christinewebb
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In the Life of Christine
Well, Hopefully this will help you get to know me a little bit and if you can relate, hopefully something I say here will help you as well.
My life was great until 1996, not that 1996 was terrible, because I had my wonderful son Dylan in 96. But that year was the beginning of my lifes downfall.
After my sons birth, I was diagnosed with a thyroid condition evedent by the large lump in my throat that was quickly starting to look like an adams apple. I went through 5 doctors - all specialists, before I found the right doc. He took one look at my test results (I had to endure 6 air asperation biopsys in my neck because they all came back inconclusive supposively) and said that we had to schedule surgery and have the lump removed because there was a 95% chance I had cancer. well, it turned out to be a 100% chance.
I finally had my surgery in Jan/Feb of 99. By the time they removed the lump it was 8cm x 5cm - bigger than a grapefruit. And it had cancer throughout. It was a long recovery and I had to endure radiation treatments and would continue to go through them for years after. But I bounced back and by May I was working again. Unfortunately, that would not be my only test that year. After thanking God for getting me through cancer and letting me have my life back, my husband was killed in a car accident in October 99. I went from Praising him to cursing him. I could not believe that God would allow me to survive cancer and then take the love of my life away from me all in the same year.
It was a long road back to talking to God. But it was a road I had to travel. It did not take me long to find that although I was missing my DH, I was still blessed with a wonderful little boy that I now had to provide for on my own. Dylan (my son) is my God sent.
I did remarry after meeting my DH Phil in 2001. He came out of a bad marriage with two kids, I wanted more kids and I was blessed to have two children brought into my life. So we are a blended family with three children and lots of issues. I do have Phil's ex-wife to deal with. And believe me, if there was ever someone I needed patience with, it is her.
Phil and I did many family things with our kids. We played soccer together as a couple and things were wonderful. Until that is of course the company I worked for closed its doors. I was the Dining Services Coordinator for National Airlines. It was a blessing in disguise so I thought. I knew I would never leave National if they had remained open. But I did want to follow my dream of becoming an RN. I was given a full scholarship and started school as soon as I could.
I had been in school for a year when I blew my knee out playing soccer. We had no insurance at the time, but I had learned enough about anatomy to heal my leg. It worked, but I walked with a limp because it was never truly heal properly with pins.
Things went along for about a year and although I did not have any major health issues other than going for my regular Radiation treatments. We did have to endure a lot of issues with the ex in court. It seemed that every time we tried to help our children, it backfired. The courts did not want to hear about what the ex was doing to our children.
But we continued on. I was working FT as a phlebotomist at UMC in Vegas when in 05 I was rear ended by a van. He lost his breaks and hot me going about 35-45mph down an off ramp while I was stopped at a light. I did not think the accident was that bad. But my adreniline was pumping because my kids were in the car. It took a while for me to notice anything. I went to work and it started to sink in. I still did not think it was that bad and it wasnt until I went back to work after a couple of days that I really started to feel it.
I went to a quick care Nov 05 and they thought I tore a muscle in my back and gave me a script for meds. I went to see an attorney in order to get in to see a different doc and they found that I broke the transverse processes off my L4-L5, blew a couple of discs, had a 0-1cm movement flex in my lumbar region and myopathy. I had surgery in June 06 after being fired from my job because my light duty ran out and I did not get my paperwork for FMLA in time.
It was a long recovery after my surgery, but I thought I was doing ok. Turns out I was wrong. I still had constant spasms in my upper back and sever back pain throughout. I was diagnosed in Jan 07 with SM.
Since then it has been a series of Doc appointments and tons of med changes and treatments. I walk with a limp both from my knee issue and my back/leg pains, I can not sit for more than 20 mins at a time, I can not stand for more than 30 mins at a time, I can not play with my children the was I used to, I even had to change things with my DH when it came to our personal married life. I have been suffering with depression along with everything else and loss of memory and forgetfulness. The pain is an everyday thing for me - I get up, there is pain. I go to sleep, there is pain. It never ends. I just am learning better how to deal with it.
My current meds are: Lyrica, Lortabs, Effexor, Synthroid, Flexeril.
I just started Cold Laser Therapy today so I am hoping that it will help.
I pray that the Lord will find a way to give us peace and serenity from our worries, ease our pain and give us hope each and every day. When I feel like Job, I pray that my time in trial will be less and that I will be given the meaning to the trials I am to walk through.
Well, if you have stuck around to read all of this, then thank you. You are a warior of God and your prayer and presense here have blessed me beyond my imagined possibilities.
God Bless, Christine
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Re: In the Life of Christine
For a brief synopsis of what I have:
Thyroid Cancer Survivor - 99
Anemia-life time history
Bradycardia - life time history-heretitary
Low BP/Body Temp-hereditary
Anterier/Posterior Lumbar surgery with 2 plates and 8 screws - June 06
Blown knee - healed itself - 03
Syringomyelia - diagnosed Jan 07
Depression - diagnosed 06
Carpal Tunnel
Stabbing pains down arms and legs
Constant muscle spasms
more to come I am sure.
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Joleen711
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I have not taken time to read any medical profiles. so I thought today I would focus on that and get to know all of you better.
Christine, I am so sorry you lost your hubby and you have had to endure all of this. But I bet that you are an amazing vessel and God is using you in mighty ways because of all of these things.
I have thought for so long that I was the only one that God was picking on, lol. What a weird way of thinking huh? But I have grown too.
Thank you for sharing.
Gentle hugs, Joleen
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Christine,
I read this when you first posted, but I've had a rough few weeks cognitively and never got back on to post the reply I intended to.
How are you now? Did the cold laser therapy work? Tell us about it, I don't know a thing about that.
You have been through SO much. You honestly could write a book of maintaining faith through life's trials!!! I am in awe of your faith and your testimony, and what God has brought you through. I'm SOOO glad that you have Phil in your life to help you through these things, as well.
Dearest Lord Jesus, I pray for Christine. I thank you for her testimony. I pray that You would straighten and flatten out her road ahead, Lord. That You would heal her pain and her emotions. Father, that you would touch the heart of Phil's ex wife and soften it, that you would lead her to a relationship with you. That you would make a change in that situation, take away the stress from all of the family that is caused when an ex wife is confrontational and hard to get along with. Lord, just do those extra miracles in the lives of Christine and her family.
We love you, Chris and as you know, God does too!! Hope to see you more often, my sister!!
with love
Virginia
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Virginia
4 plc fracture of the C1, Tethered Cord, (acquired chiari and elongated brainstem resolved by Tethered Cord surgery); atlanto occipital dislocation and cranial settling all due to equestrian accident,
2004. CC Fusion upcoming.
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