in need of prayer  By  geh3333 (Read 5,493 times)

Oh geh, I can't imagine what it's like seeing your dad like that. I'm not sure I could be strong in his presence like you're managing. But then I cry at Hallmark commercials and the Budweiser Superbowl ad too.

Have the dr's offered any prognosis for your dad's recovery at all?

Still praying for you!

>'Kat

At this point all they have said was he has a long road ahead of him. They are trying to find the infection through scans , and do not want to open him up again if they don't have to . the doctors did say that he will more then likely have to go through rehab to get his motor skills back and possibly a speech therapist. They first need to find and take care of the infection . they said he is still not out of the woods yet and that he survived something most do not.

There were concerns my mom and dad had before the surgery that they shared with the doctors . it had to do with my dad and what preparations my parents thought he should have taken. They were concerned about what the doctors did not have him do , but they said it wasn't necessary. Come to find out , all of the preparations on all of the medical sites for his type of surgery had what my parents were concerned about as a necessity before the surgery. There where actually a couple major steps he should have done that the doctors didn't have him do . thankfully upmc in Pittsburgh was able to take him and save his life for now.

All that matters right now is my dad getting better , and I thank u all for your thoughts and prayers.

My parents were concerned that the doctors didn't have him do a cleanse " that is a bowel cleanse " and they also had no restrictions on what he should or should not eat or drink in the pre 24 hrs before surgery. So they removed 15 inches of his intestine while they were full of , u know what . on all of the medical sites we've read they say a cleanse has to be done and no food 24 hrs before surgery. They also say that most doctors have the patient start an antibiotic 24 hrs before surgery to keep the risk for infection down . the doctors at the hospital that he had the surgery did not have him do any of that .

We did get some news that may be good. They said they still don't see any infection on all of the scans and it may be that they didn't get rid of the first infection completely and antibiotics should take care of it. Hopefully.

Thanks again.

We just got some bad news yesterday. I'm not sure if you knew or not " I'll make it short" my wife " actually girl friend of 12 yrs " and I have two little girls . I'm sure you know about Victoria and her heart problems, but after each pregnancy my wife had tumors grow in her brain that caused migraines and other problems. So after each child was born she eventually had to have brain surgery to remove the mass. Actually after our second little girl they had to do two surgeries because they couldn't remove the entire mass from the first angle they went in . thank god there has been no mental damage caused by the tumors or the surgeries. The doctors said that it was probably hormones brought on by the pregnancies causing the masses to grow. Need less to say we are not planning on any more kids , so for the past few yrs she has been receiving a shot to keep her from getting pregnant. I should mention she also has a shunt in her head to help so spinal fluid doesn't build up . it has a tube that runs down in her neck and into her abdomin where the fluid is absorbed into her body. She has to have this because of scar tissue blocking some of the passage between her brain stem and her spine." One of the tumors was on her brain stem and another bigger one deeper in her brain" . thursday she had to go in for a ct scan due to her having some reoccurring headaches the ct scans showed a new mass that has grown in place of the one that was deeper in her brain " probably caused by the shot keeping her from getting pregnant " . she has to go for an MRI thursday to get a better picture of the mass . the last time she had surgery she was at Allegheny general hospital the same time Victoria was having her second heart surgery at Childrens hospital , so I was going back and fourth between hospitals . i d like to ask if everyone could also keep her in your prayers . her name is Christy harper thanks .

Thank you for the prayers

I informed my mom about your Dad feeling better when the doctor said he probably shouldn't have made it,,she was so happy and said we should hold hands an pray as a family more often.

I am going to her house on monday or tues. and we will all pray for your wife bro...

Always remember,,He who is without sin can cast the first stone,,and thats none of us,,Geh,,needs prayer for his family at this time and we who believe in prayer should all stick together as one on here and keep praying for his loved ones.We are the biggest,best,scooter forum on the net!!!! One big Family!!!

I understand there are some who don't believe in prayer and God and they have that right as well,nobody should ever force their beliefs on anybody,we are all individuals.

But those who believe lets keep praying for our brother and his family who are desperately in need of divine intervention.
I cant imagine how his wife(girlfriend) must feel with all those problems.Lets lift each other up,,not put each other down.All of us fall short,,and anybody can change for the better...

Tom from Jersey..