Hi my friends. I could use some prayers. I’ve put this off as long as I could, but it’s time.

Last Friday I had a situation that landed me in the ER overnight. Ultimately it got blamed on uterine fibroids that I have (and told them about prior to the ultrasound). I lost a lot of blood that day & night.

Incidentally during my trip to the ER they tested my potassium and found it to be pretty low. It was 3.0. They gave me some potassium pills right away and told me to eat bananas lol. That was the extent of it. Fast forward to Tuesday and I had to have lab work done for my hematologist. One of the things tested was again my potassium, which has now dropped to 2.7. My primary care doctor received these results and immediately prescribed me 3,000 mg of potassium per day for the next 15 days. I will be retested about a week after finishing those 15 days. A potassium level of 2.5 and below is considered life-threatening and you get admitted into the hospital and put on IV potassium, which I’ve read can be quite painful and feel like your veins are burning. :\ Heart failure can occur with a low potassium level, and mine is getting close to life-threatening. Hopefully these potassium pills work. I can’t swallow them because they are HUGE! I have to dissolve them in water and then drink the water. Blah! Lol.

Moving along to bigger and scarier things…

My other half, who is also a GLP’er (although doesn’t visit frequently here anymore) is more in need of prayers. He’s got some blockage in his heart arteries. On Monday he goes in for a heart catheterization and likely a PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention). Stent. We’ll be at the hospital for hours, mostly due to the recovery period after the procedure/surgery. There are MANY complications that can take place during this procedure, including heart failure on the table. Please keep him in your prayers. His name is Ryan.

Thank you Prayer Warriors! Much love for you all and you ALL are ALWAYS in my prayers!