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Well I got home last night about 7 PM from my little procedure on Tuesday:) I

was going to rest a short time and read the email but seems I woke at 5 this

morning. As you know a hospital is no place to get any sleep. Just losing one

day I can't seem to get my mind together. I am a little sore and tender which I

expected. Otherwise I am just a nervous wreck and scared. Do I have cancer

again? I don't know!

Tuesday was just a in and out thing but I ended up staying until 7 last night.

Next time I will pack a bag and be prepared. First off was going in to try to do

a balloon stretch on my striture and then put a ultrasound up there to see if

could get a biopsy of mass that is showing. That was day 5 of liquids and half

doses of MOM trying to clean out. Now I think they finally see why I can't take

a laxative. The striture is so tiny they say it is a miracle I can even go to

the bathroom. To tight to stretch but found out to late before putting the gas

in my colon to see up there. Normally the gas would come out but of course mine

could not so I looked and felt like a balloon. Rushed to x ray few times to be

sure they had not perforated the colon and had to stay so they were sure with

those tubes I hate trying to let the gas out. Then yesterday would not let me

leave until surgeon talked to me. He did not get there until 6 PM. That was day

6 on liquid but then said I had to eat meal before I could leave and they had

not ordered my supper so got the daughters to go to cafateria and get me a

sandwich so I could eat and come home:) There plan was I for me to just stay for

surgery but surgeon agreed I could come home and get a couple things done first.

One Dr had even said he would bring a computer up for me to use:) They have to

think I am a nut case but got to take care of my Ebay and internet business as

people just don't understand when they order and don't get it.

Did see gastro, oncologist and surgeon so was not wasted trip. One told

daughters sure it was cancer. Oncologist said after talking to gastro and

surgeon by the shape of the mass they are not sure if scar tissue or cancer but

has to come out before it gets in my bone and have no choice but to do something

to open striture up or may close completely at any time. I take it from what the

surgeon said it will just be another resect and start over again. I see him next

Wed and we will start my cleaning out proceess for surgery as they really

believe me now that I can't handle a laxative and why. I just figured after a

balloon stretch I would eventually get back to normal bathroom again but surgeon

informed me taking more out which he will have to do is going to leave me in

same situation of just being able to go little at time so guess rest of my life

will be living clost to bathroom. Yes the girls said they would buy me a

kitty litter box:) I also assume ever eating a salad again is out.

Hil