Rex came through the gall bladder removal surgery great with lots of promise. He initially had less pain as he wasn't needing near the pain meds that he needed up to surgery. Shortly after his surgery, he started having pain in his spleen area and kidney/adrenal gland area. We are not sure if indeed these are the affected areas, but the pain radiates from where those organs are located.
He is losing weight again.
His pain has considerably increased in the last ten days. He has for several months now not slept more than 4 - 5 hours a night because the pain is worse at night. We originally attributed that to his gall bladder, but it has continued after the surgery. Last night was the worst night as he slept maybe 2 hours and could not get any relief from pain meds at all. He had been able to manage his pain up until this past week.
Since last week, it seems that he only gets 1-2 hours relief after taking meds; then last night, he didn't feel any relief with them.
He attempted to go to work today; it was all he could do to get up and go.
He has been discouraged these last few weeks thinking that this was too big for him to beat. This is to the point of being a total God thing for us. We have done all that we know to do to boost his immune system and strengthen his body.
This morning, I have hit my point of total reliance on God's supernatural healing with Rex' body because I don't know of anything else that I or we could be doing to help him as far as cancer is concerned. I guess in some ways, it seems, that we have been trying to heal Rex in our own strength over this past year. While that may have been a small part of our motive, I think the greater thought on our part, was that we have learned and realized more and more over this past year how very important it is to give your body the nutrients that God created our bodies to need in order to maintain health and prevent most illnesses.
I don't know if cancer is ravaging his body or not; the surgeon didn't seem to think that it was a real threat, but the pain these days has not been explained by any other fault.
If cancer is the culprit of his pain, pray for God's healing to Rex' body. If it is not cancer, pray for his doctors' to have wisdom and an alert mind to determine the cause of his pain and fix it. Pray for us to know exactly what to do each hour, each day regarding his health whether it is to take him here or there or to do this treatment or that treatment. We desperately need God's guidance, direction, and healing right now.
As always, thank you for caring and praying for us,
He is losing weight again.
His pain has considerably increased in the last ten days. He has for several months now not slept more than 4 - 5 hours a night because the pain is worse at night. We originally attributed that to his gall bladder, but it has continued after the surgery. Last night was the worst night as he slept maybe 2 hours and could not get any relief from pain meds at all. He had been able to manage his pain up until this past week.
Since last week, it seems that he only gets 1-2 hours relief after taking meds; then last night, he didn't feel any relief with them.
He attempted to go to work today; it was all he could do to get up and go.
He has been discouraged these last few weeks thinking that this was too big for him to beat. This is to the point of being a total God thing for us. We have done all that we know to do to boost his immune system and strengthen his body.
This morning, I have hit my point of total reliance on God's supernatural healing with Rex' body because I don't know of anything else that I or we could be doing to help him as far as cancer is concerned. I guess in some ways, it seems, that we have been trying to heal Rex in our own strength over this past year. While that may have been a small part of our motive, I think the greater thought on our part, was that we have learned and realized more and more over this past year how very important it is to give your body the nutrients that God created our bodies to need in order to maintain health and prevent most illnesses.
I don't know if cancer is ravaging his body or not; the surgeon didn't seem to think that it was a real threat, but the pain these days has not been explained by any other fault.
If cancer is the culprit of his pain, pray for God's healing to Rex' body. If it is not cancer, pray for his doctors' to have wisdom and an alert mind to determine the cause of his pain and fix it. Pray for us to know exactly what to do each hour, each day regarding his health whether it is to take him here or there or to do this treatment or that treatment. We desperately need God's guidance, direction, and healing right now.
As always, thank you for caring and praying for us,
Donna Meadows
1 comment:
Donna I have read your Blog and I also heard you speak last week in Statesville, I was sitting on the front row in front of your. I won the ad packs and jumped up. I will pray for you and your family for guidance, direction, and healing. I am a nurse and know what you have gone through.
Melissa
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