Personal Narrative: The Pain In My Body

During this time of extreme suffering God would continually tell me, “Donna you will be better at the end of this then you were going into it. And, be thankful you are not paralyzed.” The MRI was extremely painful for me. The MRI machine vibrates and the vibration sent my body into unexplainable horrid pain. I lost feeling in my entire right arm during the testing. I had peace in my heart, but pain in my body. During the night I slept little because of all the pain. I was on painkillers, but they did not help. The drugs made me sluggish and not myself, but did not take the pain away. During the night while I was up I would pray. The day before I got the MRI results God spoke to me. He said, “You will need a neurosurgeon, Dr. Neuro
I was in so much pain and unable to tolerate another day of the intensity. I was just sure they would help me immediately. My husband, mom, dad, and best friend all went with me to the doctor’s office. Kevin and I went back to the treatment room. We did not even see Dr. Neuro #1. Instead, we saw a physician’s assistant. Apparently, it is normal for the first visit to not see the doctor. He looked at my MRI and walked into the room. He was very calm and seemed kind. He told me I had four bulging discs and a syrinx in my spinal cord. I had never heard the word syrinx, so we asked him to spell it for us. He said I had a bad case of whiplash and I needed to go home and lie still till March 2005. He did not offer any other help. I was devastated. The pain in my body was unbearable and now I had to go home and lie still for months. It seemed so insane to me. Why would they not help me? Kevin, my parents, and Rose were as shocked as I was. I recall walking up the stairs to my bedroom when we got home and hearing God speak. He said, “Just be
Pain shot throughout my body like bolts of electricity while I had constant pain in my neck. All my muscles were torn and had to heal while my nerves were damaged. The medications made it difficult to have bowel movements and I had to literally crawl on the floor to get to the bathroom. My body was ravaged with pain from my head to my toes. I was bed ridden and desperate. Nothing took the pain away day or night. I would listen to worship music and it would help my body relax, but nothing stopped the pain. My eyesight would come go and my ability to hear was less every