I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I posted earlier this month that I am needing prayer for a variety of things. Personally the biggest is my knee. I shared in a previous request for healing. I am still in need of that healing! I go to see the doctor on Tuesday again. I believe God can and will heal me and on many occassions uses doctors to do so. I am asking all of you to pray that God will heal me before Tuesday. If He choses not to, I am praying that the doctor will have Godly wisdom on how to correct the problem and relieve the pain that I have been in for 3 months. I have called on the elders of the church and the children and have been annointed with oil numerous times! My healing is on the way! At the last appointment he said that surgery may be needed. Mentally I am prepared for that if he deams it necessary. But Christmas is coming and you all know how busy church life is let alone family life at Christmas time! I have 4 kids under 7 and DH is working 3 jobs right now to make ends meet. We are thankful for God's provision and that Sean is able to work all 3 and still have family time. Honestly I thought I barely saw him when we were in Florida...he was full time in the ministry then. Now he is considered part time in the ministry as senior pastor but works as though he is full time, works between part & full time at one job and also subs for the local school system, I see him more now than before! God is good at timing things out. So if God's timing is for me to have surgery right before the kids get out for Christmas break then I trust him. I will let you know how to pray after Tuesday. Thank you to all that responded last time. Your words of encouragement means a lot to me!
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"How can I keep from Praising Your Name, How can I ever say enough, How amazing is Your Love!"
I ask right now in the Name of Jesus that you touch her knee. Take away all the swelling, joint pain, disfigurementation, and the limp. I break all attacks of the enemy over in in the name of Jesus. I break any curses from generations past over you in Jesus name. I break all disease and sickness in your body! I command them to go and pray the peace of God and His power to rest in your heart and mind. No more worry, no more stress, no more in Jesus name! I break all doubt and ask Lord that you replace it with faith, a fearless faith to stand firm on Who you are and what You said You would do! I decclare The Way Maker in your life! In Jesus name!
Just wanted to update you on what is going on with me and my knee situation. I went to see the doctor today to figure out what is going on and what my options are for improvement. I don't want to make this a super long letter so here goes...
According to the doctor I have three options...
1. Put up with the pain and keep doing the exercises and it possibly will get better...(not likely~his words).
I have 2 surgery options:
1. He goes in, separates (cuts) the outside ligament and hopefully it will allow the knee cap to go back into place. With many weeks of physical therapy. Here is the problem with this option - I am knock kneed and this procedure will more than likely temporarily fix the problem. I would most likely end up with the last option according to the doctor.
2. This option is a major deal. The doctor would literally cut the piece of bone that the lower ligament is attached to on my shin bone. Pull the bone piece and ligament to the inside of my leg and reattach it with screws. It means 1-3 days in the hospital and then 6-7 weeks in a stabilizing brace at all times,
absolutely no bending of my knee. Plus many weeks of physical therapy. Once it heals completely 4-6 months or more then he would go back in and remove the screws. Which he says is a much simpler procedure and a quick healing process.
My doctor stated he would be willing to perform the simpler surgery but recommended the larger one. Stating that due to the structure of my legs his experience has been that he ends up performing the last option any way. SO honestly I don't know what to do. Personally I just want God to heal it. I know that I have been in pain for 12 weeks and have seen a little improvement but not enough not to warrant surgery. He agreed with me that I should have seen a lot more improvement by now. So although I am torn I think I will have the bigger surgery. I just don't want to go through one and then end up having to have the larger one anyway. The procedure would fix the problem and hopefully would stop the pain. So please pray that Sean and I make the right decision and that the timing is in God's hands.
I know God can heal me. I also know that He works all things together for my good! I don't have to make a decision today but need to make one soon. Please continue to pray for healing and that God will give me peace with making this decision. If I do have the surgery I will be waiting till after Christmas. There is just way too much stuff to be done at church and in my home this month! Thank you so much for your encouragement and prayers!
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"How can I keep from Praising Your Name, How can I ever say enough, How amazing is Your Love!"
Just an update...after much prayer we have decided that it would be best to go with the more complicated procedure for my knee surgery. The surgery is set for Jan 21. Please continue to pray for my healing. We are believing for complete healing before the surgery date. If God sees fit and we hope He does then we could cancel the surgery and give Him all the credit and praise! If He sees fit to use the doctors hands then He will still get our praise!
Thanks ladies , Melissa
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"How can I keep from Praising Your Name, How can I ever say enough, How amazing is Your Love!"
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With many weeks of physical therapy. Here is the problem with this option - I am knock kneed and this procedure will more than likely temporarily fix the problem. I would most likely end up with the last option according to the doctor.
Personally I just want God to heal it. I know that I have been in pain for 12 weeks and have seen a little improvement but not enough not to warrant surgery. He agreed with me that I should have seen a lot more improvement by now. So although I am torn I think I will have the bigger surgery. I just don't want to go through one and then end up having to have the larger one anyway. The procedure would fix the problem and hopefully would stop the pain. So please pray that Sean and I make the right decision and that the timing is in God's hands.
