CCF Was Almost -1 Member Last Wednesday Night

I have a disability known as POTS. Mine includes vertigo and blood pressure drop of 30-40 points when I stand up from sitting. Typically I try to black out but the meds I am on don't let me.

Sat down in a chair last Wednesday night and found, despite being able to fill my lungs with air, I was getting no oxygen to my brain and was suffocating. Unbelievable pain. I figured it would be over all I had to endure was a minute or so. A cold wash went through my head and over my extremities as they lost all strength.

I went to the floor and and getting my head down seemed to allow air to get where it was supposed to be.

Long story short I found myself on the ground afraid to move for fear it would happen again. I was still struggling to get air.

Long story short it ended up I had life threatening blood clots and they used a catheter to get them out. They gave me no anesthetic b/c they said they wanted me to be lucid for feedback. They also rigged me up to a defib saying that way they could zap me right away if needed.

The pain of the procedure was sometimes terrible but the thought of the procedure's sheer necessity made it more bearable.

I know the forum says no religion, and I am hoping that means no preaching or trying to debate. I have no intent on doing that.

If not, then admin please delete the entire post b/c my experience was personal and included the following.

I am a saved Christian. A verse in the Bible tells saved Christians their eternal penalty has been paid for so that death has no sting or victory over them. When I was face to face with death and knowing I was going to die in a few minutes, I found myself asking God for help to endure and to take me if it was His will. Through the pain, inside my mind started playing a verse from a hymn that has a message so powerful I can never get through it without shedding a tear. After 3 times of that verse being the main thought that was dominating my mind, I found myself on the floor and breathing. There was absolutely no fear, but a great peace.

I hope that is not breaking the rules b/c it was just what actually happened to me to me. Although it may seem crazy, the entire experience was a huge blessing in my own life and I am actually thankful for the experience b/c facing death and experiencing the promise/fact death has no sting for me (being saved) was just profound beyond words. There is no way to describe the joy in my heart.