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Praying for you Al and believing with you that you will have the victory in this.

My daughter worked with a chiropractor in giving deep massage .. I know what that is, and hope it will be an answer for you.

She also worked on forcing (by massage) the return flow from the lower extremities.

Al, I know this has been an ongoing problem for you for some time now, and I pray you will be able to find relief soon ....

Ok Sounds llike that things are even more complicated?  Just know we here at CP are praying.

Jane - I tried to send you email at the url in your profile, but it told me that was a bogus address.  If you or your daughter have names/addresses of anyone down here in the Eureka area who does that massage of lowerextremities to restore venous flow, could you let me know?

Bogus??  Naw ... I get email notifications from CP at that email address all the time!   

I also have other email accounts.

I will try to contact my daughter and see what she can tell me ... she is in Sacramento, and I don't know what or who she knows about this. 

Still praying for you, Al.

Thank you all for your love in praying.  I pray our Father will bless you in and through it.

Praying for each other is our way of having (covering) your back.  That is done in love....Yes we will continue to pray.

Well, another new chapter in what should eventually be a full-blown book.  Have you ever heard of lymphatic drainage therapy?  I hadn't, but I have now.  It turns out that specially trained individuals so very special massage to get the return flow of blood going in the lower extremities (veins).  I'm goin to see one this next Tuesday.  Please pray it'll work  really, really well.

Praying this will work for you Al 

I'm praying, Al ... That's what my daughter says is becoming a very popular treatment .... God bless you  and the therapist/masseuse.

Thanks so very much dear Jane.  You're a very special sister!  Yes, it is becoming a more and more popular kind of treatment.  However, there are not yet very many therapists who are trained by the Upledger Institute.  The one I've found here is the only one in N. Calif, but she's right in the town next to us!  And she'll even come to our place to do it also!  Our Lord is so merciful!

How has this helped, Al?  I'm wondering if the therapist has been to your home and if it has been beneficial.  I'm still praying that the solution for your problems is forthcoming --- quickly! 

Praying for your healing Al, whether instantly from God's own hand or a gradual restoration through human hands with His touch upon them.

Al I am continuing to pray.  These new "wrapping" techniques often do work.  I pray they will in your case.

God Bless you Brother.

Al:  Praying for your release from pain.  I didn't know about your hip problem (or have forgotten  )
Sometimes all these things are tied together.  Keep healing!

Thanks Carol.  Actually, at present, we are not worrying so much about hip pain.  At present we're trying to get rid of the swelling in both legs.  It's proceeding rather well, and, God willing, I should be able to be back in my normal shoes, etc. within about 2/3 weeks at most.  They're making special compression hosiery for them.  Then, once we get through with that, I'll probably try again to sleep in bed, and then we'll see about the hip pain situation, as that's where it occurred.  Thanks for your prayer.

Any more updates Al?  I am continuing to pray for you.

Brother Al...I can sure empathise with you when it come to hip pain.  Anyone that has had it sure knows how you're feeling...layin' in bed tryin' to sleep and sleep won't come as the pain continues from your hip.

Lord:
I ask that you guide the doctor's in directing treatment
I ask you to give Al comfort. 
I ask that you ease his pain. 
I ask that you give him a good night's sleep tonight and that he
      wake up feeling better than he has in a long time.
Lastly, I thank you for Al...for the wisdom he dispenses, for the joy and encouragement that he brings to others here on CP

Amen

Latest update:  The swelling was indeed helped a lot with the wrapping.  It's pretty well gone now.  I'm now wearing special compression hosiery, and it's indeed working.  Praise our Lord for His mercy.  There was one rather small spot on the left leg that was an open wound (very shallow, thankfully).  That seems to be just about healed now.  I'm experiencing no pain in the hip area at present.  I'm going to try using the bed to sleep in once again, possibly tonight.  Thank you all for prayers.  Thanks be to our Father for mercifully answering them.  Pray that I'll learn whatever lessons I need to learn from all this and that I'll thereby be a better servant to our Lord.

Thanks for the update, Al.  Good news that you have (finally) found relief.

What agony you've experienced, Al! May God grant His healing mercies and may this healing be complete and long lived (as may you be long lived, my brother!).

Ruth Ann

Praise God!  Now I pray you have a restful night in bed.  That will make a nice change!

Praise the Lord for His grace.  May you have a peaceful night.
Becky

Hi Al,
I'm glad your hip pain has eased.
Dear Lord,
Thank you for easing Al's hip pain.  You are an awesome healer.  Please let the treatments help his swelling.  Let the swelling go down without complications.  Help him to be free from pain, and let him rest peacefully and wake up each day strengthened in Jesus.  In Jesus' name, Amen.