Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Nervous

I am about to leave for the hosptical to have surgery. Several weeks ago I discovered that the obdominal pain that I’d been experiencing off and on was not due to stress; it was due to gall stones. So I’m off to have my gall bladder removed. I’m so nervous! Aside from having my wisdom teeth removed many years ago, I’ve never had surgery before. Since I had to wait awhile for an opening, I had just enough time to hear other people’s horror stories, read websites that pushed alternatives to gall bladder surgery (some of which I later learned were dangerous), and let my imagination run wild. I’ve heard everything from “You’ll breeze right through this” to “There are certain things that I can’t eat anymore so be prepared. It’s a total trial and error thing” to “Gall bladder surgery feels like getting hit by a truck!”

One thing that helps me get past all the scary comments and websites that leave me wondering if I should just live with the pain for awhile longer is the idea that many people are praying for me. More friends have reassured me than frightened me half to death. I know I have a great doctor who made the right decision.

So why am I still so nervous? It would probably be weird to NOT be nervous in a situation like this. After all, they are taking one of my organs out. But I keep going back to all the prayers that have been are going up, and the reality that I have a great God looking after me.
Maybe you can pray for me too. I’ll let you know how it all goes.

3 comments:

Jenny B. Jones said...

Just said a prayer for you, Jeanette!! You'll do great. It's an excuse to eat ice cream afterwards. : )

Anonymous said...

Have you discussed with your doctor about the possibility of breaking gall stones up with a laser? The procedure is less invasive and there is less recovery time.

I will keep you in my prayers. May God help you through surgery and give you a quick recovery.

Julie Garmon said...

Hey Jeanette. Praying for you. So glad you let us know you're a tad scared.

Love,
Julie