I appreciate your concern and prayer for this pile of dust now resting in Fort Worth, Texas. I know how rumors can spread, so thought I needed to set the record straight concerning my condition.
The surgery was performed early Wednesday morning, November 10, using a local anesthetic rather than being "put to sleep." That evening, the hospital brought me delicious noodles and sausage, green beans, bread, etc. In the night hours, nausea set in. Due to the surgery pain, I could not move -- could not find a bed pan - - could not find the buzzer for the nurse -- and all of that delicious food came up and up and up and up. What a mess. Nurses were not happy, nor was I.
From that point on I was plagued with daily nausea. Getting up to walk brought increased nausea and limited use of my new hip. Things were not off to a good start. :)
As Friday and Saturday came, medications helped lessen the nausea and brought pain under control. I was able to be discharged to the Pool's home, for which we are extremely grateful.
Sunday was a blur.
This was so unlike my FIRST surgery that replaced my right hip. The first one was a "piece of cake." I was speaking to my Father about the difference in the surgeries, the pain level, the progress, etc.
The dear God of glory began to show me some things I needed to re-learn and pass on to my friends interested in my progress because of the spiritual applications.
I entered my FIRST surgery with great caution, asking many questions of God and physicians. The Bible word would be "circumspectly" (Ephesians 5:15)
I entered this last surgery with "self confidence." I KNEW the procedures, the RULES, the expectations, the people involved, etc., but it took a curve I was not prepared for. Shame on me.
Isn't SELF CONFIDENCE at the foundation of most if not all of our failures? We KNOW how to handle this situation, this Scripture, this song, this saint, this sermon, this skirmish, my spouse, this student, this sibling, . . . and on and on and on . . . ad infinitum . . . ad nauseum . . . forgetting that WITHOUT HIM we can do nothing at all. (John 15:5b)
SELF CONFIDENCE needs to be treated as an enemy, with self-crucifixion (Galatians 2:20) and self-emptiness (Philippians 2:7-8) as the only solutions. God gives gracious GRACE to the humble, but resists the proud.
My next blog entry will begin to explain the trail the Master has brought me down.
Thank you for your love and prayerful support.
The surgery was performed early Wednesday morning, November 10, using a local anesthetic rather than being "put to sleep." That evening, the hospital brought me delicious noodles and sausage, green beans, bread, etc. In the night hours, nausea set in. Due to the surgery pain, I could not move -- could not find a bed pan - - could not find the buzzer for the nurse -- and all of that delicious food came up and up and up and up. What a mess. Nurses were not happy, nor was I.
From that point on I was plagued with daily nausea. Getting up to walk brought increased nausea and limited use of my new hip. Things were not off to a good start. :)
As Friday and Saturday came, medications helped lessen the nausea and brought pain under control. I was able to be discharged to the Pool's home, for which we are extremely grateful.
Sunday was a blur.
This was so unlike my FIRST surgery that replaced my right hip. The first one was a "piece of cake." I was speaking to my Father about the difference in the surgeries, the pain level, the progress, etc.
The dear God of glory began to show me some things I needed to re-learn and pass on to my friends interested in my progress because of the spiritual applications.
I entered my FIRST surgery with great caution, asking many questions of God and physicians. The Bible word would be "circumspectly" (Ephesians 5:15)
I entered this last surgery with "self confidence." I KNEW the procedures, the RULES, the expectations, the people involved, etc., but it took a curve I was not prepared for. Shame on me.
Isn't SELF CONFIDENCE at the foundation of most if not all of our failures? We KNOW how to handle this situation, this Scripture, this song, this saint, this sermon, this skirmish, my spouse, this student, this sibling, . . . and on and on and on . . . ad infinitum . . . ad nauseum . . . forgetting that WITHOUT HIM we can do nothing at all. (John 15:5b)
SELF CONFIDENCE needs to be treated as an enemy, with self-crucifixion (Galatians 2:20) and self-emptiness (Philippians 2:7-8) as the only solutions. God gives gracious GRACE to the humble, but resists the proud.
My next blog entry will begin to explain the trail the Master has brought me down.
Thank you for your love and prayerful support.
