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I have compiled two email conversations I had with my Primary Care Provider in the word document attached. One is a response she had sent to me prior to my healing and the second is my testimony to her which she never replied to. It is just awesome to experience such a powerful move of God like that in my life. Jesus has not only healed my body but renewed my vision and caused the glimmer and glamour of this world to even more loose its luster in my life. I shall never forget what he has done for me and continue to make opportunities to share this document and the experience verbatim with different ones that I encounter. I was much inspired to share my testimony more after reading the excerpt about how Paul did so in many different passages in the Bible. I pray that many more may be encouraged to give up and give their cares with their whole heart to God by what the Lord has done in my life.

-  Brother Julian Cox

 

Conversation with my Primary Care Provider
May 7 2007
Good Morning, 
I just wanted to bring to your attention my most recent findings from the Medical Encyclopedia from Medline Plus (A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health): 1. Damage to sensory fibers results in changes in sensation, burning sensations, nerve pain, tingling or numbness, or an inability to determine joint position, which causes in coordination. 2. The autonomic nerves control involuntary or semi-voluntary functions, such as control of internal organs and blood pressure. Damage to autonomic nerves can cause: Blurred vision, Decreased ability to sweat, Dizziness that occurs when standing up or fainting associated with a fall in blood pressure, Heat intolerance with exertion (decreased ability to regulate body temperature), Nausea or vomiting after meals, Abdominal bloating swelling), Feeling full after eating a small amount(early satiety), Diarrhea, Constipation, Unintentional weight loss(more than 5% of body weight), Urinary incontinence, Feeling of incomplete bladder emptying, Difficulty beginning to urinate urinary hesitancy), Male impotence. 3. Heat intolerance often produces a feeling of being overheated, and can produce heavy sweating. Heat intolerance usually comes on slowly and persists long-term. Common Causes: Thyrotoxicosis (excess thyroid hormone, which increases the metabolic rate, causing body temperature to rise), Amphetamines such as appetite suppressants, Caffeine, Menopause. 4. My point is that I have damage to two separate nerve groups which would place me in the poly neuropathy category and would therefore require separate medication or treatment for that particular nerve group. 

I say this because although the amitriptyline helps to calm my nerves when I am in a place were the heat is a certain temperature or I produce too much heat from movement the medication gets overridden and I end up in excruciating pain, for example I went to Wal-Mart after church with my family and I was fine when we were in the section that had the food, because it is cool over there but when we moved to the other side of the store I began to feel that tingling feeling in my feet and it began to spread up my back. So I began to make a quick exit with my two girls and left my wife to continue shopping but half way to the van my body exploded with an inflammation level well beyond 10/10 and I felt like my blood was on fire in my veins and could barely endure the pain. 

It kept happening with every movement and I had to have my 3 and 1/2 year old crawl through the back of the van and open the doors. Eventually I untucked my shirt and took off my socks and shoes and stood on the cool pavement and after some time I finally was able to feel relief. I experience the same during a church service and at times I run to the restroom and run the cold water on my hands until they feel numb. When I laid down for a nap on Sunday afternoon it took an hour for me to sleep because my pillow and the sheets on the bed felt hot to my body. 

So far the amitriptyline has worked the best but as I said I am persuaded it is only suppressing my small fibers and not affecting my autonomic nerve group therefore when I get in or generate too much heat they set off the reaction of my sensory fibers. 

Also I think this is either a cause from bacterial or an over exposure to chlorination over the time period of at least 11 months considering I got to FOB Marez, Mosul IZ about beginning February 05. If you could bump of my neurology appointment to some time after the 16 of this month it would be much appreciated. (I can't take off from work again until that date after my derm appointment) One more thing pending my visit with neurology, would the VA cover me to see a neuropathy specialist if I can find one in WA. I came across a listing in my web browsing but did not look deep into it. I also appreciate your help, thank you and have a wonderful day.

References: 
1.Medical Encyclopedia: Peripheral neuropathy 
http:/www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000593.htm 
2. Medical Encyclopedia: Heat intolerance 
http:/www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003094.htm 
3. Medical Encyclopedia: Autonomic neuropathy 
http:/www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000776.htm 

Hi Julian, (from Dr. Olsen) – thanks or all the information. You don’t have to convince me – I am sure you have an autonomic neuropathy causing your symptoms. It is a fascinating case for me. You do not have thyroid disease – we tested you for that. If you need to change your neuro appt, you should call neurology – I don’t have the number off hand, but I am sure they gave you a number when you called to make your appt. In the meantime, look after yourself and stay in cool environments. You could ask them to let you know if they have any cancellations, but that may not work out with your work schedule because you would have to show up for appts on shorter notice.

I don’t think you have or had a bacterial infection, because bacterial infections are not subtle or gradual. They make people seriously ill, with fever, pain, inflammation, and sometimes even mental status changes. If you have a bacterial infection that has damaged your nerves, generally you know it for a fact – such conditions generally require hospitalization, weeks on intravenous antibiotics, etc.

I think it is probably toxin or virus induced rather than bacterial. In general I am optimistic in taking care of my young war-hero patients, because many of them make incredible improvements in a short time. With you, over time we will try more treatments and find out what works to control your symptoms, but I don’t think there is going to be a definitive cure beyond what the body can do to heal itself. 

