Support Lorie Edwards' Medical Recovery Journey

My name is Lorie and last year I had a devastating medical event. I was released to go back to work after having a full hysterectomy. After my 1st day back I knew something wasn't right, by the 3rd day I only made it an hour and 15 minutes into my shift and needed to go home. I called my PCP and had an appointment early the next day on Thursday. My whole body hurt and I could barely even walk. He did blood work, gave me steroids and sent me home. By Friday night I wasn't even able to move. I told my daughters I need to go to the hospital. I noticed a missed call and a voice mail on my phone. I listened to the voice mail? It was my doctor saying my potassium was 1.5 and that I was critical and needed to get to the hospital as soon as possible. I was admitted and they started pushing potassium through 2 IV's. 1 in each arm. By Sunday it had gone up and I was now able to walk so I sent me family home to rest. Then at midnight EVERYTHING CHANGED. Both of my hand cramped up so tight and locked into that position. All I could do was scream at the top of my lungs. This went on for a day and a half. All I wanted to do at that point was to die. It was just too much! In the mist of that pain I found myself no longer in the hospital room. It was like I was in another dimension. I did not see him but I felt the presence of Jesus there with me so I started talking to him. I told him I couldn't take this pain anymore, I was exhausted, I was tired and I ask him to take me home. As soon as I finished saying home my pain STOPPED!! I thought in my mind and my heart that I had died and he was taking me to heaven. Then I slowly began to wake up. I was told that my potassium was still very low and that my body had been depleted of all my vitamin D and all my calcium. This is what made my hand cramp and lock up. The next day when the doctor came in to talk to my husband and I he said I was a SPECIAL case and that I should have died on July 31st 2023. He fail short of calling me a Miracle. He said my heart should have locked up and there would have been no way they could have started it back. The aftermath caused me to have acute server carpal tunnel in both hands that would require surgery. I couldn't use my hands at all and had to come home on a walker. I also ended up with stage 4 kidney failure that has come back to normal over the last year. I had carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand on December 13th 2023 and it is still in the healing process. I still need surgery on my left had but it wasn't as bad and we are holding off on that for now because of financial reasons. I also had to see an ENT because of my voice change. The screaming at the top of my lungs for a day and a half caused me to have polyps on my vocal cords. We tried inhaled steroids but it did not work. The only way to remove the polyps is surgery. I was out of work for 10 months and was able to go back the middle of March 2024. It is a struggle everyday to make it through the work day. Most days i cry all the way home in pain. Then on july 24th of this year, I had to have another major surgery to remove part of my colon that was damaged due to diverticulitis. I am currently out of work again for a 6 week recovery. The effects of my potassium being so low and my body being depleted of my vitamin D and calcium has now caused alot of my hair to fall out and my teeth are all rotting and falling out. I desperately need help with medical bills, vocal cord surgery, left hand carpal tunnel surgery and dental work on my teeth. All of our saving were used during the 10 months i was out of work during the medical episode last year. I DO plan on going back to work around September 15th when I am cleared from this surgery. However I still have more surgeries to go and desperately need my smile back! It has taken away my smile, my confidence and my joy. I don't even smile anymore. I believe the Lord will provide a way for me to get my other 2 surgeries and get my dental work done. Any donation ever how small would be greatly appreciated.

thank you.

Lorie Edwards