Need your prayers and positive thoughts!!

lmliess
lmliess Member Posts: 329
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
We are heading to MD Anderson bright and early Tuesday morning (12 hour drive!) for my liver resection surgery on Thursday. I am scared to pieces so please keep me in your thoughts and prayers.
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  • VickiCO
    VickiCO Member Posts: 917
    You bet!
    You have all our prayers and good wishes sweetie. You just concentrate on positive thoughts and getting well. Well be here for you.

    Vicki
  • Kathleen808
    Kathleen808 Member Posts: 2,342 Member
    thinking of you
    Hi,
    I'll be thinking of you and praying for you the next few days. I hope your long drive goes well and that your surgery is a total success. I'll pray for your family too. Even when you're in surgery, we've got you covered. :)
    Aloha,
    Kathleen
  • CanadaSue
    CanadaSue Member Posts: 339 Member
    My thoughts are with you and your family
    My thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family,

    We expect to hear all went well!

    Take care,


    ((((Hugs))))

    Sue
  • robinvan
    robinvan Member Posts: 1,012
    Blessings...
    Imliess,

    I hope it is a beautiful spring day for your travels. My thoughts and prayers will be with you and your husband as you make this healing pilgrimage.

    I received this blessing from a Healing Touch community a few years ago after my own liver surgery. It comes from Joyce Rupp. I've shortened it down and offer it in the spirit of hope for your healing and recovery.

    ------------------
    Holding your hands over your own heart,
    remembering the power of love within you;
    receive this blessing:

    May you desire to be healed.
    May what is wounded in your life be restored to good health.

    May you take good care of yourself.
    May you extend compassion to all that hurts
    within your body, mind, spirit.

    May you be patient with the time it takes to heal.
    May you be aware of the wonders of your body, mind, and spirit
    and their amazing capacity to heal.

    May the skills of all those who are caring for you
    be used to the best of their ability in returning you to good health.
    May you be open to receive blessings
    from all those who extend kindness, care and compassion to you.

    May you rest peacefully under the sheltering wings of divine love...

    May you find little moments of beauty and joy to sustain you.
    May you keep hope in your heart...
    ------------

    Peace and blessings... Rob

    "We have only begun
    to imagine the fullness of life.
    How could we tire of hope?
    So much is in the bud."
    Denise Levertov
  • colon2
    colon2 Member Posts: 183
    CanadaSue said:

    My thoughts are with you and your family
    My thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family,

    We expect to hear all went well!

    Take care,


    ((((Hugs))))

    Sue

    We are with you
    we will be thinking of you and praying that all goes well . Come back and let us know how you are doing as soon as you feel up to it. You and your family are in our thoughts, prayers and hearts.
    God Bless you, Carletta
  • Shayenne
    Shayenne Member Posts: 2,342
    robinvan said:

    Blessings...
    Imliess,

    I hope it is a beautiful spring day for your travels. My thoughts and prayers will be with you and your husband as you make this healing pilgrimage.

    I received this blessing from a Healing Touch community a few years ago after my own liver surgery. It comes from Joyce Rupp. I've shortened it down and offer it in the spirit of hope for your healing and recovery.

    ------------------
    Holding your hands over your own heart,
    remembering the power of love within you;
    receive this blessing:

    May you desire to be healed.
    May what is wounded in your life be restored to good health.

    May you take good care of yourself.
    May you extend compassion to all that hurts
    within your body, mind, spirit.

    May you be patient with the time it takes to heal.
    May you be aware of the wonders of your body, mind, and spirit
    and their amazing capacity to heal.

    May the skills of all those who are caring for you
    be used to the best of their ability in returning you to good health.
    May you be open to receive blessings
    from all those who extend kindness, care and compassion to you.

    May you rest peacefully under the sheltering wings of divine love...

    May you find little moments of beauty and joy to sustain you.
    May you keep hope in your heart...
    ------------

    Peace and blessings... Rob

    "We have only begun
    to imagine the fullness of life.
    How could we tire of hope?
    So much is in the bud."
    Denise Levertov

    Hey there!
    I hope all goes well during your surgery, and will be thinking and praying for you, I know it's a scary thing to get surgery, but I bet you'll pull out just fine, and hope you have a wonderful recovery! we'll be waiting to hear from you when you're feeling better!

    Huggssss!
    ~Donna
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    Praying
    Praying for a full and quick recovery! I know you're scared, but you're on your way to being better now.

