My surgery date. I think:)

August 4, 2005

I went to my surgeon appt yesterday and feel like I am starting this whole thing

from the beginning again. Just hope it turns out better this time. Since I had

not gone to bathroom in a week I thought the possiblility of him sending me

right to hospital but thankfully Tuesday night something opened up and has not

stopped since:) I got him to give me a couple weeks to get a few things done

unless I have any problems I will have surgery on 8/22. I also was not aware

until yesterday a spot is showing up in my neck. It does not show on the Pet

scan but on the CT scan and he says he is not concerned with it right now. He

also told me the colon part did not light up that bright on the Pet scan which

might be good sign. They have no idea if this is scar tissue or cancer.

Unfortunately because of my striture there is no other way but surgery to get in

there to see so he is planning on a resect again. My cancer was colon and

recturm but good news is he thinks enough of my recturm left for him to redo.

Since I can't take a laxative I will be on clear liquid diet for three days and

take a small amount of laxative every day. I am two years older now and since

first surgery discovered irregular heart beats so being put on a med along with

my regular blood pressure meds to help prevent a heart attack during surgery

because I am diabetic. They just adds to my anxiety which is going top speed

right now. I should have just gone in this week and got it over with as

truthfully I am scared. I have a big tendency to grow scar tissue and am full of

it now. It took two hours more then they thought for my last surgery because of

it. Now I wonder if I continue to keep getting more how many more times will I

have to have surgery:) If my last surgeon had taken care of this striture over a

year ago when he was told he needed to it may not have closed up like this and

giving me no choice but surgery. At times I feel like calling him and telling

him a few things! At some point I am sure I will.

Hil

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