If ever you wonder if God looks out for us, as His children, he does. Even the small things he has got covered. Afterall, He is the one we should model our parenting after.
Today, after a short knowledge of having cholecystitis (gallstones), I had my consult with the surgeon.
A quick recap:
-having major occasional pain in my right hand side under my rib
-having a nagging pain almost always after eating and in the evenings
-thought I had excess gas
-had an u/s to look for gallstones (a month or so ago)
-discovered I had a 1-inch diameter gallstone along with several others
-got referred to specialist
-prayed I would be seen soon, but knew of others' plights and assumed that I would play the waiting game
-last Thursday, received a call from surgeon for my appt today
So, in the span of 2 months, I've discovered I have gallstones, have seen my surgeon, and my surgeon has booked me for surgery in 2.5 weeks.
Most people I know, aside from going to Emergency in the middle of a major attack and having an emergency cholecystectomy, are on waiting lists upwards of 18 months.
I believe I was shown favour in all of this :) I thank God for his fatherly care and hearing my prayers and looking after me!
The best part about it, he used the doctor to give me a boost today. I was told I was young, healthy, and slim (all contributing factors in the quick surgery date) That nade my day :) almost like a reward for taking care of myself.
Oh...in case anyone was looking for an update on my coworker. After an MRI, a CAT scan, EKG, EEG, u/s of the carotid artery, blood work, etc, it was deemed that there was nothing physiologically wrong with her...awesome news. Now she must come to terms with the diagnosis..."overwhelmed with life" (read panic disorder/depression) Praying for her and that my life can somehow be used to show her to whom she can cast down all fears, frustrations, and shortcomings.
I am so glad you've been shown favor in all of this, Penny.
ReplyDeleteIn reading your sentence of "praying that my life can somehow be used..." All I could think of was that perhaps God's favor was shown to you, so that you might tell your friend, and she would know of His goodness. Sometimes people need physical evidence (as is our human nature) and you getting into the surgeon so quickly is nothing short of a miracle :)
Funny you mentioned that...when I spoke with her on the phone to tell her I got my surgery date. She said "how did you do that?" almost in unbelief that it happened so quickly. My response was that I prayed. So simple!
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