Nothing earth shattering happened at the post-op today. Just a small bit of info.
The surgeon is very pleased with the results of the surgery. She says I am doing better than most patients at this stage. I only have a pinch here and there for pain, nothing remarkable. Everything is working normal (like it was before the surgery). I still have some fatigue, but this is normal. I am also still wearing the girdle for support.
I can slowly start working fiber into my diet! Woo Hoo! Farmer's Markets, here I come! And my friend's cherry jam! Slooooowwwwly.
She had little to offer as far as what to expect for chemo, as she doesn't know which regimen my oncologist is going to use. We did find out, however, that my treatments may be able to be done at the Maple Grove hospital, which is much closer and convenient. I hope this is the case! No parking or traffic concerns if we can go there! I have my first appointment with the oncologist next Thursday. I will have much more news to offer after that appointment.
After a few pep talks with hubby and friends, my head is in a better place today. I am so grateful for everyone's support.
Yesterday, I kept busy with appointments to take care of routine stuff that most likely will not be desirable during chemo (dentist appts, eye appts, etc.). It kept my head busy. It was a bit awkward, though, when asked about my medical history...
"Has your medical history changed since your last visit?"
"Uh, yeah...I was just diagnosed with Stage 3 Colon Cancer."
*silence*
(most likely from verifying on my chart that I was only 40.)
"I'm so sorry..." and the questions begin. How, what, where...I'm ok with this. It generally ends up with a story about the person's friend/relative who kicked it's ass. I love these stories!
One woman was pretty rude, though. I sensed she was very uncomfortable that it came up. Maybe it hit too close to home? She cut me off while I was answering her inquiries with, "Let's just put the cancer talk down for now, and move on." Fine, lady! You brought it up! Oh well.
Like I said, not a whole lot of news. Definitely more after the 17th.
Enjoy Wednesday!
Some people are just NOT able to effectively carry out a conversation; even at times when they have started it.... as per her job, but if we took everything to heart that everyone said every day, we would get very down trodden. Filter people, some people are broken sieves for the crap they say out of their mouths.... how is that perspective for ya?
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