"Wilt thou be made whole?"

[Marie]

I have lived in pain for the last 14 years from an 4 car accidents within 2 years. (No! they weren't my fault. lol)The last one where our car was rolled onto its roof, my neck, back and whole right were injured. I have never recovered from this. Over the last few years the pain and migraines increased so much that I have had to quit work 3 times. Now I cannot work at all. I finally convinced my doctor to exray my neck and found out I have large osteophytes (bone spurs) which sometimes pinch the nerves and have limited that movement of my neck, which sometimes gets stuck in certain positions.( talk about being stiff necked! lol) Now the spurs are growing in toward my spinal cord and causing numbness in my face and limbs, migraines, confusion. loss of grip, etc. There is also degeneration in the discs in my neck and upper and lower back. This pain and numbness, along with the pain in my hip and legs, often keep me awake at night. (that is why I am on here at 3 in the morning!)
I have to have surgery to remove the spurs and possibly fuse the bones together to prevent further damage to the discs and nerves. Now my doctor tells me that the surgeons will not do surgery on someones neck until they have no use of their arm!!! I have appointments next month with specialists in another city to determine just how much damage has been done.
God has given me some relief from the intense pain and migraines this last couple of weeks and I am thankful for all the times He has touched me, but I would like to be made whole as the man at the Pool of Bethesda! I would prefer the Master Sergeon do the work! BEFORE I lose the use of my limbs! (I kinda need them!) But if He chooses not to, then I pray that He will give the doctors wisdom and guide their hands.

I wasn't going to say anything about this, but I realized that that is my pride! Aren't we prideful creatures! (well, some of us) We always want people to think that everything is just fine! Why?when we can join together to pray for each other and make our lives a little easier! Please pray with me.

[tufluv]

Wow, I can't even imagine having to be in your shoes, I doubt I would take it well...probably you must have to take much pain killers? I know I would, but I now worry about addicitons to painkillers, seeing how I had such an addictive personality, maybe still do.
Whats amazing is that you are not the first one I have heard of having multiple same type injuries over time! Its kinda freaky...4 car accidents within 2 yrs, like you were on a roll (no pun intended)!! I wonder why that is? I've heard of persons getting struck by lightning multiple times, car accidents such as you multiple times, my own sister after being diagnosed with cancer, and then having been proclaimed cancer free, was in a car accident right after that, and her cancer came back shortly thereafter, and she died. Wow, I am so taken that GOD has kept me safe for so long, I praise HIM for that, thank HIM endlessly, and keep working for HIM.
I will definitely be praying for you, and bring you up for prayer tomorrow night at church, GOD can work miracles...you can be one.
[and I thought I was sick!] Merciful JESUS!

[Marie]

Thank you Sister.
Believe me there are times when I wonder if Jesus has forgotten about me! I know He hasn't, but its sometimes hard to remember that when I'm in the midst of a migraine and I have to think about how to pour myself a drink. It's kind of scary when you can't remember how to do the simplest of tasks!! Or which apartment door is yours. Thankfully those periods only last a couple of days! But, I am thankful for the good days. Where would I be without Jesus!
I don't even want to think about that!!:eek:
I appreciate the prayers.

And I have my daughter who have already done the mother/daughter role switch. lol She just told me to get up and move around for a bit. hahahaha
She is such a blessing!