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    Prayer request for my hand

    I have been having issues with my left hand for a few months now that have recently become serious enough to see a doctor. It was only an annoyance a few months ago but has gotten significantly worse the last few weeks where I now can't extend any of the fingers much and simple tasks like putting on a glove are almost impossible. I still have gripping force so I am able to keep doing my work (woodworking) with some difficulty, but many commonplace tasks are becoming more difficult by the day and this issue is directly related to my profession so my concerns are more than physical.

    Last night my fingers on that hand started moving on their own a little bit and it really has me concerned as it is a very unnatural experience to see your body moving when you are not telling it to. Typing this is difficult as I have to "flop" my left fingers into the keys as opposed to placing them deliberately.

    Jesus Christ is my lord and died so that my sins may be forgiven and I believe that all healing ultimately comes through him. I want God's plan in life, not my own, so if it is his will that I have issues with my hand or a loss of function I will accept that as part of his purpose for me.

    I ask for your prayers not specifically for healing but that God's will be done with my body and that I am doing what he wants for me, in the way he wants me to do it. I ask for your prayers for my understanding of what he wants for me through this. I am waiting for an appointment with a neurologist and ask for your prayers that it if is God's will to heal me through that doctor that it is done quickly and in a way that glorifies God.

    Thank you,
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    Lord please give Andy help with his hand . Work through his doctors to treat him . Heal him Lord and be with him . Please be in his life to guide him , protect him and glorify you through his love for you . Lead him in your plan for him . Thank you . In Jesus name I ask . Amen
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    Prayers sent up for you this morning Andy
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    Just talked to God about this for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boaz View Post
    Lord please give Andy help with his hand . Work through his doctors to treat him . Heal him Lord and be with him . Please be in his life to guide him , protect him and glorify you through his love for you . Lead him in your plan for him . Thank you . In Jesus name I ask . Amen
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    Andy you are in my thoughts and prayers. Keep us posted as to updates and condition please. Again you are in my thoughts and prayers

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    God please hear these prayers for Andy that your will is done.
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    Heavenly Father we come before Your high and holy throne this morning with a request to heal our brothers withered hand. We ask You to give him peace and comfort with dealing with this issue, We ask You to speak through the Doctor to give Andy strength and to see that this too will pass. We ask You to show Andy Your will and purpose in this and especially to give You all honor and glory,In Jesus name, Amen!

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    Praying for you Andy !!

    Andy

    Just maybe ??

    My Dad tell Of his dad having shoulder arm trouble. They were ready to cut the nerve in his arm it was so bad. For some reason he had dentist appointment. Ended up with about 5 teeth that were infected and making the nerves miss fire, a false signal. He Never had any teeth pain. Dad says he just about lost the use of his arm over a Month of bad teeth.

    Andy check the arm for sore spots and find out whats going on there. Check front chest, shoulder, back and neck also.
    Has to be damage or pressure to a nerve, maybe something that has a easy answer.

    Have strength It will pass. Keep us posted.

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    Praying for a full recovery. Also praying for peace and strength to get through this valley.

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    Andy, I'm no doc, but it sounds to me like it might be neuropathy. I'd waited all my life to retire so I could do gunsmithing, but now, with neuropathy in my hands (mild), that's just no longer possible. I can do a little for a short while, but hat's it. I think you need to see a doc, and likely a specialist, too. Not all GP's take these things seriously, so if you don't get satisfaction from your regular doc, make an appt. with a diabetes specialist or a neurologist. They'll be able to either tell you what you do or they'll know someone who will. Diabetes specialists get to know about neurology from that angle, and will likely know someone who can help you, even if you're not diabetic. The neurologists are specialists in the brain, spinal cord and nerves, and any neurological clinic, I'd think, should have someone who can get you diagnosed properly. The right diagnosis is the most critical part, and getting that, when nerve networks are the problem, is unlikely without a specialist. With one, you can probably make things "better," and learn to cope, and learn what to look for in the future, but damage to nerve cells is generally pretty permanent, though it can be helped. One of the great things you have to learn is what NOT to do so you don't make it worse, and there's more to it than I'd ever have guessed. Welcome to gittin' older, Andy! If you don't have a sense of humor and some humility about you, when you start getting older, you'd best develop them, or it's gonna' be a long, hard ride! IMO, these are the kinds of things that really need the teamwork of God, man and some good docs, and of the 3, the good docs can sometimes be the hardest to find, so if you don't get satisfaction at first, try another doc. That has really worked wonders for some people I've known through the years. Persistence and trying new stuff and new docs can be crucial in these matters.

