Surgery Day!

I'm just about to head out the door to my 2nd surgery in less than a month. Today i get all of the lymph nodes out in my right groin. My football coaching buddies suggested i wear a cup since there can be nerve damage & they'll be cutting so close to the guy region! :)

This surgery will be a longer recovery. I will have a nice 9in incision from my inner thigh up to my hip. I will also have a drain for about 4wks. Then i will begin interferon treatment after that for a year.

I have a peace about things that comes from God. I know he is with me & am confident things will go well today. I want to ask you to pray with me that the pathology report shows no more cancer in the lymph nodes they take out. I won't know that report till about a week after the surgery.

I was reading in Mark 14 today where Jesus was arrested & standing trial before the expert religious leaders. Verse 55 says, the chief priests & the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any.

As i read that verse it really connected with what i am facing. Expert doctors are looking for evidence that cancer is in my body & cancer can kill you. When i came to the last 6 words of that sentence it was like God was saying to me, but they did not find any! :)

Now i realize that many people don't understand faith & have a hard time mixing science & facts & faith. I recognize the reality of my situation & that cancer has been in my body & most likely is floating around (that's why they have people do interferon to bolster the immune system to try to kill anything left). But friends there is a God who created everything, do you think if God made our bodies as intricate as they are & put the stars in place, he can't handle a few little cancer cells?

When someone of authority speaks it has power to change our lives good or bad. The Bible is God's written word to us, it has the power to change our lives. When we read & listen to God's word & let it shape our lives it fills us with confidence, joy, peace, love, hope.

Never let situations or people dictate your life. Choose to trust God & look for the best in everything. God will use everything (good & bad) for your good if you choose to trust him! I have already had so many ways God has used my cancer for good, in me, my family & so many other people i've met!

Well, gotta go. I'll post again after my short nap!

Luv you all!
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