Father in Heaven we ask that you touch Phils hand and heal them right now. take away whatever the cause. In your precious name we pray. Amen -- I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is. ABC's of Salvation Admit you are a sinner. Rom 3:23 Believe on Christ. Acts 16:31 Confess your faith. Rom 10:9-10 Karen Carter 74' -------------- Original message -------------- From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> > Jenifer, > > I haven't been posting much due to my hands. Since about mid December, > especially in my left hand at that time, I began experiencing tingling and > numbness in my finger tips. It is now in my right hand as well but about 75 > percent less intensity. Unfortunately, I just cannot type as long and as > much as I used to and some days are worse than others. Yesterday, for > example, my right wrist and finger joints ached and my thumb joint looked as > if it had swollen to twice its normal size. When my joints in my hands and > wrists start hurting, some days they burn, some days they just ache, and > some days they itch like crazy. I began noticing, as I would proof read an > email reply to someone, that letters at the beginning of words and often at > the end of words were missing and I'd have to make corrections. I finally > realized I wasn't always feeling the key depress because some of my fingers > were so tingly. Sandy thinks it could very well be diabetic neuropathy pain > but last summer, I noticed one day, that if I tilted my head and neck a > certain angle to the left and back, my left index finger would suddenly > start tingling and if I did it long enough, I could make my finger go numb. > I had my annual physical in early March, told the doctor all this stuff, he > tested for finger and toe sensitivity with a tuning fork and I could feel > all of that but the strength of my hands diminishes the longer I type to the > point, I just can't stand the feeling so I quit. I'm thinking about going > back to the doctor and getting him to put me through an MRI to find out if > anything is going on in my back. My lower back has been giving me a great > deal of trouble, off and on, for the last two years. So, I haven't been > writing articles as much or emails either as a result. I am going to begin > putting more audio recordings on my website instead of written articles. I > finished my first teaching but I have to update my computer a little to be > able to use the software to produce the MP3 recordings in order to edit and > upload the files. I'm hoping to do that when our free, newly printed, > federal reserve money, comes in May. Of course, we have to pay income tax > on this free money they federal reserve has printed up just for us across > the country, which somehow seems unfair, and it is likely it won't help much > but it is better than a kick in the head. So, since my hands aren't too bad > right now, I gave you the longer answer. > > Phil. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jenifer Gilley" > To: > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 5:30 PM > Subject: attention phil. > > > > Phil. > > Just wondering... everything ok? You haven't posted much lately, Just > > hoping all is well with you and sandy. > > > > Jenifer Gilley > > Christ came that we may have life everlasting! > > Email: > > [log in to unmask] > > msn-no email please: > > [log in to unmask] > > > > >