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • Joy1216
    Joy1216 Member Posts: 290 Member
    Prayers
    You're in my prayers. Hope the trip both ways is uneventful and that your surgery goes well. I know it's supposed to be really cold in the morning, so stay warm.
    Joy
  • impactzone
    impactzone Member Posts: 555 Member
    I am there with you... That
    I am there with you... That is great you have that chance. It will be tough coming back but take your time, many have done it including me 2.5 years ago..and my liver stays clear.
    Chip
  • CherylHutch
    CherylHutch Member Posts: 1,375 Member
    Hugggggs and Healing Thoughts!!
    I'm not sure where you are but something tells me I'm a little late and you won't be seeing this post until you get back. By then the surgery will be all over and not only will you have driven 12 hours to get to the hospital, you will have had the surgery and then driven 12 hours to get back home.

    I am sending you peaceful and calming thoughts so that you can face this part of your journey in peace and happiness. We always expect horrid things when it comes to major surgery, but sometimes we find that it is never as bad as our imagination makes it out to be... and that's what I hope for you.

    Take care, take it slow and when you get home and have rested up, we'll all be waiting for your return and to hear how it went!

    Huggggggs,

    Cheryl
  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    I'm praying
    I'm answering this late, too, but if you don't read this until you get back, know that I was praying for you- for a trip that's easy and without stress, for you to be at peace and actually feel a sense of calm come over you- for the doctors, surgeons, and nurses who will be taking care of you and doing your surgery- and for your postoperative healing to go well.
    You take care and God be with you!

    Lisa
  • lmliess
    lmliess Member Posts: 329
    Thank you so much!
    Thank you all! It is 4:00am and we are up getting ready to head south to Houston.
    Your prayers ansd thoughts mean the world to me.
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    lmliess said:

    Thank you so much!
    Thank you all! It is 4:00am and we are up getting ready to head south to Houston.
    Your prayers ansd thoughts mean the world to me.

    Best wishes
    I hope that all goes well, you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
    Be well soon
    -phil
  • dixchi
    dixchi Member Posts: 431
    PhillieG said:

    Best wishes
    I hope that all goes well, you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
    Be well soon
    -phil

    Late Stayers
    wow, we have some really stay up late folks on here, LOL.
    you are no doubt already being prepped for surgery but my
    best thoughts and wishes are with you......try to get up
    and walk around as soon as you can....my surgeon came in
    and gave me a pep talk about doing that, the best for
    speedy recovery.

    Barbara
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    You Have It
    You have both prayers and thoughts heading your way. You have God in control and he is going to see you through this. I can imagine you are scared as I was too with my recent surgery and you just went through surgery not too long ago too so you have had your plate full.

    God Bless you!
    Keep Well
    Kim
  • angelsbaby
    angelsbaby Member Posts: 1,165 Member

    You Have It
    You have both prayers and thoughts heading your way. You have God in control and he is going to see you through this. I can imagine you are scared as I was too with my recent surgery and you just went through surgery not too long ago too so you have had your plate full.

    God Bless you!
    Keep Well
    Kim

    I'm sending good thoughts
    I HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL FOR YOU.

    MICHELLE
  • msccolon
    msccolon Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    continued prayers
    I pray your surgery goes well tomorrow. I pray you are comforted today and that your healing will be swift and as painless as possible.
    mary
  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    time posted
    Re. the "late stayers"... I just noticed my post above said the time I posted was 1 something a.m. Although I have posted at that time before, I didn't this time. I'm thinking it was more like ten or 11 something p.m.- maybe it lists all the times as East Coast time?
    Just wondering- maybe that explains all the times that appear to be so late (or early, in some cases!)

    OK- I just clicked to post and am now editing- I just checked my time listed & it's exactly the same time that it really is here (west coast)- I don't know how it works, but I know I was not up until one in the morning on the computer these past few days, even though my other post says so! Oh well-

    OK- this is too weird- I'm now editing again on this post for the 2nd time. After just stating what I did, I scrolled back up to my other post and the time says 10 something. I don't know if I'm losing my mind or if it actually just changed (it is very likely I'm losing my mind!)

    Lisa
  • kristasplace
    kristasplace Member Posts: 957 Member
    In my thoughts...
    I will be thinking of you, and wishing you a speedy recovery until we hear that everything went perfectly!

    Many hugs!
    Krista
  • kimby
    kimby Member Posts: 797
    Sorry I'm Late
    Sorry I'm coming to the party so late! I want to give you my best wishes also. Hope the trip went well and the surgeons (and their staff's) hands are being guided in your best interest. Please post when you can, we miss you already.

    Happy healing and walk, walk, walk!

    Kimby