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#4,851
update: definite stroke, probably caused by the mass on her brain
the mass was 2.1cm in November, they thought encephalitis, but now it's 4.0cm
I'm beyond angry AF because now they think this is what the problem was in November
she is able to walk to the bathroom and sit up in bed...can say "yes," "no," and "hi"
her white count is elevated, so no neurosurgery until that comes down
please continue to lift her up
 
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#4,853
#4,853
GordonC said:
update: definite stroke, probably caused by the mass on her brain
the mass was 2.1cm in November, they thought encephalitis, but now it's 4.0cm
I'm beyond angry AF because now they think this is what the problem was in November
she is able to walk to the bathroom and sit up in bed...can say "yes," "no," and "hi"
her white count is elevated, so no neurosurgery until that comes down
please continue to lift her up
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So sorry y'all are going through this! 🙏🏻
 
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GordonC said:
update: definite stroke, probably caused by the mass on her brain
the mass was 2.1cm in November, they thought encephalitis, but now it's 4.0cm
I'm beyond angry AF because now they think this is what the problem was in November
she is able to walk to the bathroom and sit up in bed...can say "yes," "no," and "hi"
her white count is elevated, so no neurosurgery until that comes down
please continue to lift her up
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Continued prayers for the missus and you!
 
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#4,855
GordonC said:
update: definite stroke, probably caused by the mass on her brain
the mass was 2.1cm in November, they thought encephalitis, but now it's 4.0cm
I'm beyond angry AF because now they think this is what the problem was in November
she is able to walk to the bathroom and sit up in bed...can say "yes," "no," and "hi"
her white count is elevated, so no neurosurgery until that comes down
please continue to lift her up
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Thanks for keeping us updated.
Prayers without end
 
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GordonC said:
update: definite stroke, probably caused by the mass on her brain
the mass was 2.1cm in November, they thought encephalitis, but now it's 4.0cm
I'm beyond angry AF because now they think this is what the problem was in November
she is able to walk to the bathroom and sit up in bed...can say "yes," "no," and "hi"
her white count is elevated, so no neurosurgery until that comes down
please continue to lift her up
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Praying
 
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#4,857
GordonC said:
update: definite stroke, probably caused by the mass on her brain
the mass was 2.1cm in November, they thought encephalitis, but now it's 4.0cm
I'm beyond angry AF because now they think this is what the problem was in November
she is able to walk to the bathroom and sit up in bed...can say "yes," "no," and "hi"
her white count is elevated, so no neurosurgery until that comes down
please continue to lift her up
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We're praying man
 
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GordonC said:
update: definite stroke, probably caused by the mass on her brain
the mass was 2.1cm in November, they thought encephalitis, but now it's 4.0cm
I'm beyond angry AF because now they think this is what the problem was in November
she is able to walk to the bathroom and sit up in bed...can say "yes," "no," and "hi"
her white count is elevated, so no neurosurgery until that comes down
please continue to lift her up
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Aaarrrgghhh! It makes me want to strangle someone!

Praying for both of you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
 
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#4,864
If you could keep me and my family in your prayers,it would be greatly appreciated. We thought that we were seeing light at the end of the tunnel regarding my step-dad having his knee surgery. Doctors were thrilled at his progress and healing. However, the wound care doctor today had the worst news that us as a family could ever get.

While most of his scaring from previous surgeries and injuries have healed quite a bit,it wasn't nearly enough to get the green light for surgery. In fact,the doctor said if they even tried,my step-dad would likely have his legs amputated. He's likely going to be in constant pain with hips cracking and be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He is obviously depressed as he was so excited about the promising news. It is heartbreaking for my entire family to see such a strong man feeling so hopeless. My family is getting him out of the house so he doesn't fall into a deep depression. I help too with anything I can. The man has made a big impact in my life, and I hate seeing him like this.
 
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Pennheel said:
If you could keep me and my family in your prayers,it would be greatly appreciated. We thought that we were seeing light at the end of the tunnel regarding my step-dad having his knee surgery. Doctors were thrilled at his progress and healing. However, the wound care doctor today had the worst news that us as a family could ever get.

While most of his scaring from previous surgeries and injuries have healed quite a bit,it wasn't nearly enough to get the green light for surgery. In fact,the doctor said if they even tried,my step-dad would likely have his legs amputated. He's likely going to be in constant pain with hips cracking and be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He is obviously depressed as he was so excited about the promising news. It is heartbreaking for my entire family to see such a strong man feeling so hopeless. My family is getting him out of the house so he doesn't fall into a deep depression. I help too with anything I can. The man has made a big impact in my life, and I hate seeing him like this.
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We'll be praying
 
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Pennheel said:
If you could keep me and my family in your prayers,it would be greatly appreciated. We thought that we were seeing light at the end of the tunnel regarding my step-dad having his knee surgery. Doctors were thrilled at his progress and healing. However, the wound care doctor today had the worst news that us as a family could ever get.

While most of his scaring from previous surgeries and injuries have healed quite a bit,it wasn't nearly enough to get the green light for surgery. In fact,the doctor said if they even tried,my step-dad would likely have his legs amputated. He's likely going to be in constant pain with hips cracking and be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He is obviously depressed as he was so excited about the promising news. It is heartbreaking for my entire family to see such a strong man feeling so hopeless. My family is getting him out of the house so he doesn't fall into a deep depression. I help too with anything I can. The man has made a big impact in my life, and I hate seeing him like this.
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Praying for all of you 🙏🏻! I worry about my elbow and forearm as well, due to occupational therapist telling me last visit that he's worried because I can't bend it as far as it needs too. He's worried that we can't break through the "capsule" around the elbow and scar tissue. I see surgeon again on the 20th and we'll see what he has to say as well as x-rays 6 weeks from surgery.
 
