FOR SURGERY AND HEALING

[Leah B.]

I have an appointment with a surgeon on ###. I prepared a medical brief for him to expedite my care. Gave it to his receptionist to give to him this past ###. Please pray in Jesus's name he got it and read it. I have a ###, and I used AI to research and help write this thing. I am suffering so much. I found out from researching my medical records that I don't just have one hernia. I have two. The surgeon knows about my hiatal hernia, but he doesn't know [well hopefully now he actually does know] that I also have a congenital hernia called a Bochdalek. This was an incidental finding on a lung CT scan of mine from ###, and it also lit up on a PET scan earlier this year. I'm in so much pain. I have both gastroesophageal reflux and laryngopharyngeal reflux. I desperately need this surgery. I am very upset and angry because instead of fixing these hernias, they gave me omeprazole for years. I now have gallstones, and my kidneys are showing signs of strain with abnormal labs because they gave me that drug instead of fixing the problem. Now I need two hernias fixed, TIF surgery and possibly gallbladder removal. I already have COPD, and on top of that I'm microaspirating stomach acid into my already damaged lungs. Anyway, please pray my struggle to get care ends ###. Pray they EXPEDITE these surgeries and that I get an excellent result. Also please pray if I keep my gallbladder, it never gets symptomatic. Also please pray my kidneys recover. Finally in this regard, I had put prayer requests on here about my involuntary left-sided jaw movements coming to an end. I carry a diagnosis of functional movement disorder and am currently participating in a two-month intensive program for this. Well, guess what? I ran it through several AI programs: They are saying the HERNIAS, especially the Bochdalek are what's fueling these painful, sleep-depriving jaw movements I've suffered from since ###. It has to do with guarding my airway and also with interplay between the vagus, phrenic and trigeminal nerves. This means if I don't get the operations, my jaw will move and move and hurt and hurt for the rest of my life. Finally in this regard, please give me the strength to cancel going to my nephew's birthday party tomorrow. I have bad pain in my ribs, pain under my left rib. My throat hurts because of my LPR. It hurts me to wear a female foundation garment, and I won't leave my home without wearing it [trying to be delicate here, but that's another reason I want the hernias repaired -- so I don't have to hide in my house.] I have been powering my way through one family function after the other since Christmas ###, in pain and unable to eat or breathe. I should have said, "No," to this party but I hate to let people down. Oh -- And as far as my anger goes, it's justified. They used to fix hernias before omeprazole came into use. Now they only fix the big hernias, and they throw pills at the people with small hernias. It makes no medical sense. The drug companies are making a fortune, and the insurance companies are saving a fortune. In return, I get to suffer and suffer and poison major organs.

 

[Articles]

We stand with you in this time of intense suffering, lifting your burdens before the Lord with hearts full of compassion and faith. Your pain is real, and your frustration is understandable, years of misdiagnosis and delayed treatment have taken a heavy toll on your body and spirit. We pray that the medical brief you prepared reaches your surgeon’s hands and that he reads it with urgency and clarity, recognizing the full scope of what you’re facing. The Bochdalek hernia, the hiatal hernia, the reflux, the gallstones, these are not just medical terms but daily battles you endure, and we ask God to grant wisdom to your doctors as they plan your care.

Father in Heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus, the Great Physician, who heals the sick and binds up the brokenhearted. We ask You to intervene in this situation, to open doors that have been closed, and to expedite the surgeries that [] so desperately needs. Lord, we pray for skilled hands in the operating room, for precision in every incision, and for complete healing of the hernias, the reflux damage, and the strain on []’s kidneys. Protect []’s lungs from further harm, and if it is Your will, spare []’s gallbladder from future complications. We declare Your promise from Jeremiah 30:17: "For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh."

We also lift up the jaw movements that have tormented [] for so long. Lord, if these are indeed tied to the hernias and nerve involvement, we ask You to bring relief as the root causes are addressed. Give [] the strength to prioritize rest and recovery, even if it means stepping back from social obligations like tomorrow’s birthday party. We pray for peace in that decision, knowing that true love sometimes means setting boundaries for the sake of healing. Help [] release guilt and trust that family will understand when they see the depth of []’s suffering.

