Going for Surgery on Thursday

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Hi everyone,

I had to go down to Knoxville today to get my preop done for

abdominal and chest surgery on Thursday. (Oncologist is removing 3

non malignant tumours from my abdomen wall ..pressing on my bladder,

and one on my sternum, getting bigger and excrutiating pain at

times). I have been relatively pain free from my last big

sphincterotomy in September and on the way down there (a 2 hour

drive), I started to have that familiar mild tightening and ache in

my pancreas area...it didn't develop into severe pain thank

goodness, but it lasted for most of the trip down there. My GI is

based at another hospital in another town, but I would have stayed

at the hospital I was going to if I had to be admitted for

pancreatitis, as I don't want to miss out on my surgery *L*

I guess the scar tissue is starting to grow back and cause a

stricture yet again..but if this is going to happen only every 4

months or so..then my quality of life has still gone up 300% to what

it was before.

It will also teach me to start carrying my pain meds with me

again..not leaving them at home *L*

Take care,