Verified answer

It was 10 days before Christmas 1988 and I had just had another operation due to cancer. I was in the recovery room and I could see my surgeon, who was asleep at a desk not far from my gurney. It was my fifth operation in 4 weeks and I was in so much pain.

I opened my eyes and there were 3 or 4 nurses working on me and I could hear the machines that were connected to me, beeping away and working to keep me alive.

In a matter of minutes, after I woke up, the pain became too much for me to handle. Every time I started to cry or moan, a nurse would hit the button on my morphine pump but no relief came. I looked at the ceiling and told God that I just couldn't endure any more. You see, that surgery was number 12 in a 4 year period. I looked up at one of the nurses and I said," you need to go work on someone else, because I can't stand the pain anymore so I have to die now." I was very calm and matter of fact about it. I was 24 years old and had 3 daughters, the oldest of which was 9 years old at the time.

I closed my eyes and said to God," you want me with you, so it is time to take me. I cannot do this anymore!"

At that point, one of the nurses woke the surgeon and told him that I have given up and said I was ready to go and be with God.

He jumped up and said," your not leaving on my watch!" He then grabbed me by my side and rolled me over. It was then that they discovered that the needle they had put in my spine, for the pain medine had become dislodged. They put me back on my back and ran a new line right above my collar bone. Then they started hitting the button on the pump to get me some relief.

It was many months later that my husband told me that the surgoen stayed by my side for 5 straight days and nights, hitting my pump everytime I made a sound of pain.

I was ready to go that night but I guess God wasn't ready for me to join him. It is now almost 20 years later and I am raising 2 of my grandchildren.

I thank God that he didn't listen to my pleas that day for I would not be here now if he had. I also thank him for sending me the surgeon he did, because I really believe that he is the only one who could have saved me all those years ago.

EDIT: I was almost 28, not 24 years old. Sorry, I just realized my error and it looked like I had my oldest daughter when I was 15 and that is not the case. LOL

I don't know about you , but the story from Nana4dakids brought tears to my eyes. What a great story!

I prayed that God would give me someone good in my life and I also prayed for a place where I could live in peace. God must have thought I was not asking for too much because he gave me both of those things. Those two things stand out for me. I have also prayed for other people for different reasons. Most of the time I haven't known their outcome, but always knew God would answer those prayers in the way he knew was best. Yes I think he does know what he is doing.

OOPS, I misread the Q. You asked for an unanswered prayer. I prayed for my mother in law to not die. As it is said, God always answers prayers, but sometimes it's no. This time it was no. She was my true Mother and my best friend and I will always miss her, but God knew best. She will always be here with me in my heart.

My one and only time of being out of my head on Strawberry Margaritas, kneeling beside the great porcelain God, praying, "Oh, God! Let me die!" LOL That was when I learned things that taste so dang good can be pretty lethal.

I prayed (almost begged) to God for my ex and I to be back together. Im so glad it goes unanswered. It made me stronger plus Im with a much better man now. ;)

When I was younger,I prayed to get my ex-boyfriend back.I am so glad that request was denied.The guy turned out to be a loser.He can't hold a job,he is an alcoholic,and has no one to share his life with.I was sent something far more precious.

Dont let my dad die

oh ya ya ya sure what ever

Wow so bitter you are.