    Prayers up for you here, and God bless.

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    Lord guide Andy to the healing he needs, he is asking for your healing on this and we stand in agreement with him for your healing mercy. Father you are the source of all healing so we thank you for what you are going to do.
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    Prayer sent for GOD'S will in this situation.

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    Andy, No one could have said it better than you did.....all healing does come through God!

    Father, I am asking that You heal Andy's left hand. He has given You all the praise and I ask that You work through the doctors to heal him. Through You all is possible. Amen
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    Be by Andy as he waits for medical relief through his doctors . Help him Lord . Prepare him , stay near . Prepare him . Thank you . In Jesus name I ask . Amen
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    Thank you for all the prayers, I am sorry to take so long writing back but I have been reading your posts almost daily in the meantime. Typing is pretty annoying with this hand issue so I don't spend as much time doing it as I would like to. I really appreciate when anyone genuinely prays for me and wanted to thank each of you for taking the time to do so.

    An update: I want to say that I am blessed at least that this hasn't gotten any worse since my first posting, and I have had some minor improvement in the meantime. I still can't extend the fingers much but typing is about 50% easier today than a week ago so I praise god for that. I don't have any more strength to extend, but do have more dexterity with things like typing so that has been a morale boost.

    One very positive development: I was able to get an appointment with a neurologist somewhat close to home. I am in a rural area and the only neurologist within a 2 hour drive was not taking new patients. I have health care through the VA and it intially looked like I would be driving 2.5 hrs for the next closest neurologist but they were able to convince the guy who is nearby to take me in. I had called his office personally before the VA called them and had no luck getting an appointment so I am really impressed that they worked hard for my convenience there.

    I wanted to share my experience with the VA so far: they have gotten a lot of bad press in the last few years but in the last year I have been really impressed with the service I have gotten. I never wait more than about 30 seconds on hold when I call and the person I talk to always seems to genuinely care about what is going on and is really helpful/competent. They call back when they say they will and act very professional. They are always truly polite and generally act more like employees of a good private company than what you would expect from a quasi-government organization. I wanted to say this because the VA has gotten a bad rep in the last few years but I am personally very pleased with the help they have given me in the last year so they should get credit for that. If it wasn't for the VA I would not be able to see a doctor about this at all so I feel very blessed to be getting a good quality of treatment for very reasonable copays.

    Thank you again for your prayers, I feel that all the positive developments thus far are the result of them and praise God for that.

    Andy

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    Andy I'm glad your good to go with the doctor . I'm praying and truly believe you will get relief with treatment . I'm praying for a quick resolution to the problem . Thank you for getting back to us and please update the progress of treatment .
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    Thanks for the update, Andy, and prayers are still ongoing for you and your hand. It's amazing how not having full use of our hands can really make a powerful difference in our lives, isn't it? As to the VA, they were amazing in Augusta when Dad needed a nursing home. I think it was the very best thing he ever got from the Marine Corps service. You could have eaten off the floors there, and the therapists and nurses and docs really treated those old soldiers like they'd treat their own family, and genuinely seemed to appreciate it. So there ARE real "sweet spots" in the VA, and it always seems to be due to the individual people in positions of leadership in it. Keep the faith, and a lot of good men are praying for you.

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    Good luck andy. Thoughts and prayers abound.



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