The Surgeon

6/9 Tuesday visit with Dr. John Stevenson, my breast cancer removal surgeon. The visit was greatly blessed with the company of Mrs. Dr. Susan Wong (Rev. Wilson Wong's wife, Senior pastor of Berkeley Chinese for Christ Church) to help me better understand more about my surgery on July 16. 

The surgery will be a Mastectomy procedure, to remove all the right breast tissue including the fat and lymph nodes under the right arm pit.  lymph nodes removal will causing swollen in hand and arm since the lymph nodes are glands and that will be the annoying part of recovery.  Again, I look forward for His wonderful mercy around me.

Thanks to Lord for the surgeon, Dr. John Stevenson, as Dr. Susan commented: "I am thankful that God led you to a good doctor, a trustworthy one and also very knowledgeable with a caring spirit.".  Dr. Stevenson came to talk with me one night when I was in hospital, checked with my primary cardiologist, my pacemaker cardiologist, Warfarin pharmacy doctor and oncologist to make sure when will be the best time and right blood thinner dosage for me to have the surgery.  I am so thankful for such a good surgeon. 

Praise and prayer Item:-        

Thank God for Dr. John Stevenson, a very brilliant ,compassionate, listening, detail and experienced surgeon.  He served as the chief of the surgery department from 2002-2007, now also actively involved in the teaching of the Stanford surgical residents and medical students.  I am in such God sent good hands.

Please remember Dr. Stevenson and his whole team , and every patients he treats has wonderful results including Esther Fan.

Praise God for the heart rate is under control with the new medication, the Diltizen,, even though it still tries to race whenever I try to be more active, so I am still learning to bed rest more and relax.  My  eating is getting better.