Finally attending church tomorrow and I am getting healhty

[IdaD]

I am attending church tomorrow in the evening. It’s a good time because I like to sleep in.
I also get to meet the priest who said I can make a time to meet then. He said I can call as well, but I would like to attend church.
I am nervous since I don’t have great clothes. I am mostly jeans and sneakers. I do have a pair of flats, but in winter I will get so cold.
I also found out three weeks ago that I have GERD, (gastro esophageal reflux disease), so I have Prilosec. I don’t take it everyday, I figured out once a week I can have something I love if I take my Prilosec half an hour before that meal.
The acid harmed my esophagus in some way. I was coughing from terrible tickles in my throat that soon started becoming pain. I could not sleep for days.
Today I went to the doctor. I coughed one second before the doctor walked in saying, “I heard that cough.” I had a chest x-ray and my lungs are healthy. I am on a medication for seven days because I have a bug. It acts like a bacteria and virus so I couldn’t take the regular 5-day antibiotic.
I am happy that my health is coming back. I like this doctor. He is very good at his work and so nice. He talks to his patients and even asked me about school.
I should not be coughing in seven days I hope.
I am excited about attending church. I haven’t been since April 01, 2011. I hope People don’t look at me in my regular clothes!
I buy my daughter the clothes she needs to be stylish for school, I buy myself what I need. I am not messy looking. I only don’t look fashionable.

 

[Dorothy]

One does not have to be fashionable in church…just neat!

 

[grasscutter]

One does not have to be fashionable in church…just neat!

Yes! Please feel welcome. Your illness will not be off-putting to anyone. I’m glad you have a good doctor that you trust and that you are on the mend.

 

[Catholic1954]

I am attending church tomorrow in the evening. It’s a good time because I like to sleep in.
I also get to meet the priest who said I can make a time to meet then. He said I can call as well, but I would like to attend church.
I am nervous since I don’t have great clothes. I am mostly jeans and sneakers. I do have a pair of flats, but in winter I will get so cold.
I also found out three weeks ago that I have GERD, (gastro esophageal reflux disease), so I have Prilosec. I don’t take it everyday, I figured out once a week I can have something I love if I take my Prilosec half an hour before that meal.
The acid harmed my esophagus in some way. I was coughing from terrible tickles in my throat that soon started becoming pain. I could not sleep for days.
Today I went to the doctor. I coughed one second before the doctor walked in saying, “I heard that cough.” I had a chest x-ray and my lungs are healthy. I am on a medication for seven days because I have a bug. It acts like a bacteria and virus so I couldn’t take the regular 5-day antibiotic.
I am happy that my health is coming back. I like this doctor. He is very good at his work and so nice. He talks to his patients and even asked me about school.
I should not be coughing in seven days I hope.
I am excited about attending church. I haven’t been since April 01, 2011. I hope People don’t look at me in my regular clothes!
I buy my daughter the clothes she needs to be stylish for school, I buy myself what I need. I am not messy looking. I only don’t look fashionable.

I’m glad you are feeling better! :flowers: Don’t worry about your clothes, evening services at a Catholic church are much more informal than during Sunday morning; it might be like that at your church. You are there to spend time with God, anyway.

 

[tawny]

Praying for your continued health & recovery. As far as Church attire; just come presentable. God is not fashion conscious.

 

[Origen52]

Welcome back to the church. My mother always said as long as your clothes are clean and modest there is no reason to feel embarrassed about what you wear.

 

[MJJean]

God doesn’t care what you wear. I hope your medications are working and that you’ll be better soon.

If this is your first time at Mass don’t be surprised if you feel a bit out of place as you may not know when to stand, sit, or kneel or know what the responses are. It takes a while to get used to the rhythms of Mass, but you’ll get there! We have cards in the pews to help. Hopefully your church will also have them.