Modesty takes a holiday

Those who have had continued and/or serious medical concerns soon learn that modesty and medicine, very often, are on different sides. Several years ago I required surgery. The surgeon was an older fellow who no longer did the actual cutting but still did a fair amount of teaching. My particular issue concerned the, uh, er, uh we'll just say it concerned the 'dark side of the moon'. The last appointment before surgery the surgeon said, "this is not a common issue. It's not rare but it's not common. Would you mind if my students took a look." Now taking a look meant sticking their fingers, uh, er uh, where the sun don't shine. I thought I would be doing my part for furthering the education of the medical community. But I was surprised to hear six pairs of rubber gloves snapping into place. Six. And each one took their turn. No, modesty and medicine don't often go hand in hand. Just ask any woman who has given birth.....
I say all that to say this. I have been fairly open, in this blog, about what has been going on and with our concerns. Let me assure you, however, that I have stayed away from the really gross and the really disturbing. Some things are best left untouched. I spent a couple of hours, the other day, reading back through the blog and I was surprised at just how much detail that I had left out. And I will continue to leave out many of the details because some of it is just too nasty and disgusting. Every detail is not necessary to relay the need for prayer. And God already knows every detail. After a few medical situations, like the above, we tend to lose some of our modesty. So if I have been too graphic for some of you, I apologize.
For those of us who have had to deal with serious medical conditions we understand when modesty takes a holiday. And after all it is the holiday season. :O)

God is good all the time!!
jim

1 Corinthians 12:21-24 The eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you," nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, which our more presentable parts do not require. ESV