Tubal Reversal Surgery Recovery Day 21

Taxi Mom is now back on duty.
Each day seems the same these last few days. I feel good until about 3:00 pm and then walking starts to hurt my insides and back. I go slow and I rest when I feel like that. My incision feels much better. It isn't as sore or itchy. There is only one spot now that is oozing (blah!) Sorry, I know it's gross! The rest of my incision seems to be all closed and healing. The Doctor put the incision right between my "chubs" (as David calls it). I call it my fat rolls! I hope it doesn't become a problem. Maybe that's another reason it seems to have taken so long to heal. I still need 400 mg of ibuprofen every 5-6 hours. I noticed it doesn't hurt when I sneeze or cough anymore. I can bend over better too. The strange thing has been my back hurting so much. I think it's just from resting so much. It must have gotten weak. The saying "If you don't use it, you lose it" is so true the older you get!

This is from a devotion that Loy recently read to me. It's from a book on Spurgeon's sermon notes.

Immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood. Galatians 1:16

Paul being converted, took an independent course.

Being taught of God:

He did not consult those who were already believers, lest he should seem to have received his religion secondhand.

He did not consult his relatives, who would have advised caution.

He did not consult his own interests, which all lay in the opposite direction. These he counted loss for Christ.

He did not consult his own safety, but risked life itself for Jesus. In this independent course, he was justified and should be imitated.

"To delay duty until we have held such consultation almost always ends in not doing the right thing at all. Too often it is sought after that an excuse may be found for avoiding an unpleasant duty."

Wow, thank you, Mr. Spurgeon! This encourages me because I was recently criticized for making such an independent decision without looking for counsel from anyone. I acted on faith knowing the action my Father wanted me to take.

Spurgeon also says: Faith needs no warrant but the will of God.

"It is not ours to reason why - Ours but to dare and die, and, at our Master's bidding, advance through flood or flame." - "feathers for Arrows"

"To submit the claims of duty to the judgement of the flesh is diametrically opposed to the character and claims of the Lord Jesus, who gave himself to us and expects us to give ourselves to Him without question or reserve." - Spurgeon

"God who began a good work in me will carry it to completion until the day of Jesus Christ. He is utterly faithful and will finish what He has set out to do. He will not abandon the work He has begun. To God our Savior be the glory, majesty, power, and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore"! - from, "31 days of praise"