Surgery (Raquel)
March 23, 2009 by sharppointythings
Today I think I finally had my last scan for the time being. There’s no change to the cyst, and I’m ready to say that I’ve done all I can do and it’s time to cut the thing out.
I’ll be talking to my doctor later this week, and will get details at that point about scheduling and such.
I’m oddly okay with this right now, probably partly because I’m so ready to just have the whole thing over with. Or maybe I finally learned just a smidge of that whole humility and contementment thing I’ve kept getting hit over the head with through all of this. (Though, either way, I wouldn’t be surprised to have sudden emotional reaction at some later point. Particularly about the whole bit where they might have to take out the whole ovary…)
I currently have far more interesting things to do with my life than stressing out over an upcoming surgery. Unfortunately, those things include related paperwork and medical bills… 
But undoubtedly at a later stage of my sanctification I will learn to be content with paperwork too.
When you become an expert on dealing with your medical bills, let me know. You can come in and work for me for a few days while I go back to PA.
BTW, for you not having had any past significant health issues, you’ve really gotten this major medical problem thingy down pat rather quickly. Two surgeries within a few months! You’ll probably even be a master at counting your voids after this one. ; -)
All joking aside, I will certainly be praying for you. I will pray that you’ll have the grace to endure this, the peace needed to calm any anxiety leading up to the surgery, and the physical wherewithal to recover quickly.
From what you describe, and from what I can recall from my fuzzy memory, I think I know what kind of surgery this is (knew someone many years ago who had something like this) and she was just fine.
You’ll be in my prayers Raquel!
I’m sorry I can’t offer you a hug, Raquel. Well, I could, but I couldn’t really follow through on it for awhile yet. Of course, you, being you, might decline one in any case. So, if I offered and you declined…
Er, anyway…
Hug?