Kidney, Liver, Gall Bladder, Spleen and All
10.30 am.
Sitting in the Waiting Room, in my pink overalls, straining to hear my name being called...
Did someone just call out my name?
Hesitate. Listen. Wait.
No...that was not my name being called.
...... ............ ..................... ............................. .........................................
I looked at my watch.
Barely 5 minutes had gone by, but it had seemed like eternity! It's such a test of Patience!
Watched that elderly gentleman drag his slightly swollen legs into the room...
wished it was me who was disappearing behind that frosted glass door...
10. 40 am
Finally, it was my turn!
Hurriedly, I put the newspapers back onto the rack, picked up my bag and filed past that frosted glass door which Smiley Face held open for me. (Mmm...this nursing assistant is one of the friendliest around this place! That smile seems to be perpetually on her face!)
As I lay quietly on the bed, with only the Ultrasound Scanning machine to keep me company, I whispered a silent prayer :
Abba Father, that lady in blue, the one who has disappeared into the adjoining room...is she the one who's going to do the scan for me?
If she's the one, Father, please guide her. Grant her a steady pair of hands and enable her to pick out the images clearly and document them accurately so that the doctors can do a proper analysis.
Grant her the presence of mind, the ability to make sound decisions while at work, to have discernment, to be able to select critical shots and to have any eye for significant details which need to be picked up.
Help her to concentrate and not rush through the job.
I know...those still waiting outside would wish she'd hurry up so that they can have their turn (just like I did earlier...forgive me...I now know how the person before me must have felt!).
Sovereign Lord, reveal to us what you would have us see and know. Your will be done!"
The lady in blue entered the room.
The whole procedure took less than half an hour...
See this? Miss Blue reached forward to tweak the stand on which the monitor stood so that I could see the screen.
This is your kidney...it looks ok. And this now...this is your gall bladder...it looks fine. Then this, this is your spleen... ah! This is...beautiful...this is your pancreas...wow, I seldom get to see it so clearly...Mmm...your pancreas is looking NICE.
These you see here are veins and arteries...
Ah! Here's your liver...
oh....your liver is still fatty....in fact, look, it's 99% fatty.
You see this dark little dot here?
Ya...is that the glob of fat? I thought to myself.
This little area here is all there is in your liver that isn't fatty. The rest is fatty.
It could be due to hepatitis or it could be due to high cholesterol. If it's due to high cholesterol, the fatty-liver condition is reversible. BUT, if it's due to hepatitis, then, it's not.We do not know yet...what it's due to... yeah....
Mm...we'll let your doctor look at this and he'll tell you more. Don't worry about it.
Ok. I'm not worried. I'll just have to be more careful about my diet, that's all I can do now.
Another quick plea shot heavenward...
Father, help me to do what is right. Thank you for being in control.
Help Dr Tan is his analysis of this data, and help him to make an accurate diagnosis and read the situation correctly...Help him make sound decisions as to what measures need to be taken in order to hem in the harm that's already done. Give him wisdom and discernment.
Help Dr Tan to be willing to collaborate/work with Prof Hui (so that I can receive holistic treatment). Help him to treat me as a whole person, and not just view me as One Big Walking Liver - I'm not saying he's doing that, but I have always been a little worried that Specialists might do that...becoming too engrossed only in picking out details relevant to their field of speciality and missing out on signs and symptoms related to other health issues).
Help my doctors to be humble enough to be consultative, should they ever need to consult other medical practitioner's opinion and views. Help both Prof Hui and Dr Tan to exercise integrity at all times...to put my health and safety above their own professional interests.
Help me to put my trust, first and foremost, in you, Abba Father, and then to trust you to guide, help and direct all my medical care-givers to give me the medical help which you could make use of to grant me healing.
Thank you for leading me to Dr Tan and to Prof Hui. Bless them in their work. Bless them in their personal lives. Grant them great spiritual blessings. Lead them closer to knowing you and to surrendering full control of their lives over to you, that they may know truth, love, peace and joy; that they may enter into a personal relationship with you, the God of the universe, and their Maker, the Master Designer who brought their very existence into being. Cause their spiritual eyes to be open that they may see; their spiritual ears to be able to hear your voice. Create in them a new heart - one that is willing to receive you, to relate to you, to submit to your sovereignty in their lives. Oh! For healing and transformation! For wholeness and true beauty! Beauty in lives touched and changed by you...to be made prepared for eternity.
