Medical Mysteries and Miracles

Medical Mysteries and Miracles Medicine is primarily science, and most of the time, scientific facts guide patient care and treatment. Medicine is now mapped to a science so that doctors can give a prognosis that is very accurate. On occasion, something might be off. Perhaps the doctor made an incorrect diagnosis? Not in every case--in some cases, it is simply unexplainable. Read below to learn about a few medical mysteries.

Fate?

A retired gentleman 72 years of age was not ready to stop working. His friend mentioned a part time job that involved letting medical students diagnose “pretend” conditions on you. The man signed up and went to the hospital to start his new part time job. He was a little nervous about the pretending to be sick, even at 72 years of age, as he was the picture of health, and has never been sick at all. Once he was given his card of the day’s illness, he studied it, and went into action. An aneurysm in the abdomen, he’d never even heard of it, but he could act. As per protocol, the medical students went into action and ordered an ultrasound. 30 minutes later the retired man got the shock of his life when the teaching doctor returned, telling him the ultrasound showed he did actually had this condition, and it could rupture at any moment. One hour later surgery corrected the problem, and the man was fine. He was out of the hospital in 5 days, and continues to work at his part time position.

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Unexpected Recovery A 12-year-old girl had gone to a lake with friends. The following day she started vomiting and had a severe headache. His parents rushed her to the hospital and were told she had amoebic meningoencephalitis, the brain eating bacteria. Doctors gave her parents the bad news, she had less than a 1 percent chance of survival, and that would go within 24 hours, there was virtually no chance. The doctors suggested keeping her sedated and comfortable, but her mom insisted they begin an aggressive form of treatment, she happened to be a nurse. The girl was pumped full of antifungals and antibiotics, as well as a drug that was not yet approved, but her mom obtained it from the CDC. For two weeks, the girl remained in a coma, and the doctors finally gave her parents the news, it’s time to disconnect life support, she is never going to wake up. They reluctantly agreed, and machines were shut down. Her mom leaned over to kiss her daughter goodbye and the girl opened her eyes. The room was full of stunned people, and the patient was slightly confused, however, she sat up in bed and said she was very thirsty. Doctors were summoned, and the girl

was examined and surprisingly found to be ok. Not one of the doctors could explain what happened, the fact is, this girl should not have made it, thankfully she did, but all the attending physicians agreed, it truly was a medical miracle.

Medical mysteries and miracles happen every day. Doctors and nurse don’t understand them, and can’t explain them. Very few doctors will ever say that miracles cannot happen; most have seen them, and not being able to explain them. The one thing most physicians do agree on is, that some medical dilemmas simply cannot be explained.

Medical Mysteries Imagine waking in the night hearing “Somewhere over the Rainbow.”

Sounds pleasant enough, but what if this song plays through your mind nonstop, disturbing your every waking hour and every nightly dream? Due to a mysterious musical hallucination, a woman in England, endured this for FOUR YEARS Patti Page’s rendition of the tune, How Much is that Doggie in the Window, though now she hears Judy Garland’s somewhere over the Rainbow. Her husband of 40 years has to shout to get her attention because she sometimes can’t hear anything except for the song in her head. Doctors cannot explain this, however, when an MRI was done, the doctors could verify that the portion of the brain of the woman lit up exactly where it would when hearing music. As last reported this condition continues, with no diagnosis, and no cure.

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In 2012 a woman in Florida gave birth to a healthy baby girl. 20 minutes after the birth, the woman said she felt weak and dizzy. Her nurse reached to check her pulse, and the woman passed out. A team was called to respond; however, she could not be revived. The doctors pronounced her dead at 7:42 pm. At 8:30 after her family all said their goodbyes, an orderly went to move her body from the room. As he started to push the bed out the door, he hit a slight bump, causing the bed to jar. The orderly heard a faint voice tell him to be careful. Since he was all alone, he was shocked, but continued on. As he entered the elevator, he bumped the bed on the door, and this time the voice was not so faint, it was a loud “ouch”. The orderly threw the sheet back, and staring at him was the very confused face of the young woman. One hour later her family surrounded her, as doctors completed their assessment. Although they could not explain it, the young woman was fine, no effects whatsoever from literally being dead for 22 minutes, which is how long the doctors worked on her.

Although it may sound like it, these medical mysteries are not myths, but they are real.

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