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Posted by: talena

This is odd...
I have not checked this site in ages. I am sitting here, basically watching a patient pass on. She was brought here to the ER in respiratory distress, and there is nothing else we can do for her medically. She is a DNR and we can only do comfort measures at this point. Her family thinks differently and just when I think the family should be alone with her and I walk away, I get pulled back because she has become a little more stable, her vitals go back up to normal...her rhythm is still psvt...but the rate has slowed down from 220 bpms to 142. Science and logic tells me that she should be dying, but a few unexpected positive changes here and there tell me there may be hope. I have seen stranger things happen. I have worked in the medical field for years. I work in an emergency room now. No one sees more miracles than we who work in the medical profession. BUT when we give a diagnosis, we do so based on evidence of the things that we can SEE at that time. When I was diagnosed with cancer I believed in God, but my faith was divided between God and my profession, my field of study, my area of expertise... medicine. I know what the Word says, but my logic said differently. I just knew that God was going to heal me, BUT I kept listening to the doctors. FINALLY...someone said something to me. They asked ... do you have faith in God and believe His Word is the truth? I said, yes. Then they asked, do you have faith in your doctor and believe the things he tells you are truthful? I said, yes.

They said... It must be very difficult to trust and have faith in two different people who say two completely different things.

WOW!

I had always used the excuse that God gave us intelligent men and women to become doctors, to treat our illnesses. I prayed for healing and waited for either God or the DR to heal me. Now I know that it has been up to me all along. I had put too much faith in doctors and not enough in God, and even less in my ability to fight this. God is healing me, has healed me. I prayed for Him to send me to someone who treats me PRAYERFULLY before anything else. I found another physician 400 miles away from where I was living...and moved closer for my treatments. He is teaching me how to be healed. I prayed for healing, wanted it, just never really knew HOW to be healed. I had to learn how to submit myself completely to God for that to happen. I have been in remission for 6 months, no cancer, no drugs, no "feeling bad" all the time. I am healed.

NOW, that having been said. I just turned in a Clinical Viginette on diabetic neuropathy and amyotropy. It was due on May 5th...that tells you how recently this was done. I wanted to share this with you. I had to get my statistical information from Dr. Bowers, and it took him forever to get it to me. I was worried because I needed the statistics on the IVIG procedure, and rates of recovery, etc. I don't know if my vignette will be good enough to go in a medical journal or not, but I can assure you that my research on this topic was very indepth. I just want to share this:

Statistically: COMPLETE spontaneous recovery is common. It usually happens with a year (that may seen like a long time, but it's not when you consider nerve damage can be permanent). In patients diagnosed with diabetric neuropathy/amyotrophy complete spontaneous recovery has a high percentage rate. I am not quoting the percentages because, they entail more than I can mention here. It is broken down into ethnic groups and genders and social groups, etc...

I will say in men your father's age, greater than 50%

What is the catch? Complete spontaneous recovery occurred ONLY in patients who made adjustments to their diet in order to control diabetes.

Nerve fibers can regrow (it takes months), but apparently it happens more than people realize. He needs to take care of himself.

Anyway, I thought it was ironic that your dad's symptoms (I am only assuming he has been diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy/amyotrophy) and upcoming treatment was something that I have just completed some research on.

Maybe you can pass some of this info on to him. Doctors won't always tell their patients everything. Maybe they don't want to give them too much hope, or maybe they want to be absolutely certain of everything before they inform their patients. But, whatever the reason... I am sure they think it is a very good one.

I am believing for a complete recovery. It has happened for others that were less deserving, so I have no doubt that your dad will be healed.


In His service,
Talena


Posted by: talena

For some reason I posted this in the wrong section. I was reading and praying over this forum and I guess when I got ready to post, I wasn't paying attention to what forum I was in.

Please move it to the appropriate forum...I am terribly sorry.

Talena


Posted by: Chimbamu

Thanks Talena for posting this, may God bless you.

I needed this for this moment too. We continue to pray for our dearest Pastor Jerry that God will give him peace, and smiles and all the love and laughter during this time.

We do love you Pastor Jerry!!!

Sis C


Posted by: talena

I noticed on the video that you said your diagnosis was amyotropy, which is what I had assumed was your diagnosis on my May 12th post, based on what Shawn said your symptoms were.

I am so glad that you have recovered. This just goes to show, doctors don't know everything!

God bless!

Talena