[Magdalen] Prayers requested

Judy Fleener fleenerj at gmail.com
Thu May 30 11:36:01 UTC 2019


You are in my prayers, Jay.

On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 8:57 PM ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> My advice: stay on top of those GI symptoms.
> My own experience involved milder symptoms but a stay in the MICU of one of
> Boston's teaching hospitals and eight units of blood. I was so sure I was a
> goner that after a couple of days, when I was conscious, I made a list of
> all my friends in heaven so I could look forward to seeing them all again.
> Ibuprofen BAD stuff. Bad bad bad.
>
> You're on the prayer list.
> -M
>
>
> On Wednesday, May 29, 2019, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm requesting prayers for myself as I am dealing with a couple of
> medical
> > and dental problems simultaneously. To begin with, I think my insides are
> > trying to kill me.....seriously, though, I'm dealing with two GI problems
> > at once. First off, my IBS has kicked up again, at least I think it may
> be
> > my IBS, although we are also looking at having our well tested in case of
> > bacteria and protozoan infestation. (When my PCP brought that up
> yesterday
> > I asked why my S/O hadn't been affected and she asked how big he
> is...when
> > I said about twice my size she said, "Well, there you have it!") I didn't
> > have problems while I was visiting my daughter, besides which we drink
> > bottled water there because the city water tastes like catfish and
> chlorine
> > in the summer. Also, I have recently begun having horrible esophageal
> > spasms that feel like a 300-lb. person is standing on my chest. I know
> they
> > aren't anything cardiac because I've identified a couple of triggers
> (wine
> > and ibuprofen) and besides I have GERD already. So I am on more new stuff
> > for THAT and she's working on a consult with GI guys.
> >
> > As if that weren't enough, I am grappling with a hellacious toothache
> > which, of course, started the night before the holiday weekend. My
> dentist
> > wasn't available, and I've been really firm about seeing only him, but I
> > would see ANYONE at this point and I got in to see his partner yesterday.
> > He turned out to be nearly a twin of mine, so I felt okay with him. He
> > decided to refer me to an endodontist on the off chance that the tooth
> > might be cracked all the way down and might need to come out (more
> > worries!). So in sum, I am really feeling assaulted on all fronts and
> would
> > really appreciate prayers. St. Appollonia (for my tooth) and whoever is
> in
> > charge of GI stuff may also be invoked!
> >
>


-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
Western Michigan


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