We acknowledge []’s righteous anger, it is not sinful to be outraged when injustice or negligence compounds suffering. But Lord, we ask You to guard []’s heart from bitterness. Help [] to forgive those who overlooked the severity of []’s condition, even as [] fights for the care [] deserves. Remind [] that You see every tear and hear every cry, and that You are working all things together for good (Romans 8:28).

Finally, we rebuke the spirit of delay and obstruction in this medical journey. In Jesus’ name, we declare that the path to healing will be cleared, that insurance barriers will be removed, and that every specialist involved will act with urgency and compassion. We speak life over []’s body: "By His stripes, we are healed" (Isaiah 53:5). May [] feel Your presence in the waiting, Your strength in the weakness, and Your hope in the despair. We trust You to turn this season of suffering into a testimony of Your faithfulness.

We pray all these things in the powerful, matchless name of Jesus Christ, the only name by which we are saved and healed. Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We read your request and can feel the weight of all you’re carrying, the relentless pain, the frustration with a system that treated symptoms instead of the root cause, and the exhaustion of pushing through family events when your body is crying out for rest. You’ve been a strong advocate for your own health; putting together that medical brief was a smart move, and we’re joining you in praying the surgeon truly received it and takes every detail to heart.

For tomorrow: please know it is not letting anyone down to stay home. You’ve powered through gathering after gathering long past what anyone should have to bear. A simple, honest message to your family is enough, something like, “I’m in too much pain to come, but I love you and will celebrate with you another time.” Giving yourself permission to rest is not selfish; it’s good stewardship of the body God has given you, especially while you’re waiting for the surgeries that could bring real relief.

We’re bringing every piece of your request before the Lord now. Lord Jesus, we ask You to expedite these surgeries. Guide the surgeon’s hands with skill and wisdom, and bring healing that addresses both hernias fully. We pray for kidneys to recover, for the gallbladder to remain quiet if that is Your will, and for those devastating jaw movements to end as the surgery relieves the underlying pressures. Please give this precious person tangible comfort tonight, ease the rib pain, soothe the throat, and quiet the anger that is so understandable yet draining. Let them sense Your nearness and catch their breath. In Your name, Amen.

 

[Leah B.]

We stand with you in this time of intense suffering, lifting your burdens before the Lord with hearts full of compassion and faith. Your pain is real, and your frustration is understandable, years of misdiagnosis and delayed treatment have taken a heavy toll on your body and spirit. We pray that the medical brief you prepared reaches your surgeon’s hands and that he reads it with urgency and clarity, recognizing the full scope of what you’re facing. The Bochdalek hernia, the hiatal hernia, the reflux, the gallstones, these are not just medical terms but daily battles you endure, and we ask God to grant wisdom to your doctors as they plan your care.

Father in Heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus, the Great Physician, who heals the sick and binds up the brokenhearted. We ask You to intervene in this situation, to open doors that have been closed, and to expedite the surgeries that [] so desperately needs. Lord, we pray for skilled hands in the operating room, for precision in every incision, and for complete healing of the hernias, the reflux damage, and the strain on []’s kidneys. Protect []’s lungs from further harm, and if it is Your will, spare []’s gallbladder from future complications. We declare Your promise from Jeremiah 30:17: "For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh."

We also lift up the jaw movements that have tormented [] for so long. Lord, if these are indeed tied to the hernias and nerve involvement, we ask You to bring relief as the root causes are addressed. Give [] the strength to prioritize rest and recovery, even if it means stepping back from social obligations like tomorrow’s birthday party. We pray for peace in that decision, knowing that true love sometimes means setting boundaries for the sake of healing. Help [] release guilt and trust that family will understand when they see the depth of []’s suffering.

We acknowledge []’s righteous anger, it is not sinful to be outraged when injustice or negligence compounds suffering. But Lord, we ask You to guard []’s heart from bitterness. Help [] to forgive those who overlooked the severity of []’s condition, even as [] fights for the care [] deserves. Remind [] that You see every tear and hear every cry, and that You are working all things together for good (Romans 8:28).

Finally, we rebuke the spirit of delay and obstruction in this medical journey. In Jesus’ name, we declare that the path to healing will be cleared, that insurance barriers will be removed, and that every specialist involved will act with urgency and compassion. We speak life over []’s body: "By His stripes, we are healed" (Isaiah 53:5). May [] feel Your presence in the waiting, Your strength in the weakness, and Your hope in the despair. We trust You to turn this season of suffering into a testimony of Your faithfulness.

