Do you believe in miracles?......

[luvwinnie]

Absolutely. They were calling my mom the Miracle Lady after she survived an aortic tear in Dec. 2003. EVERYTHING was against her: They didn't diagnose the problem for over a week (it was in a hard to see place), she was on COUMADIN (blood thinner) and on dialysis (so not in peak health). Surgeon made it clear to us before going in that the chances of her surviving surgery were not good...but she did. To be honest, she had many complications but that surgeon and the miracle gave us another 8 months with her. Nurses said they had seen people in LESS dangerous situations not survive, but they felt my mom's willingness to fight and her desire to be with her family, kept her going. Don't give up. Praying for you all.

 

[Shugardrawers]

I don't know about it being a miracle but the timing was fabulous. I was diagnosed with primary peritoneal cancer. It's fairly rare and *statistically* has a 100% mortality rate within 24 months. (Over the past few years survivors are becoming more common but not very). I went through 2 rounds of chemo and radiation and it was no help. We were making plans for hospice when my doc offered to sign me up for a new drug trial. I'm not finished yet so let's just say at my last exam I was doing the happy dance

 

[mickeyboat]

In August, 1997 FIL was rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night with chest/abdominal pain. He was treated with pain meds, and they were trying to figure out what was wrong with him. During the next day he gained 8 lbs. of fluid in two hours, was having trouble breathing, intubated and sent to the ICU.

They diagnosed advanced pancreatitis (and he is not a drinker), and told us there was nothing more they could do for him, just support him medically and hope he would get better. He could not even be moved without his blood pressure plumeting.

The family sat in a meeting with all of his doctors, who pretty much told us there was no hope, and that we should prepare to remove him from life support. But there was one surgeon who said he could try something.

Over the next several months, Dr. Sutton operated on my FIL. He removed the dead parts of the pancreas little by little. They installed a "zipper" in his abdomen so that it would be easier for future surgeries. Eight surgeries later and almost a year in the hospital and rehab, he went home.

Today he drives a school bus for a living, and has seen his three youngest grandchildren. He is Emily's best friend.


OP - good luck! And good thoughts for a miracle for you.

Denae

 

[disneyaggie]

Absolutely I believe in miracles! God shows them to me everyday, some more prominent than others.

One example is a story that was on the news about a girl whose family was told she would certainly die from her injuries. Well, she was there talking on camera, pretty as can be, and obviously very much alive and sitting up in her wheelchair.

I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[Microcell]

Yes! My DD had a series of incompetent doctors look at her and through sheer incompetence they saved her life. They thought she had Pneumonia (really a bad xray tech- yay!), something called a bolus (really her bowels shutting down because she was dying), and a Urinary tract infection because she couldn't pee and had high numbers of keytones I wanna say(see second diagnosis, no she was just dying is all).

The incompetent doc thought it strange that she had three bacterial infections at once, and had been vomiting, so he sent her to the Children's hospital to make sure she kept the antibiotic he gave her down.

I called my boss who is an Ophthomologist to tell her I couldn't make it to work and told her the symptoms and diagnoses and she said "Oh, so she has Appendicitis?" Uh, no, not that I know of... She told me to keep them updated and then the real doctor came in and felt her abdomen, took a good xray and told me she had Appendicitis! It was perforated and she was there for ten days. She was one sick little girl. If the doctors at the first hospital had not been so incredibly incompetent, she would have died.

Also, my Dh's aunt had a flesh eating disease, and came very close to death. She is alive to tell the tale minus quite a bit of skin and intestine.

 

[Microcell]

In August, 1997 FIL was rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night with chest/abdominal pain. He was treated with pain meds, and they were trying to figure out what was wrong with him. During the next day he gained 8 lbs. of fluid in two hours, was having trouble breathing, intubated and sent to the ICU.

They diagnosed advanced pancreatitis (and he is not a drinker), and told us there was nothing more they could do for him, just support him medically and hope he would get better. He could not even be moved without his blood pressure plumeting.

The family sat in a meeting with all of his doctors, who pretty much told us there was no hope, and that we should prepare to remove him from life support. But there was one surgeon who said he could try something.

Over the next several months, Dr. Sutton operated on my FIL. He removed the dead parts of the pancreas little by little. They installed a "zipper" in his abdomen so that it would be easier for future surgeries. Eight surgeries later and almost a year in the hospital and rehab, he went home.

Today he drives a school bus for a living, and has seen his three youngest grandchildren. He is Emily's best friend.


OP - good luck! And good thoughts for a miracle for you.

Denae

You mean to tell me Pancreatitis needs that much follow up? Darn it! My mother got it, (though she had not had a drink in a year) about 4 months before she died. We were kids and she was pretty much alone, so I bet with her arteries hardening and not enough oxygen to her brain, she didn't follow up with that. I didn't know I should have pushed her to get care for that. She was not doing much for herself by that time. I should have gotten my Uncle involved. Well, that stinks.

 

[RUDisney]

The saint that my family has the most devotion to is Padre Pio. I'm providing a link to a fascinating website about his miracles. http://www.padrepio.catholicwebservices.com/ENGLISH/Miracles.htm

He has come into our lives so many times to help, to console, to show us that he's listening and interceding for our prayers.

In fact, on Sunday, I'm teaching the 8th graders about his life and miracles... so this was very timely.

May Padre Pio take your step MIL into his prayers and fill her with the joy that God has to offer. May she be healed from her afflictions. Amen.

 

[mickeysgal]

Hang in there, thoughts and prayers coming your way.

 

[SillyMe]

Lots of incredible stories here.

Val, your story gave me the goosebumps and tears in my eyes.

Celeste, I hope your MIL gets better. Hugs and prayers. We will all be thinking about you next weekend.