This morning I woke up at 5am from a crazy dream and my heart was beating irregularly. It felt like my heart was hiccuping.I asked Tara to check and she noticed it too.
It kept going like this and was really scary. I prayed that it would go away but it continued. So we prayed about it and decided to go to the ER.
They got me in right away and checked my heart with an EKG.
Then they ran blood tests and those came back okay. The doctor came in and said that the upper chamber of my heart wasn't functioning properly and they were thinking that they would shock the heart back into rhythm.
I was pretty scared about it because they said the effect of the shock could cause a stroke if a blood clot formed.
Tara was and is amazing, she sat near me and prayed with me. She quoted Philippians 4:6-7 to me
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
I felt a peace about what was happening. It says that the peace of God will guard your hearts, man what amazing truth to hold on to. I realized there was no need to be anxious or afraid because God was there every minute.
We called our parents to let them know what was going on. After we had just finished with our parents on the phone, the doctor walked in said he talked with another doctor in Madison. He said that they would give me some medicine and hopefully the heart would eventually return back to normal. Wow, great news!
The doctor didn't know exactly what caused this to happen to me, but said that caffeine, stress, dehydration, heart disease, hyperthyroid, and some others are factors for people that have this.
So Tara and I got up and headed out of the hospital. As we were on our way back home, the irregular beats stopped! I'm taking it easy today...doctors orders.
I don't doubt for a second that the prayers for me and for the doctors helped reset my heart. I'm not fully out of the clear though. I need to see the doctor again tomorrow and hopefully it doesn't come back.
Just wanted to share how awesome God is!
Tim and Tara Chamberlain
-For the sake of the Gospel
