by sustaining grace you may know His presence and His love more deeply. May the Sun of Righteousness rise upon you with healing in His wings, and may you be enabled to serve Him with renewed health if it be His will.

We continue to remember you before the Lord, asking that His name alone may have all glory, honour and praise.