An Army Of Prayer Warriors

Yeah! I am through surgery and resting at home. Sewell and I got up early and drove to La Jolla Cove so we could walk along the ocean before surgery. I have always felt God's presence when I look at the waves, seagulls and seals. I took all the scripture cards I was given and read them. I had to have a wire put in to the tumor to be able to guide the surgeon. That was pretty painful but I kept reciting a verse from Habbakuk that talks about God being my personal bravery. I was able to talk to the anesthesiologist about how I usually get sick when I wake up from surgery. She gave me something during surgery and then a drip all day after surgery and I didn't throw up! My surgeon told me she knew I wasn't going to do chemo or radiation and how I was concerned about the lymph nodes. She said she would be as conservative as she could be and yet get the ones she thought looked enlarged. I prayed with her and asked God to guide her and give her wisdom. She was very encouraged by the prayer. I didn't have much pain yesterday after surgery and didn't have to take any pain medication. I do have a drain from the lymph nodes that I have to empty. There just isn't any good way to attach that thing to your body. :)
I saw my doctor today and she said the lump was very small and she only took the lymph nodes that looked enlarged. She told me she had my voice in her head during surgery about keeping the lymph nodes. I wonder who could have put it there? :) It was a direct answer to the prayer I prayed with her before going in. She also said she left the blood vessels which they usually take. I had a beautiful room overlooking the golf course with a view of the ocean. I could see about 10 hang gliders out taking a ride. They just seemed to float so effortlessly along. Sewell and I have gone to the cliffs above the ocean many times to watch them take off and land. I've always thought it would be great to take a tandem ride. The novice sits in front and the expert sits in back and takes control. As I watched them out my window it was as if God was reminding me that on this journey he would guide me and carry me. I can sit back and relax, trusting His ablility to bring me in for a safe landing. He is in charge. I am certainly a novice at trying to figure out how to cure cancer through nutrition but God is the expert. He will faithfully guide me.
I was able to talk to my roommate about what the Lord is doing in my life through cancer and pray for her recovery from the knee surgery she had.
I know that there were hundreds of people praying for me yesterday. I could feel those prayers comforting me. Thank you, thank you, thank you. God is so good. Now I wait for the pathology report, try to rest and recover and read the two books I have left about curing cancer with nutrition. Please continue to pray God will reveal the answer to me for my complete healing.