Sitting in the Waiting Room, in my pink overalls, straining to hear my name being called...
Did someone just call out my name?
Hesitate. Listen. Wait.
No...that was not my name being called.
...... ............ ..................... ............................. .........................................
I looked at my watch.
Barely 5 minutes had gone by, but it had seemed like eternity! It's such a test of Patience!
Watched that elderly gentleman drag his slightly swollen legs into the room...
wished it was me who was disappearing behind that frosted glass door...
10. 40 am
Finally, it was my turn!
Hurriedly, I put the newspapers back onto the rack, picked up my bag and filed past that frosted glass door which Smiley Face held open for me. (Mmm...this nursing assistant is one of the friendliest around this place! That smile seems to be perpetually on her face!)
As I lay quietly on the bed, with only the Ultrasound Scanning machine to keep me company, I whispered a silent prayer :
Abba Father, that lady in blue, the one who has disappeared into the adjoining room...is she the one who's going to do the scan for me?
If she's the one, Father, please guide her. Grant her a steady pair of hands and enable her to pick out the images clearly and document them accurately so that the doctors can do a proper analysis.
Grant her the presence of mind, the ability to make sound decisions while at work, to have discernment, to be able to select critical shots and to have any eye for significant details which need to be picked up.
Help her to concentrate and not rush through the job.
I know...those still waiting outside would wish she'd hurry up so that they can have their turn (just like I did earlier...forgive me...I now know how the person before me must have felt!).
Sovereign Lord, reveal to us what you would have us see and know. Your will be done!"
The lady in blue entered the room.
The whole procedure took less than half an hour...
See this? Miss Blue reached forward to tweak the stand on which the monitor stood so that I could see the screen.
This is your kidney...it looks ok. And this now...this is your gall bladder...it looks fine. Then this, this is your spleen... ah! This is...beautiful...this is your pancreas...wow, I seldom get to see it so clearly...Mmm...your pancreas is looking NICE.
These you see here are veins and arteries...
Ah! Here's your liver...
oh....your liver is still fatty....in fact, look, it's 99% fatty.
You see this dark little dot here?
Ya...is that the glob of fat? I thought to myself.
This little area here is all there is in your liver that isn't fatty. The rest is fatty.
It could be due to hepatitis or it could be due to high cholesterol. If it's due to high cholesterol, the fatty-liver condition is reversible. BUT, if it's due to hepatitis, then, it's not.We do not know yet...what it's due to... yeah....
Mm...we'll let your doctor look at this and he'll tell you more. Don't worry about it.
Ok. I'm not worried. I'll just have to be more careful about my diet, that's all I can do now.
Another quick plea shot heavenward...
Father, help me to do what is right. Thank you for being in control.
Help Dr Tan is his analysis of this data, and help him to make an accurate diagnosis and read the situation correctly...Help him make sound decisions as to what measures need to be taken in order to hem in the harm that's already done. Give him wisdom and discernment.
Help Dr Tan to be willing to collaborate/work with Prof Hui (so that I can receive holistic treatment). Help him to treat me as a whole person, and not just view me as One Big Walking Liver - I'm not saying he's doing that, but I have always been a little worried that Specialists might do that...becoming too engrossed only in picking out details relevant to their field of speciality and missing out on signs and symptoms related to other health issues).
Help my doctors to be humble enough to be consultative, should they ever need to consult other medical practitioner's opinion and views. Help both Prof Hui and Dr Tan to exercise integrity at all times...to put my health and safety above their own professional interests.
Help me to put my trust, first and foremost, in you, Abba Father, and then to trust you to guide, help and direct all my medical care-givers to give me the medical help which you could make use of to grant me healing.
Thank you for leading me to Dr Tan and to Prof Hui. Bless them in their work. Bless them in their personal lives. Grant them great spiritual blessings. Lead them closer to knowing you and to surrendering full control of their lives over to you, that they may know truth, love, peace and joy; that they may enter into a personal relationship with you, the God of the universe, and their Maker, the Master Designer who brought their very existence into being. Cause their spiritual eyes to be open that they may see; their spiritual ears to be able to hear your voice. Create in them a new heart - one that is willing to receive you, to relate to you, to submit to your sovereignty in their lives. Oh! For healing and transformation! For wholeness and true beauty! Beauty in lives touched and changed by you...to be made prepared for eternity.
posted by Me at 4/18/2005 01:30:00 AM
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