Post-stress Letdown

[ZiSunka]

Hi everybody.

Thanks for praying for me and my dog last week!

It was an amazing week of seeing God move and your prayers work wonders! The first slide came back Saturday and there was no sign of cancer. Good news, but there are two more slides to go before we know for sure that Jake is okay.

He's healing well, except for continuing drainage from a small area of the incision. I thought it would go away when the swelling went down, but it's still going on this morning, so please pray that this, too, will heal and he won't have to keep the stitches longer.

And pray for me. After the wonderful week of being in constant praise and thanks to God for the wonderful things he was doing for me, I'm a little tired. I didn't even go to church yesterday, and worse, when praise songs come on the radio, they annoy me a little. I wanna just say, "Oh all right already." I still love God and am amazed by Jake's recovery. Last week we were sure he was dying, now we've got hope that he will be okay.

Has anyone else ever had a post stress let down like this?

 

[GraftMeIn]

I will continue to pray for you and Jake. I wouldn't worry too much about the drainage as it's a good sign, there may still be a bit of swelling inside that isn't noticable. But I would mention it to the vet.

 

[ZiSunka]

Thanks Graft. I took him back for his post op check up on Saturday and she said he may have the drainage for a week, so not to worry, but to bath it with epsom salts and use ice packs. The swelling is waaay down, just a little bit left. I sent Joe to my house to check on the drainage, because he knows more about sick animals and surgery than I do.

 

[fieldmouse3]

I know what you mean about post-stress letdown!!! I experience that sometimes myself. Continuing to pray for your dog.

 

[GodOwnsMe]

prayed for you ..*hugs*
father please let lambslove find rest and peace in you and make everything go well with Jake. Please draw her close and take away all the stress and all of the bad stuff. In Jesus' name. Amen

 

[ZiSunka]

I've just never been around anyone who had major surgery like that before, so I don't know what to be worried about and what not to. It's a good thing that Joe has cared for post-op animals before. He says it looks normal to him.

 

[amie]

I am praying for you lamb

 

[Gerry]

Has anyone else ever had a post stress let down like this?

Oh Yeah! lol Yes Mam! Know ALL bout this stuff. Oh yeah. I understand EXACTLY!!! I talked back to a TV preacher not long ago, and a very very good one at that! I just had to say: "Aw SHADDUP!!! Only a moron would need to hear that and a moron would not have enough sense to tune in."
lolololol!!!!

Yeah I know a lot about stress because I have been dealing with so many Christians and people who SAY they are Christians. Now I find the honesty of Atheists and pagans somehow refreshing! It is much easire to discern that they are what they say they are.

As for Jake, What a Dog, eh? Sounds like a trooper doing his part. I have prayed for him and will continue to. We will see what God has in mind, but I have felt peace about him since you mentioned all this.

Dogs are not only wonderful, but they are tough. When my little dog was gored by a bull, he had a hole in his side the size of the mouth of a coffee cup. I mean you could look inside and see everything inside this dog. I gently picked him up and rushed him to the vet becaause I knew he was suffering and I sould not kill my dog so I wanted the vet to do it humanely.

When I got there the vet said sure he would put my dog to sleep but WHY did I want him too? I tell ya I wanted to hit him. I said, JUST LOOK! WHY DO YOU THINK??? He laughed and that is when I really wanted to smack him. This was after all "family" and in pain. (though I gotta admit he did not appear to be in pain)

Anyway the vet said this was not nearly so serious as it appeared. He got a tube of something with a loooong nozzel on the end and began to squeeze and apply this ointment all around the hole, and sent me home with a couple of tubes and told me to do this twice a day and keep him in a clean place for a few days. I did and the dog miraculously healed in a matter of days. The hole closed and hair grew over it and there was no sign he was ever injured. WOW! The owner of the bull paid the vet bill and my dog was as good as new. (I still would like to have smacked the vet though) Although after that I sang his praises all over the county.

So I am praying that no matter what any slides say that Jake will heal the same way.

 

[wvmtnkid]

lambslove-

I think it is very normal to experience a post stress letdown after pretty stressful events in our lives. When I think of a post stress letdown, I think of the story of Elijah, after God, through Elijah, defeated the Baals on Mount Carmel. After all that victory, you would think that Elijah would be riding high, right? But what did he do? He fled! Ran away as fast as he could. But in the story of his running away, I think we learn some things on how to handle post stress letdown. It is important to rest and to eat, to continue to take care of ourselves. And I think God understands these emotions, because he sent an angel to care for Elijah during this time. I think He also uses this "fleeing" time to prepare us for the next "battle", so to speak. Also, right after this time was when the Lord appeared to Elijah through the gentle whisper. What a gift! Maybe, unless Elijah went through this down time, he wouldn't have been prepared for that incredible gift.

Just some thoughts. I will continue to pray for Jake's healing and for you as well!

 

[Auntie]

Wonderful reply, wvmtnkid!

lambslove, I have been thru a kind of "post-stress letdown" myself, so I think I know what you're feeling. I've been reading your posts about Jake, and I've wanted so much to reply, but I've been too tired. But, praise God, I'm feeling a lot better!

I have a dog that I love very much, so I know how distressing it is when a beloved pet gets sick. My dog had e-coli when she was about one year old. She had to have part of her intestines removed, and she was on an IV drip for 2 weeks. She didn't eat for those 2 weeks, and her muscles began to waste away. I went to the vets office everyday, and I would sit with her and talk to her. I prayed for her constantly. Finally one day she ate some chicken broth. Soon after that, I took her home. She is now 8 years old, and spoiled rotten.

Give Jake a big hug for me.

 

[ZiSunka]

Thanks everyone for all these wonderful prayers and encouragements!

Dogs are strong and resilient! I feel good about these stories about your dogs who survived much worse troubles! I'm a big baby when it comes to Jake. He's such a great big puppy that I want to treat him like a baby, I guess!

You're all wonderful!