Surgery Update

Good news. I came home with all my own undergarments this time. ;)

Surgery was fine. Found out after the fact that Dr. W was concerned about something much more serious with the scar tissue, but it turned out to be a lesser problem so he just scraped it all out and sent me home with plenty of pain meds. My nurse told me I had to do 3 things: (1) be a couch potato for the next couple of days, (2) stay on top of my pain meds, and (3) don't shower for the next 24 hours. TMI?

My CT scan shows no new growth. The old pieces of cancer remain, but they appear to still be calcified so I'm glad I didn't spend the weekend worrying. The sermon yesterday was part of a series on Psalms 46 on fear and how God never changes and remains good despite our own changing circumstances. I have to admit that as I tried to soak in the truths being spoken, I was also praying desperately that God had not sent that message to us because He knew we were going to need it this week. Turns out, it was just a beautiful reminder of how great our God is and maybe someone else needed it for their own circumstances.

Psalms 46:1-3

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed, though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble at its swelling.

 1. Concentrate on immutability (inability to change) in times of instablity (vs. 1)

2. Concentrate on faith in times of fear (vs. 2-3)

3. Concentrate on peace in times of panic (vs. 4-11)

My parents are here and taking good care of me. I'm going to soak it all in, hopefully get a good night's rest, and enjoy a yummy GiGi's cupcake tonight while I camp out on the couch with DWTS on TV.