[Magdalen] Prayer request

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Well that really sucks!!

I'm very sorry to hear of this.  I can imagine how unsettled you must
feel.  I recall being a basket case when I had a minor surgical procedure.
There is really not much aside from prayer that you can do.  You feel so
vulnerable, because here are all these folks who are doing all this stuff
and you have no idea what's actually going on.  Not being in control can
throw anyone for a loop.

However, the point to keep in mind is that once this is over, it is over.
The waiting really sucks. You just need to take focus off the coming
procedures, and not let it get to you (and to a large extent you can
redirect your thoughts into other stuff. Keep busy!)

I had my procedure and then hurt for a while, but after a few weeks, it was
just a bad memory. I have no idea what happened to the scar, but I can't
find it at all anymore.

Hang in there. We are all pulling for you and praying for you.



James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 11:55 PM, P. Dan Brittain <pdan.brittain at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Had my annual physical in early Feb. I complained a bit about a possible
> hernia. Doc did a physical exam  - said probably; took an x-ray and said
> there is arthritis - I knew that - it's one of my VA disabilities. He then
> said let's do a CT scan to see detail on the hernia. A week after the CT
> scan, I get a call to go back to the VA for an MRI.
>
> Checked in with the nurse at our outpatient clinic (when I went in for my
> allergy shot) - said I hadn't heard anything yet. She got another of the
> nurses who said they just got the results - I have cysts on my pancreas.
> She the scans didn't appear to show the worst kind of cyst - of course, we
> won't know until path report is done.
>
> Pre-op is 11 April, with the procedure on the 12th. They're providing
> lodging for 2 nights because of the distance (c. 70 miles) and the time
> things should start (c. 6 AM).
>
> Am a bit uneasy about all of this.
>
> --
> P. Dan Brittain
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