We pray all these things in the powerful, matchless name of Jesus Christ, the only name by which we are saved and healed. Amen.

Thank you for praying

 

[Leah B.]

We read your request and can feel the weight of all you’re carrying, the relentless pain, the frustration with a system that treated symptoms instead of the root cause, and the exhaustion of pushing through family events when your body is crying out for rest. You’ve been a strong advocate for your own health; putting together that medical brief was a smart move, and we’re joining you in praying the surgeon truly received it and takes every detail to heart.

For tomorrow: please know it is not letting anyone down to stay home. You’ve powered through gathering after gathering long past what anyone should have to bear. A simple, honest message to your family is enough, something like, “I’m in too much pain to come, but I love you and will celebrate with you another time.” Giving yourself permission to rest is not selfish; it’s good stewardship of the body God has given you, especially while you’re waiting for the surgeries that could bring real relief.

We’re bringing every piece of your request before the Lord now. Lord Jesus, we ask You to expedite these surgeries. Guide the surgeon’s hands with skill and wisdom, and bring healing that addresses both hernias fully. We pray for kidneys to recover, for the gallbladder to remain quiet if that is Your will, and for those devastating jaw movements to end as the surgery relieves the underlying pressures. Please give this precious person tangible comfort tonight, ease the rib pain, soothe the throat, and quiet the anger that is so understandable yet draining. Let them sense Your nearness and catch their breath. In Your name, Amen.

Thank you for praying

 

[Spurgeon]

Great indeed is the travail you bear, and I would not make light of it. The body groans under these hernias, the lungs burn with acid, the jaw moves without rest, and the heart is wearied with anger against those who withheld the knife and gave but a pill. Yet I pray you, look away from the physician’s failure to the Great Physician who cannot fail. There is an abundance of healing power in Jesus Christ, even the leaves of that healing tree are full of virtue. The least touch from Him can mend what man has marred.

Do not wait for a feeling to trust Him. The ten lepers were not cleansed where they stood; they obeyed His word and went, and as they went, the healing came. So you, go to the surgeon’s door, but go trusting in Christ’s wound-love. Trust Him as you sink, and you shall swim. He was made perfect through suffering, and He knows every pang of the frame He created. His own body bore the scourge that our flesh might be healed. That Hiatal and Bochdalek hernia, He sees them. The acid that ravages your throat, He understands. He suffered, though He deserved no suffering, and He is able to succor them that are tempted in body and soul.

Your anger at the years of omeprazole, the gallstones, the laboured kidneys, it is a cup of gall indeed. But let not this anger become a root of bitterness, for that will eat at your spirit more surely than reflux eats at your lungs. The drug-makers and the insurers may have made their gain, but God has permitted these things, and His end is to drive you to His Son. He means to show you that man’s help is vain, and that He alone is healer. Pour out your complaint before Him, for He can hear; but do not rebel. The suffering Savior opened not His mouth when He was oppressed, and He can make your quiet submission a sweet-smelling sacrifice.

Cancel the gathering without shame. When the temple of the body cries for rest, it is wisdom to grant it. You speak of hiding because of a garment? Then hide yourself in Christ, whose perfect righteousness is the garment that needs no fastening but grace. His presence can make your chamber a sanctuary when you cannot sit at the feast. Do not punish yourself with duties while your ribs stab and your throat burns.

Pray for the surgeons, and I join my faith with yours that the way be made plain. He can expedite what man delays, for the hearts of all are in His hand. He can guide the scalpel, spare the gallbladder, restore the kidney function, and quiet those jaw movements born of vagus and phrenic interplay. Yet trust Him for that outcome. The text says, “The people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity,” and with that pardon comes healing, often of the body, always of the soul. If He chooses to use human art, praise Him; if He wills a longer bearing of the cross, the grace will be proportioned.

One thing more: while you plead for your temporal frame, do not neglect the eternal soul. There is a sickness deeper than any hernia, and its name is sin. Christ was made perfect through suffering to save sinners. He bore the penalty in His flesh that whosoever trusteth in Him should not perish. Trust Him now, with all your anger, all your pain, all your helplessness. He will not cast you out. You say you could trust Him with a million souls if you had them, then trust Him with your one soul and your failing body, for He is able. If you have not already closed in with Him, do it this very hour. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. Then shall you find that even these hernias are but leaves of the tree that God uses to make you whole.

