Please pray for me. Feel scared for my health 🙏

[TroubledSoul16]

Hello, this is my first time posting here. My name is Natalia.
Some months ago I started having knee pain, swelling and clicking on the knee which made me unable to walk properly. I went to the doctor. My X-rays came out normal but she recommended going to an orthopedic Dr and have an MRI because there might be something else. I feel very scared and anxious. I feel very lonely. I don't have any Christian friends or any type of Christian community and feel very isolated. Please pray for my health and my faith. I feel anxious just thinking about the future. Thank you.

 

[Magenta]

Welcome!

 

[HealthAndHappiness]

Hello, this is my first time posting here. My name is Natalia.
Some months ago I started having knee pain, swelling and clicking on the knee which made me unable to walk properly. I went to the doctor. My X-rays came out normal but she recommended going to an orthopedic Dr and have an MRI because there might be something else. I feel very scared and anxious. I feel very lonely. I don't have any Christian friends or any type of Christian community and feel very isolated. Please pray for my health and my faith. I feel anxious just thinking about the future. Thank you.

I will pray Natalia.
I don't want to pry. May I ask if you are over 18? You have 16 on the end of your name, so I have a policy about the advice I share without parental consent. Most 16 year olds aren't in your position though.
That doesn't mean teens don't get knee problems. I had chronic pain in my knees for a number of years during my teens. It was from brutality difficult martial art training from an instructor who taught improperly. It damaged the joints, but the Lord healed them.

Did you learn anything from the Dr ?
It doesn't sound like it.

 

[Eli1]

Hello, this is my first time posting here. My name is Natalia.
Some months ago I started having knee pain, swelling and clicking on the knee which made me unable to walk properly. I went to the doctor. My X-rays came out normal but she recommended going to an orthopedic Dr and have an MRI because there might be something else. I feel very scared and anxious. I feel very lonely. I don't have any Christian friends or any type of Christian community and feel very isolated. Please pray for my health and my faith. I feel anxious just thinking about the future. Thank you.

Take heart - says Jesus - I have overcome the world.

So draw a little strength from that and leave the worries to Him.

Worry about today and enjoy today.
Leave tomorrow for tomorrow.

 

[TroubledSoul16]

I will pray Natalia.
I don't want to pry. May I ask if you are over 18? You have 16 on the end of your name, so I have a policy about the advice I share without parental consent. Most 16 year olds aren't in your position though.
That doesn't mean teens don't get knee problems. I had chronic pain in my knees for a number of years during my teens. It was from brutality difficult martial art training from an instructor who taught improperly. It damaged the joints, but the Lord healed them.

Did you learn anything from the Dr ?
It doesn't sound like it.

Hi. No, I'm not a minor. I'm an adult. I haven't gone to the orthopedist yet. I was given some numbers to call and got a reference from another DR to an orthopedist. So maybe I will see a doctor this week. But in the meantime I'm feeling anxious and lost. Anyways, thank you for your interest and your prayers. I really appreciate it.

 

[Subhumanoidal]

Hi. No, I'm not a minor. I'm an adult. I haven't gone to the orthopedist yet. I was given some numbers to call and got a reference from another DR to an orthopedist. So maybe I will see a doctor this week. But in the meantime I'm feeling anxious and lost. Anyways, thank you for your interest and your prayers. I really appreciate it.

While it can be worrisome to have any kind of health issue, sometimes perspective is needed to judge the amount of worry you're feeling.
Here's a bit of my personal health issues for comparison...

I've dealt with hypertension, kidney failure, dialysis, kidney replacement, kidney stones, a variety of infections, gout, Avascular Necrosis in both hips (my ball hip joints both have a tiny sliver shaved off, can be Extremly painful and limiting mobility) and will require Both hips to be replaced, mouth cancer requiring surgery and radiation therapy as well as losing half of my upper teeth and also a partial facial reconstruction with a skin graft from my leg and a plastic piece not to mention the side effects both long and short term are extremely difficult to manage, so much so that postoperative mouth cancer treatment and recovery has a 13% higher suicide rate than any other cancer.

And not to mention the Countless doctor visits and emergency room visits and staying in the hospital.

I could keep going into details that make it all worse, as well, but I won't. You get my point.
And I often had little to no help during these times.
But here I am, almost 50 and all of this has taken place in only 17 years.

I'm not trying to say what you're going through isn't scary or worrisome, because it absolutely is. But look at all I've been through and here I still am.
I've never thought of myself as a strong person, but I've survived all of this and still alive.
And your knee problem might just require a brace or some medication. It may be an easy fix.

But if you need someone to vent your worries to and is experienced in these sorts of things, I can PM you on this site, and I am a male, if that bothers you.
If you don't want to discuss or vent with me, no worries, I will not attempt to message you there.

Whatever happens I hope it's something small and easy to take care of. No one wants to deal with health problems. And alone is worse.

 

[MobileChapel]

Hello, this is my first time posting here. My name is Natalia.
Some months ago I started having knee pain, swelling and clicking on the knee which made me unable to walk properly. I went to the doctor. My X-rays came out normal but she recommended going to an orthopedic Dr and have an MRI because there might be something else. I feel very scared and anxious. I feel very lonely. I don't have any Christian friends or any type of Christian community and feel very isolated. Please pray for my health and my faith. I feel anxious just thinking about the future. Thank you.

In the mighty name of Jesus, may the very same God, who created Natalia’s whole body, also re-create and repair any part of her body, that is damaged or out of order. I believe, that God like any good manufacturer or creator, you can fix anything that may be wrong with your own creation or product, which is the human body. Amen - Psalm 147:3

 

[crmvet]

Isaiah 53:5

 

[HealthAndHappiness]

Hi. No, I'm not a minor. I'm an adult. I haven't gone to the orthopedist yet. I was given some numbers to call and got a reference from another DR to an orthopedist. So maybe I will see a doctor this week. But in the meantime I'm feeling anxious and lost. Anyways, thank you for your interest and your prayers. I really appreciate it.

I can speak from the American health system, but your options may be different.

I've been raised with an emphasis on the medical model of "take a pill for your ill. "
I can understand how debilitating pain on the load bearing joints of the knees can be. A person will do anything for relief. The hospitals and clinics offer limited options and expensive tests.
In my state USA it's this protocol.
Pain relievers, anti-inflammatories, steroid injections into the joints and sometimes oral packs.

At first they block pain, reduce inflammation and usually make the knees feel better, but there's a cost.
The longer term (sometimes short) effects are the degradation of the connective tissues, cartilage and tendons.

In the normal healthy person we should heal in this area. Sometimes surgical reconnection of a tendon could, in some cases, be necessary if there's a major tear. Most of the time there's excessive wear or damage to the cartilage. The Drs around here follow a protocol of prescribing drugs until they accelerate the wear and further damage until their patients are desperate enough to go for their referral ($$$$) to the surgeon. Then it's often arthroscopic surgery for younger people or knee replacement surgery for older.

There's the deception that cartilage cannot regrow . They never talk about that. They push people into the highest cost option of drugs x many office visits and then surgeries.
They make it out that the thin layer of cartilage damage won't heal, but the major surgical removal of the major joints will. I hope that others will go back and read this again because it is a very common scam. I'm not judging victims of this. Many if not most, it's the only option that insurance covers and their Drs prescribe. They trust these institutions that are the ones making money at their expense. Of course the Dr will lead people to make him wealthier.

In some cases there are complications such as a major injury from an accident, a disability or morbid obesity. Everyone is different and needs compassion and relief.

This post is getting too long, so I'll add a separate one with hope.
In many cases there are other options.