I will be interested to find out if the Neurologists think a peripheral nerve biopsy is in order.

There is a medication called Cymbalta, which I think might help, but this is not offered through the VA pharmacy at this time. We may be able to get it for you eventually, but we would have to try a ton of other things first and prove that they didn’t work for you.

Regarding non-VA neurology coverage, you have to see our Neurologists first and then if they think you need to be referred out – say to the University of Washington – they would make that call, not me.

Once the work up in completed – and by that I mean once you have seen Neuro and Derm, and followed through on whatever testing they order – I may want to write this up for a journal – with your permission.

The other thing, probably the most important thing – is to make sure that you apply for service connection for this issue. I cannot say this strongly enough. 

Dr Olsen

 

Conversation with my Primary Care Provider
May 14 2007

Good Morning Dr. Olsen,

This last week at my church we have been having revival services and are continuing even tonight. However there is one night in particular that I will never forget for the rest of my life… On May 12th a Saturday night I remembering walking into the church as service began and the heat was unbearable. I could feel the tingling begin in my feet as soon as I walked through the door and tried to sit down in the pew but it went from the tingling into a spreading stabbing burning pain, so I immediately made my exit to the restroom and did my usual run cold water over my hands into they felt numb to cool down. I actually went through this ritual a few times and eventually as the service was going on hid out in the bathroom hallway as my usual routine was during a church service feeling miserable and in excruciating pain. After some time the service was coming to a close and the altar call was given and our Pastor said that anyone who had a need regardless of what it was come forward to the altar and I will pray for you. I thought about it and ran through my mind all the other times that I went forward for healing but returned with the same pain and just remained where I was. I eventual said I will try again but part of me didn't really want it because then I would have no disability to claim with the VA. 

Later that night after the service was over while I was in my apartment I began to think about my half hearted attempt to receive healing from God and was in much dismay with myself. I made up my mind right then and there that I was ready to end this and I went down on my knees on my couch and really poured out my heart to God. I told God, "Lord let thy will be done, if you will me to be whole then I accept your healing, I don't care if it will cause me to lose my disability claim I know that you will take care of me and my family." I stayed and continued on in fervent prayer until I came to a point I felt that I was going into a trance and almost would pass out at the same time. I also felt a little scared as I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit at work in my body. My veins felt like they were vibrating and I knew that God had touched me. I still remained there for a moment or so and then got up and walked into the kitchen.

I stood there in the kitchen thinking about that God touched me and I knew it without a doubt and I just stared at my cabinet and a thought went through my head, "Open that cabinet and throw away the medication." I stood and stared and thought that that is crazy. Then I opened the door and grabbed that first bottle of the 25mg amitriptyline and took of the top and emptied it into the trash and paused in front of the open cabinet and thought again I must be crazy. However I proceeded to do the same with the 50mg bottle of 60 days worth of amitriptyline and said, "God I receive your healing," and thought to myself that this is it I have nothing to fall back on now.

It was then from that moment that I walked back to the bathroom where my wife was but was suddenly overwhelmed by the presence of God and found my self crying with streams of tears pouring from my eyes and outstretched my hands toward the ceiling and began loudly to say, "Thank you, Jesus, Thank Jesus, God you are so good. Thank you for healing my body." Of course most of this was garbled due to all of the crying I was doing. 

I literally felt as if I was dead and had been brought back to life. The pain was gone. I then went into my kitchen with tears pouring from my eyes and snot pouring from my nose onto my lips and shared this news first with my pastor and later with my mother. I no longer have a problem with my body regulating its temperature. God has healed me. Also I was able for the first time in a while to sit through a session of Sunday morning and Sunday evening services without having to retreat and hide out in the bathroom hallway. I have had very mild jabs of pain here and there but they have been getting milder from the Sunday morning to the evening and today they are barely even noticeable. 

God has set my body into a process of restoration and I know without a doubt that what none of the medication was able to do, he did in one moment of sincere and true subjection unto his will, he healed the damage to my peripheral nerve that connected to my autonomic nerve and gave my body the ability to regulate its temperature again, thus removing the thing that would begin my onset of pain.

Dr. Olsen you really don't know how good it feels to be free of my hell on earth. It literally felt like a very, very mild version of hell and my life was absolutely miserable. God is so good. I do have an appointment to get a Skin punch biopsy done this Friday in Seattle with the Dermatology folks and am persuaded it will conclude the very fact that God has healed me and can't wait to get I medically on the record. 

I don't know what effect this will have on my claim and if the VA will be willing to compensate me for the year and a half of pain that I went through but feel that they owe it to me. However this too I leave in the hands of God. I don't know what you believe but can assure you that God is real and the blood of Jesus has not lost its cleansing power, and saving power that can take a soul that the world has given up on and make them a born again blood washed child of God with a testimony that I was once this but since Jesus came into my life oh what a change, there is a new person walking in my shoes.

God has given me life where there was once only darkness and death, thank you Jesus for your love and mercy. I also thank you Dr. Olsen for all of the help and support that you have been and if you still want me to come follow up with you I have no objection to that. You have a wonderful day.

You may share this document with whomever you like.  The blood of Jesus has not lost its saving, or life changing power.  No matter what the circumstance or what we feel or don’t feel God’s will is still the same as it was in Matthew 8:3 “Be thou clean.”

|     Posted Jul 18, 2007