[Magdalen] Very timely prayer request.

[cady soukup]

Oddly enough, our local church's monthly healing service was yesterday.

I attended, and was anointed, with special intentions for Mike (along
with several family members).

Cady
continuing to work on the long-distance "regular prayers" piece of
acknowledging and healing

On 12/16/15, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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>
> In a message dated 12/16/2015 10:28:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> mjl at ix.netcom.com writes:
>
>
> The  short version is, I have a skin infection on my right shin, not
> necessarily  caused by but part of the overall picture of acute cellulitis,
> leg
> edema, and  totally separate yet related chronically bad  circulation.
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>
>
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> We could be twins.  You may remember that my chronically  edematous
> lower legs blew up in 2013, and I was hospitalized with extensive  draining
> ulcers of both lower legs.  The pain in the feet, especially, was
> substantial,
> and not helped by all the moving about for testing, x-rays, etc.
>
> The diagnosis was stasis edema, dermatitis, and ulcerations with  extensive
> secondary infection (MRSA and Proteus mirabilis, the latter producing  an
> unpleasant odor to the affected areas).
>
> My arms looked like slabs of liver with all the IV antibiotic lines
> inserted.
> If I had it to do over, I would certainly have asked for a surgical  venous
> line.  There's a little discomfort putting them in, but well worth  it.
>
> Early on, my legs looked so bad that not one, but two surgeons stood
> solemnly before me and declared that the very best course of action  was
> amputation of both lower extremities.  Despite this advice, which I  think
> was
> based on their assumption that I am diabetic (I am not), I opted for  the
> conservative approach.  With elevation of the legs, and the clearing  of
> the
> chronic infection, both my feet and lower legs look good, if a bit
> discolored
> (browhish).  In any case don't get suckered into surgery you later  regret.
>
> Prayers don't hurt, either.
>
>
> David Strang.
>