Prayer request from Herbert Holt for Fr. James Kolling

This is from Herbert Holt. Please join us in praying for his dear friend Fr. James Kolling. Thank you so much and God bless you and your families, Teri & Michael (see below)

From: Herb

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Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:41 PM

Dear Teri & Mike, please ask our prayer warriors to join me in prayers for my very dear friend of many years, Fr. James Kolling. As you can gather from below, he will be going through several spinal surgeries. Let us ask our  Lord God to give him courage and the strength and grant him the healing according to HIS will. Thanks a million, Herb. 

Just a short explanation of what is happening with me. 

I have had problems with pain for a number of years, thinking that I had a problem with my hips and that I might eventually have to have surgery on them.  I had been seeing an arthritis doctor and I had physical therapy a number of times, but no relief.  Last April an MRI was done that showed I had stenosis on my lower lumbar discs and a cracked disk at L1 and T 12.  I was told I needed surgery and was sent to a neurosurgeon

The neurosurgeon had a series of MRIs and x-rays which showed even more damage to my thoracic and cervical discs.  He sent me to another neurosurgeon who had even more x-rays and CT scans done.

The result of all this is that I have to have surgery on my spine.  The most serious problem will be taken care of on September 6 if they can form a team of surgeons to work on me. Otherwise the surgery will be on the 20th.  They will removed the calcified disk at L1 and T12 by operating through my right side entering just under the ribs. I will recover at the hospital and begin physical therapy there and will probably have another week or two of therapy at an adjacent facility.

This will take place at Cedars/Sinai and the surgeon will be a Dr. Johnson who developed this particular surgery and is extremely well known for his skill.

 

If there are any other facts that arise I will inform you.  I am writing this to ask you for your prayers.  The other surgery on the less serious parts of my spine will be done at a later date.  Thanks in advance for your prayers.

Fr. Jim Kolling 

Prayer Before Surgery
Loving Father, we entrust Fr. James Kolling to Your care; guide with wisdom and skill the minds and hands of the medical people who minister in Your Name, and grant that every cause of illness be removed, he may be restored to soundness of health and learn to live in more perfect harmony with You and with those around him. Through Jesus Christ. Amen.