Posted on 11/20/2003 10:39:47 PM PST by Texas Termite
Edited on 11/22/2003 8:52:31 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
I'm praying for Ryan and will continue (Look what our prayers did in the election!)
I'm also asking for the group's efforts on behalf of my Moma as she has surgery tomorrow.
Moma, who is only 67 and never smoked or drank and whose parents lived to within weeks of 90 years old, has an incredibly rare tumor which looks like it came from the thymus. The tumor causes her body to make antibodies against itself which also work to make her very weak because the nerve impulses don't get to the muscles. This is probably related to the same problem that caused her to have vitiligo in the 1970's and a goiter in the 1980's.
The tumor is small cell squamous cell carcinoma, as are 30% of the thymic carcinomas - but there are only a few hundred thymic tumors in the US each year, so no one's sure what to expect. All the indications are that it *did* come from the thymus and it is very localized, has not metastasized to or invaded any other sites and so the doctor should be able to completely remove it. She's had a couple of CAT scans, a PET scan, and an MRI of her head. We can be as sure as anyone could be that we would know if the tumor had spread, thank God. The fact that we found the tumor while it seems to be localized is already a miracle. Most have obviously metastacised and invaded the lung and central vessels when they are found.
The surgery will be like an open heart surgery, with the breastbone cut, in order to view the middle chest structures completely and ensure that all of the thymus and any tissue the tumor is attached to or invading is removed. She'll be in the ICU for a while afterwards and in the hospital at least a week, possibly longer. She will probably have to have radiation therapy after the surgery unless the tumor is "encapsulated" because of the risk of cells being left behind. I'm praying that there won't be any such need.
Please ping the list for me and pray that God will give Moma strength and wrap this tumor up in the part the surgeon removes so that it can't cause her anymore trouble.
Thank you all for being here for me! The miracles and love build me up.
Prayers needed for hocndoc's beloved mother ... Post #1261 ...
You and yours will be in my thoughts and prayers to defeat this cancer. I was able to beat pancreatic cancer (which is also exceedingly rare; affecting only 2-3 people per million) thanks entirely to the Good Lord's help and the prayers of many kind souls here.
Most Merciful Master, we bring Hocndoc's dear Mother before the Presence of our King, Thanking You in advance for hearing our cries on her behalf. Grant to her surgeons the Wisdom of the Highest, that every bit of the tumor will be destroyed, thus sparing her any further treatment. Surround her and her loved ones with the Peace of Your Consoling Holy Spirit, Bathing them in Your Eternal, Gracious Love. We look with expectation to Thee, our God, Trusting that Thine Own Strength will undergird Your beloved child, and Your Comforting Arms of Love will encircle her Tenderly during this time of trial. We Love you, our King, and pray all things in Your Name, and For Your Glory, amen.
O Father my King, my Loving Master, I lift up to Thee this sweet little boy, Ryan, beseeching Thee that Your Hand of Healing would touch him in a Mighty way, Strengthening him with the Power of the Most High God, to Whom children are very, very precious. Fill his physicians with Thine Own Wisdom and Discernment, that nothing will remain undone that should be done in the quest for his healing. Hold little Ryan and his family close to Your Loving Heart, Sweet Master, showering them with Your Peace, Comfort, and Grace. We Worship Thee, our Blessed Savior, and committ him into the Hand of the God Who Loves Him, and look for Great Things to be done on his behalf. Accept our Praise, O God our Great King, as we pray in the Name of our Dear Lord Jesus Christ, amen.
Oh, wow!! That's a miracle, Prime Choice, if I ever heard of one!! God is Good!
Thank you all, so much. We're waking up now to the hospital on time. God bless.
Dear Lord, we know you are with us. You have shown us your presence so many times.
We ask your interceding hand in the surgery of hocndoc's momma. We ask that you bind up this cancer in your mighty grasp and cast it away like the demons of Satan.
We ask for complete removal of this growth, and we ask that you restore hocndoc's momma to complete health.
We thank you, Dear Heavenly Father, for all your blessings you have bestowed upon all of us, and we pray for your guidance in our lives. May we walk and talk with you now and forever.
In Jesus' precious name we pray,
Amen.
I'm replying to the top 'cause I'm on my sloooow Treo.
Moma is out of surgery and everything looks incredibly good. Fully encapsulated. We'll know for sure after the pathology is final in a few days. Thank God,and all my brothers and sisters on FR for their prayers.
Praise the Lord for a good report.
Continuing prayers.
Prayers for your Moma, hocndoc.
Thankful the surgery went well, and will keep praying for a clean pathology report.
Prayers for you, too.
Amen and thank you all. I pray that you will be comfortable in His arms, as you've given me comfort.
Joining my prayers with all here for your mother's complete recovery.
Praise God!
Please keep us posted on how she's doing... and how you're doing as well.
Hugs to you......
Logan, Beth & Nana
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
Moma ate dinner tonight. I can't believe that she's doing so well. She was sound asleep by 8 PM tonight, so all the rest of us are going to get a good night's sleep and get ready to take care of her when she's out of the ICU.
Thanks again for the prayers.
Here's one more prayer for Ryan and for all Moma's Cardiovascular ICU neighbors.
Then believe that our God is an awesome God!
"Ask and ye shall receive.."
Thank you, dear Lord, for answering our prayers once again.
Our Gracious Father, we come together to Thank Thee for Thy Grace and Thy Goodness, to offer our sacrifice of Praise to our Blessed One, for the Wonderful things You have done for Hocndoc's dear Mother. Thank You for Touching her with Your Sovereign Hand of Power, Granting All Mercies Needed during this trying situation, and we Magnify Your Name for everything You will yet do on her behalf. You are so Good to us, our Precious Savior, and Your Eternal Love undergirds us throughout every moment of our lives. Receive our Adoration, Dear Father Jehovah, and it is for the Glory of Your Son we pray, amen.
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