Romans 7:14-25 (NIV)
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God--through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God--through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
My Doctor Visit
Posted 21st May 2008 at 12:42 AM by JAS4Yeshua
I know, most of what I've written has been in relation to Michelle's health issues. Very little is really ever mentioned about my own issues. As much as I'd love to ignorantly go through and ignore my own issues, I know, for Michelle's benefit, I need to see a doctor myself. Since I recently turned 35, I know that I need to have a routine physical. In addition, my mother was diagnosed with high blood pressure when she was in her mid to late thirties. For that reason, I could be at risk.
I did have a doctor locally that I would go to as necessary. Unfortunately, though, I am now working 70 miles away from my current primary doctor. That didn't make it easy to find a way to schedule appointments. As a result, I decided to get a new doctor up near my work. I found the perfect place, just downstairs from my office. Last week, I walked in, found out that they took my insurance, got the necessary paperwork for new patients, and set up an appointment. That appointment was today, right after work.
Having the doctor's office right below my office really makes it convenient. I left work about ten minutes before the meeting, but my stuff in the trunk of my car, and went to my appointment. I didn't even have to wait long to be seen. It was maybe 20 minutes before I actually saw the doctor, which I felt was pretty good.
Today, we just went over my medical history, for the most part. One area that was focused on was my mentioning numerous head traumas over my lifetime. Long story short, I had half a dozen to a dozen blows to the head that resulted in minor concussions, but nothing major, where loss of consciousness came in. I was concerned about the possibility of seizures, though, as I did have some unusual tremors from time to time.
As I explained to him the symptoms, and explained the amount of stress I was under (work, Michelle's health, a 90 minute drive one-way to/from work, bankruptcy), he told me that it sounded like it was a result of stress/anxiety. Even though I'm not really anxious over anything, my body is still under the effects of the tremendous amount of stress. As a result, he has prescribed a medication for me to take. Unfortunately, insurance won't cover the one he wanted to prescribe, so he has to change the prescription to one insurance will cover.
My blood pressure was also high, and that was one of the reasons for my visit. He didn't prescribe anything for yet. As the stress my body is under could be contributing to the higher blood pressure, he wanted to see if this anxiety/stress medication would be enough. Considering I'll be back to see him a week from Friday for a complete physical, he'll re-evaluate at that point. So, this coming Friday, I'll go get some lab work done and see him a week later for the next steps.
The biggest disappointment for me was when I stepped on the scale. I knew I had gained some weight, but hadn't realized how much. In the picture on my blog, next to my wife, I was around 190 pounds. I'm now 50 pounds heavier. I really need to exercise and loose the excess weight. For me, I think average should be around 180, so that's about 60 pounds to lose. That is a little funny, though, considering when my thyroid was out of control (overactive), I was averaging about 150 and eating enough for two or three guys without adding to my weight. Yes, I looked anorexic at that time, but I didn't mind.
So, we'll see what happens with my health in a couple weeks. I'm not concerned, as this is just normal precautionary stuff.
I did have a doctor locally that I would go to as necessary. Unfortunately, though, I am now working 70 miles away from my current primary doctor. That didn't make it easy to find a way to schedule appointments. As a result, I decided to get a new doctor up near my work. I found the perfect place, just downstairs from my office. Last week, I walked in, found out that they took my insurance, got the necessary paperwork for new patients, and set up an appointment. That appointment was today, right after work.
Having the doctor's office right below my office really makes it convenient. I left work about ten minutes before the meeting, but my stuff in the trunk of my car, and went to my appointment. I didn't even have to wait long to be seen. It was maybe 20 minutes before I actually saw the doctor, which I felt was pretty good.
Today, we just went over my medical history, for the most part. One area that was focused on was my mentioning numerous head traumas over my lifetime. Long story short, I had half a dozen to a dozen blows to the head that resulted in minor concussions, but nothing major, where loss of consciousness came in. I was concerned about the possibility of seizures, though, as I did have some unusual tremors from time to time.
As I explained to him the symptoms, and explained the amount of stress I was under (work, Michelle's health, a 90 minute drive one-way to/from work, bankruptcy), he told me that it sounded like it was a result of stress/anxiety. Even though I'm not really anxious over anything, my body is still under the effects of the tremendous amount of stress. As a result, he has prescribed a medication for me to take. Unfortunately, insurance won't cover the one he wanted to prescribe, so he has to change the prescription to one insurance will cover.
My blood pressure was also high, and that was one of the reasons for my visit. He didn't prescribe anything for yet. As the stress my body is under could be contributing to the higher blood pressure, he wanted to see if this anxiety/stress medication would be enough. Considering I'll be back to see him a week from Friday for a complete physical, he'll re-evaluate at that point. So, this coming Friday, I'll go get some lab work done and see him a week later for the next steps.
The biggest disappointment for me was when I stepped on the scale. I knew I had gained some weight, but hadn't realized how much. In the picture on my blog, next to my wife, I was around 190 pounds. I'm now 50 pounds heavier. I really need to exercise and loose the excess weight. For me, I think average should be around 180, so that's about 60 pounds to lose. That is a little funny, though, considering when my thyroid was out of control (overactive), I was averaging about 150 and eating enough for two or three guys without adding to my weight. Yes, I looked anorexic at that time, but I didn't mind.
So, we'll see what happens with my health in a couple weeks. I'm not concerned, as this is just normal precautionary stuff.
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