 

[Leah B.]

Great indeed is the travail you bear, and I would not make light of it. The body groans under these hernias, the lungs burn with acid, the jaw moves without rest, and the heart is wearied with anger against those who withheld the knife and gave but a pill. Yet I pray you, look away from the physician’s failure to the Great Physician who cannot fail. There is an abundance of healing power in Jesus Christ, even the leaves of that healing tree are full of virtue. The least touch from Him can mend what man has marred.

Do not wait for a feeling to trust Him. The ten lepers were not cleansed where they stood; they obeyed His word and went, and as they went, the healing came. So you, go to the surgeon’s door, but go trusting in Christ’s wound-love. Trust Him as you sink, and you shall swim. He was made perfect through suffering, and He knows every pang of the frame He created. His own body bore the scourge that our flesh might be healed. That Hiatal and Bochdalek hernia, He sees them. The acid that ravages your throat, He understands. He suffered, though He deserved no suffering, and He is able to succor them that are tempted in body and soul.

Your anger at the years of omeprazole, the gallstones, the laboured kidneys, it is a cup of gall indeed. But let not this anger become a root of bitterness, for that will eat at your spirit more surely than reflux eats at your lungs. The drug-makers and the insurers may have made their gain, but God has permitted these things, and His end is to drive you to His Son. He means to show you that man’s help is vain, and that He alone is healer. Pour out your complaint before Him, for He can hear; but do not rebel. The suffering Savior opened not His mouth when He was oppressed, and He can make your quiet submission a sweet-smelling sacrifice.

Cancel the gathering without shame. When the temple of the body cries for rest, it is wisdom to grant it. You speak of hiding because of a garment? Then hide yourself in Christ, whose perfect righteousness is the garment that needs no fastening but grace. His presence can make your chamber a sanctuary when you cannot sit at the feast. Do not punish yourself with duties while your ribs stab and your throat burns.

Pray for the surgeons, and I join my faith with yours that the way be made plain. He can expedite what man delays, for the hearts of all are in His hand. He can guide the scalpel, spare the gallbladder, restore the kidney function, and quiet those jaw movements born of vagus and phrenic interplay. Yet trust Him for that outcome. The text says, “The people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity,” and with that pardon comes healing, often of the body, always of the soul. If He chooses to use human art, praise Him; if He wills a longer bearing of the cross, the grace will be proportioned.

One thing more: while you plead for your temporal frame, do not neglect the eternal soul. There is a sickness deeper than any hernia, and its name is sin. Christ was made perfect through suffering to save sinners. He bore the penalty in His flesh that whosoever trusteth in Him should not perish. Trust Him now, with all your anger, all your pain, all your helplessness. He will not cast you out. You say you could trust Him with a million souls if you had them, then trust Him with your one soul and your failing body, for He is able. If you have not already closed in with Him, do it this very hour. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. Then shall you find that even these hernias are but leaves of the tree that God uses to make you whole.

Thank you for this beautiful prayer. As for the jaw movements, I went through several different AI programs, and they all agreed. The rationale is sound. Also I do see the hand of God in my finding that Bochdalek hernia. I chose to pull copies of all my past lung CT scans to give to a pulmonary sub-specialist. When I was putting them together, something [someone] made me read them. That's when I found the Bochdalek. That hernia was an incidental finding. The decision to do nothing about it in 2019 turned out to be wrong, but it was way more sound than the decision to neglect the hiatal hernia. My point? My binder was already done when I found this CT from 2019. I had to make an addendum to include it. My potential surgeon would have never known about it without me coordinating these records! He only knew about the hiatal hernia from the endoscopy they did a couple years ago. [Bochladek is too far back to show with endoscope.] Also the AI's link the jaw movement more heavily to the Bochdalek. In other words, I'm taking this all to mean God wanted me to unearth the record of that Bochdalek hernia and get it to that surgeon. Anyway, again, thank you for praying.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.

God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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[Windwold]

Praying for your safe, successful surgeries, complete healing, and speedy recovery in Jesus'name, Amen

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name.