Hello Bernie, I just want you to know that I have been praying for Laurie and I
will continue to do so. You are in my prayers as well. Please let us know how
the surgery went. Remember, you have a big Family here and many many good
friends.
Linda in Eagle, ID
----- Original Message -----
From: Bernard Pelow<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: TMIC<mailto:[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 3:28 AM
Subject: [TMIC] OT OT OT - my daughters surgery, and need of hopes and prayers
Hello friends and family,
Well, today is the big day. Laurie goes under the scalpel for the removal
of her thyroid. This sounds like a very moderate surgery, and not risky at
all. A normal thyroid is about the size of a small butterfly and is located in
the front of the neck, below the larynx (voice box). The small, two-inch gland
consists of two lobes, one on each side of the windpipe. But in her case, her
thyroid is so big (the size of a tennis ball or baseball) that they are afraid
the when they try to remove it, it will cause a thyroid storm of such magnitude
that they will not be able to control her heart-rate, breathing, and blood
pressure.. This is why they waited in the first palce.... "hoping" againsy hope
that they could shrink it. This last doctor who looked at it said they were
nuts to even try to shrink it, it was an impossibility. Since that first
diagnosis, it has grown another 15% in size, making it even more dangerous to
remove than if they had done it in the first place. And the only reason in my
opinion it was not done immediately was that she had no insurance or money.
This last doctor didn't care that she had no insurance or money, he called her
doctors and told them that "he was not sending her home to die", and if he had
to he would find new doctors to treat her now, and they could deal with the
aftermath of possibly being sued..... big cudo's for this real doctor who sees
the patient and not f*cking dollar signs. Anyhow, I need all of your prayers
today, she is going into surgery at 12:00 noon...... Thank you all.
Blessings and Peace,
Bernie