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#4,867
Pennheel said:
If you could keep me and my family in your prayers,it would be greatly appreciated. We thought that we were seeing light at the end of the tunnel regarding my step-dad having his knee surgery. Doctors were thrilled at his progress and healing. However, the wound care doctor today had the worst news that us as a family could ever get.

While most of his scaring from previous surgeries and injuries have healed quite a bit,it wasn't nearly enough to get the green light for surgery. In fact,the doctor said if they even tried,my step-dad would likely have his legs amputated. He's likely going to be in constant pain with hips cracking and be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He is obviously depressed as he was so excited about the promising news. It is heartbreaking for my entire family to see such a strong man feeling so hopeless. My family is getting him out of the house so he doesn't fall into a deep depression. I help too with anything I can. The man has made a big impact in my life, and I hate seeing him like this.
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Oh, how devastating! Praying for your step-dad and for all of you as you support him.
 
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Vol since 77 said:
Praying for all of you 🙏🏻! I worry about my elbow and forearm as well, due to occupational therapist telling me last visit that he's worried because I can't bend it as far as it needs too. He's worried that we can't break through the "capsule" around the elbow and scar tissue. I see surgeon again on the 20th and we'll see what he has to say as well as x-rays 6 weeks from surgery.
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Fingers crossed and prayers up for good news at your recheck! Joint surgery after-effects can be awful.
 
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Vol since 77 said:
Praying for all of you 🙏🏻! I worry about my elbow and forearm as well, due to occupational therapist telling me last visit that he's worried because I can't bend it as far as it needs too. He's worried that we can't break through the "capsule" around the elbow and scar tissue. I see surgeon again on the 20th and we'll see what he has to say as well as x-rays 6 weeks from surgery.
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Still praying for you
 
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Pennheel said:
If you could keep me and my family in your prayers,it would be greatly appreciated. We thought that we were seeing light at the end of the tunnel regarding my step-dad having his knee surgery. Doctors were thrilled at his progress and healing. However, the wound care doctor today had the worst news that us as a family could ever get.

While most of his scaring from previous surgeries and injuries have healed quite a bit,it wasn't nearly enough to get the green light for surgery. In fact,the doctor said if they even tried,my step-dad would likely have his legs amputated. He's likely going to be in constant pain with hips cracking and be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He is obviously depressed as he was so excited about the promising news. It is heartbreaking for my entire family to see such a strong man feeling so hopeless. My family is getting him out of the house so he doesn't fall into a deep depression. I help too with anything I can. The man has made a big impact in my life, and I hate seeing him like this.
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Praying 🙏
 
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Pennheel said:
If you could keep me and my family in your prayers,it would be greatly appreciated. We thought that we were seeing light at the end of the tunnel regarding my step-dad having his knee surgery. Doctors were thrilled at his progress and healing. However, the wound care doctor today had the worst news that us as a family could ever get.

While most of his scaring from previous surgeries and injuries have healed quite a bit,it wasn't nearly enough to get the green light for surgery. In fact,the doctor said if they even tried,my step-dad would likely have his legs amputated. He's likely going to be in constant pain with hips cracking and be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He is obviously depressed as he was so excited about the promising news. It is heartbreaking for my entire family to see such a strong man feeling so hopeless. My family is getting him out of the house so he doesn't fall into a deep depression. I help too with anything I can. The man has made a big impact in my life, and I hate seeing him like this.
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Such troubled times.
Prayers up from my family to yours.
 
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Vol since 77 said:
Praying for all of you 🙏🏻! I worry about my elbow and forearm as well, due to occupational therapist telling me last visit that he's worried because I can't bend it as far as it needs too. He's worried that we can't break through the "capsule" around the elbow and scar tissue. I see surgeon again on the 20th and we'll see what he has to say as well as x-rays 6 weeks from surgery.
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I hope that you can take care of it with therapy. I had a frozen shoulder and the shoulder physician said that there were 2 ways to take care of it, 1) They could put me under and Rip it back, and I said...Nope so option 2) Fix it gradually with therapy and that's what we did.
 
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Update on my step-dad. Thank God I misunderstood about him being in a wheelchair. He's going to be in rehab,and it's going to take time,but he could be back to walking again in the distant future.

The bad part is the blood infection that's similar to MRSA being the reason he can't have surgery.
 
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Pennheel said:
If you could keep me and my family in your prayers,it would be greatly appreciated. We thought that we were seeing light at the end of the tunnel regarding my step-dad having his knee surgery. Doctors were thrilled at his progress and healing. However, the wound care doctor today had the worst news that us as a family could ever get.

While most of his scaring from previous surgeries and injuries have healed quite a bit,it wasn't nearly enough to get the green light for surgery. In fact,the doctor said if they even tried,my step-dad would likely have his legs amputated. He's likely going to be in constant pain with hips cracking and be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He is obviously depressed as he was so excited about the promising news. It is heartbreaking for my entire family to see such a strong man feeling so hopeless. My family is getting him out of the house so he doesn't fall into a deep depression. I help too with anything I can. The man has made a big impact in my life, and I hate seeing him like this.
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maybe he could consider a 2nd opinion ?
 
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