Did I say "over"?

"Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1Thessalonians 5:16-18

Just got home from my post-op with the surgeon. The good news is they didn't find any invasive cancer! The bad news is they didn't get it all. So I have to go back in for another surgery so that he can get "clean margins". The cancer that I have is so early detected that its just microscopic cells that they are taking out. So the cells don't appear on x-ray. So when they take the tissue out, they can't x-ray them while I am in the OR to make sure they have clean margins. They have to send the tissue to pathology and look at it under a microscope.
So the surgeon will take out another 2 cm of tissue in hopes of getting what is left of the cancer cells. More good news is that I won't have to have another guide wire put in, so no chance of fainting spells!!! We will know the results a week after the surgery-- which may happen as early as tomorrow (or next Thursday depending on the availability of the surgical center). I will know later today.
Of course I was hoping they would tell me that I was "cancer free" and that we would now have to decide on radiation. But that just wasn't the case.
So we press on! And we look to God for guidance and give Him thanks for the good news so far (no invasive cancer!). We also stay focused and pray for continued healing for Bennett and the rest of my household. And for Dr. Sanford (my surgeon) to be guided by God's hands to find each and every microscopic cancer cell left in my body!
Praise the Lord!!