Pam Padgett was diagnosed with aggressive cancer of bladder on September 19, 2022.
Doctor set up treatment plan to include: 4 chemotherapy sessions followed by surgery removing bladder
Doctor even told Pam that if she didn't do this, she would die within a year or two.
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My main prayer: I asked God to please stop the plan for surgery and bladder removal, if at all possible.
The chemo-pharmacist gave Pam some written materials concerning the treatments. When Pam read these, she noticed the following statement: "An approach using chemotherapy and radiation therapy may provide the same benefits as bladder removal."
Pam contacted her doctor and apparently this is an option. Doctor asked for Pam to come to Denver on October 31 to meet with her to review her treatment plans.
To change plans and eliminate the surgery seems to be an answer to prayer concerning this issue.
The wisdom that is from God is "easy to be intreated". (James 3:17)
Surgery to remove the bladder would present many hardships: (The chemo can be administered in Colorado Springs where we live. The surgery was scheduled for a hospital in Denver.)
* The hospital is in Denver and we live in Colorado Springs. I couldn't drive to Denver to help Pam. (Radiation treatments can likely be done at hospital in Colorado Springs where we live. This makes a very big difference. I could drive short distances, if needed, but the drive to Denver is farther and much more complex with much traffic.)
* The radiation treatments would be less complex and stressful on Pam's body than the surgery of bladder removal which requires 3 days in hospital.
(Our report that we have now is Pam could even drive herself to radiation treatments and drive home after the treatment. One of our our church group had radiation treatments several years ago and she said she even went to work after the treatment had been given.)
We were so joyful at this possible plan.
Answer to prayer.
And here is a promise from God in Bible:
I Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
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