Another unexpected....the missing cyst

Thank you all for your prayers and wishes over the past week. I guess most of you have already heard what happened at my surgery on Tuesday, but let me write about it anyway, so that you hear about it from the horse's mouth, so as to speak!

The surgeons decided to start with a shoulder arthroscopy, because often spino-glenoid cysts are associated with rotator cuff injuries within the shoulder joint. At scopy (they look into the joint space by inserting a small telescope through a tiny incision), they found only a fraying of some of the  muscles, which they tidied up a little. They then removed the scope, and proceeded to do an open operation to look for the cyst.

Put bluntly, after hunting around for a fairly long time,  they could not find the cyst, and had to abandon the procedure. They think the cyst perhaps was decompressed while doing the arthroscopy.

I was in the ward till last evening, when I was discharged. The plan is to continue physiotherapy (because my shoulder is now quite stiff after surgery), and gradually recover as much function as possible. After about 2 weeks, we will be repeating the MRI to see what has happened to the missing cyst. And then we will take things on from there.

I was rather hoping I would be able to write a different post after surgery. It would have been nice to write about how the entire cyst was removed successfully, and how my pain improved dramatically.   I do not think my operation could have been done by a better surgeon. My doctor is one of India's leading shoulder specialists, and a very experienced man.

Once before, I wrote about 3 truths that change your life, namely:
1. God is Sovereign.
2. God is Wise and
3. God is Good.

It's easy to write and say such things when things are going on relatively well, with no unexpected glitches or happenings. However, it is at times like this that we really need to remember that He does really work ALL things, (with NO exceptions) out for my very best. That is what Rom 8:28 says, and now is the time to walk by faith, and KNOW beyond doubt, that this, too, is working out, in wonderful ways, for my very best.

So, rejoice with me, and celebrate with me God's sovereign wisdom and perfect love and faithfulness that has been the same yesterday, today and forever!

It has been a good experience for me to be a patient, and experience life on the other side of the bed. I have learnt a lot, and am sure it will result in immediate changes in the way I practise surgery.

Thanks again for all your care and concern. Do continue to uphold us in prayer.