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SSDiv6 · 06-09-2021, 10:27 AM

John,

There is no better way than to seek God's help and presence. He is never too far away and he never leaves us, even when we temporarily walk away and even when we do not deserve it.

I went through the a similar situation, ended in the emergency room and they discovered a fistula in my stomach and internal bleeding. God intervened and it happened that two of the best gastro doctors were making rounds and were called in to see the results. A few weeks later I underwent surgery, and it was was supposed to last less than two hours because they thought they only had to close the fistula on my stomach. The surgery lasted 9 hours because when they cut me open, they discovered lots of scar tissue that had damaged my digestive system. The result was the removal of my Appendix, removal of scar tissue and closure of the fistula that if not caught on time, I could have hemorrhaged internally. I also ended with 78 permanent Titanium staples inside of me. Then, a year later, had the same symptoms and this time it appears a piece of scar tissue that they missed, got lose and blocked my bile duct. back to surgery and they had to remove the tissue and put two stents on my bile duct.

I came to the realization that at my age, my faith is part of my character and who I am. As I live, my goal is to get closer to God, be good to and help others.

You are in my prayers for a quick recovery and full healing.
God Bless!

06-09-2021, 10:27 AM	#7
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,044 Likes: 712 Liked 1,582 Times in 582 Posts	Re: The Rest Of The Story John, There is no better way than to seek God's help and presence. He is never too far away and he never leaves us, even when we temporarily walk away and even when we do not deserve it. I went through the a similar situation, ended in the emergency room and they discovered a fistula in my stomach and internal bleeding. God intervened and it happened that two of the best gastro doctors were making rounds and were called in to see the results. A few weeks later I underwent surgery, and it was was supposed to last less than two hours because they thought they only had to close the fistula on my stomach. The surgery lasted 9 hours because when they cut me open, they discovered lots of scar tissue that had damaged my digestive system. The result was the removal of my Appendix, removal of scar tissue and closure of the fistula that if not caught on time, I could have hemorrhaged internally. I also ended with 78 permanent Titanium staples inside of me. Then, a year later, had the same symptoms and this time it appears a piece of scar tissue that they missed, got lose and blocked my bile duct. back to surgery and they had to remove the tissue and put two stents on my bile duct. I came to the realization that at my age, my faith is part of my character and who I am. As I live, my goal is to get closer to God, be good to and help others. You are in my prayers for a quick recovery and full healing. God Bless!