Prayer Request - Second Generation FReeper To Have Brain Surgery

Self | 12/8/03 | John Dillon

[NerdDad]

Mrs. NerdDad and I request your prayers for our son, Matt, (FReeper Clarinet_King) as we prepare for his brain surgery on Tuesday Morning.

Matt is a freshman Computer Science student and band member at the University of Southern Miss. He has experienced increasingly difficult headaches for about two years. He assumed he had picked up my migraines mixed with the stresses of his high school senior year and scholarship hunt. Instead, he was diagnosed in October with an arachnoid cyst in the left frontal lobe of his brain. The arachnoid is the spider-web-like first lining surrounding the brain. The cyst is a 6 by 10 centimeter (about the size of a man's fist) pocket filled with the same cerebral-spinal fluid that the brain produces and uses for padding inside the skull.

Doctors tell us that it has probably been present and growing all or most of his life. We've also been told that even if diagnosed early, these cysts are not treated until they start causing problems.

Matt will be admitted this morning to University Medical Center in Jackson Ms. He will have surgery Tuesday morning. The surgeon will make a 4-5 mm incision in the scalp and drill a small hole through the skull. A fiber optic scope will be inserted and guided with a computer into and through the cyst. A shunt will be inserted in the back of the cyst to allow the fluid to flow through the cyst.

Matt will spend 2 nites in the hospital and a week of recovery time at home. He will attend and participate in the Liberty Bowl with the band and return to USM in January for the next semester. His activities will be limited to avoid impacts to the head for 3 months and then he will be released to full activity. Because the internal pressure from the cyst significantly thinned the skull in the front, he will have to be careful about blows to the head for the rest of his life. But then, I guess we all need to be careful about that.

We feel confident that he is in good hands hands with this Dr and staff. He is in the prayers of many folks and I would appreciate the prayers of our friends here on FR. I've seen the power of prayer work many miracles and this lump-head needs all the help he can get. (Yeah, Dad is keeping his sense of humor.)

[texastoo]

Will pray for Matt and his recovery.

[NRA2BFree]

Between you, MrConfettiMan, and now Mr. Matt, we have living proof that FReepers have brains to spare.... ;-)

Yes, you're absolutely right...and all this time they were saying it was air in my head. LOL! Now I have proof. May I quote you? :)

[NormsRevenge]

Prayers Bump for your son and family.

[international american]

Prayers on the way. Prayer works.....ask anyone who prays!
Best, IA

[trussell]

Prayer ping.

Please post your replies to NerdDad.

NerdDad-Your son Matt, Clarinet_King, will be in my prayers. Please keep us updated.

glock rocks-thanks for the ping.

Blessings,
trussell


If you want on/off my prayer ping list, please let me know. All requests happily honored.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Prayers for a safe surgery and a complete healing for your son. I will be thinking of him tomorrow AM.

From a Mom

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Prayer Request - Second Generation FReeper To Have Brain Surgery
Posted on 12/08/2003 4:53:03 AM PST by NerdDad

Prayer request PING

Clarinet_King and NerdDad : Offering my prayers

trussell : As always Thank You for the prayer request notification

[Exit148]

I pray that the Good Lord will guide the surgical team as they reverse your sons condition, and that he will soon be tooting away, on his clarinet, with his band.

Please keep us posted!

[TexasCowboy]

Thank you, NerdDad, for posting this.
Yes, we have witnessed many of God's miracles right here on FR.

Clarinet_King, my prayers will be with you.

May the Lord guide the hands of the surgeons and restore you to full health.
In Jesus name, Amen.

[TexasCowboy]

Thanks for the ping, Tonk!

God bless you, brother.

[Howlin]

Done!

[Jackie-O]

Thanks for the ping trussell, prayer angel!
NerdDad, praying for Matt, speedy recovery, health and happiness!

[tinacart]

Sounds like a real smart "knot head!" And a wonderful son to boot! Your family and son are in my prayers. I pray that our Father will guide the hands of the surgeon, give him the steadiness and skill needed to perform this surgery. I'm thankful to our Father that in this country we have wonderful, dedicated medical personnel that are blessed to have such talent. I pray for a complete and speedy recovery in Jesus' name!

[onyx]

Mississippi Ping. Yall keep my knot head son in your prayers this week.

Shall do. I'll light a candle for your Matt tomorrow morning after Mass.

Thanks for your ping too, Tonk.

[Jackie-O]

Your Freeper Family loves you...a multitude of prayers going up for you young man!

[DLfromthedesert]

Dear Lord,

We ask that you put Your hands over the hands of the surgeons as they perform this delicate surgery. We ask that this young man be completely healed, and that his pain be minimal.

Please comfort his Mom and Dad as they must wait and pray and be with their precious son.

Love,

Donna

[Spunky]

Prayers are going up for Matt that he will have a successful surgery.

Prayers for the family also that they may have comfort during this time.

[Soaring Feather]

Prayers up.

Thanks to 68-69tonkingulfyatchclub for the ping.

[2nd amendment mama]

Prayers on their way....