Well, I did chemo treatment #4 on Monday, November 21. It was a little out of sync though, as Dr. H was on vacation this week, and everybody was moved to the morning - plus there were nurse practicioners there to meet with us. So we went in at 9:00 a.m. and they finally hooked me up for the infusion at 10:45 a.m. - so it was 1:30 p.m. before we were on our way home. Picked up some lunch at the drive thru and came home. By that time I was wiped, so I spent the afternoon on the couch, and did some snoozing. I was so out of sync with doing the treatment in the morning that I even forgot to put the Emla cream on - so they had to spray me with the stuff that "freezes" the skin so you don't feel the poke. Wore the pump until Wednesday morning when I went in to get it taken off.
By Wednesday afternoon I was pretty sure that I was plugged up - so I contacted Dr. B's medical assistant and she suggeted that I take some Miralax to help offset it. It was either the chemo causing the constipation OR maybe I had gone a little overboard with putting fiber back into my diet OR it could have been a combination of both. Woke up Thursday morning early having to run to the bathroom - then that slowed down. I took my Miralax - and it started to kick in about 7:00 p.m. that evening - but not in a good way. After having diarrhea for awhile things seemed to calm down. Of course during the time I was in the bathroom sitting on the pot - I also had to grab the garbage can to get sick in. That was not much fun, but it didn't last very long. I was also glad that we weren't getting together for Thanksgiving until Saturday - that gave me a chance to rest up!
We did get together on Saturday for our Thanksgiving - the kids did all the work and I basically just showed up. It was a great low key evening and I am very thankful for the time we get to spend together. Plus I got to have some time with my two favorite little guys too!
Have to go in for bloodwork on Monday, November 28 - the white blood cell count and hemoglobin were down on the 21st, but not enough that they didn't do the treatement. I'll be curious to see what they are this week! Also have to call my friend Nickole, Dr. B's medical assistant - to see what I should continue doing, and what Dr. B suggests.
My appetite slowed down like it normally does after the chemo treatment (back to eating a lot of yogurt) and I have slowed down on the fresh vegetables and high fiber stuff - hopefully that will help.
Hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving - this year I feel like I have so many things to be thankful for - and I have learned that we should never take ANYTHING for granted - be thankful for EVERYTHING!
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Appt with Dr. B
Had my follow up appointment with Dr. B on Wednesday, November 16 - she felt that I was coming along even better than she had expected. Dr. B told me that I would see her now every three months for 18 months. It's such a pleasure to see her and her staff, that will not be a problem at all! I also turned the corner this week on the bathroom thing!
Have had no more bouts of diarrhea type trips - which is kind of what I had had since I'd been home. Sometimes it would fall in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening or overnight. Also had some what I would call "leakage" type stools - after that I ended up with some diaper rash (now I know why babies cry!) - but got some cream and got rid of it right away. (I feel like some of this was because I had taken some immodium to slow down the process {once on the night we had our pictures taken and once on the day that I did chemo treatment #3} and it did slow it down, but maybe gave me some other side effects too.) BTW - being able to poop is NOT overrated. Listen to someone who's been there - the ileostomy bag makes you kind of lazy, as you can empty it basically at your convenience. When you're running to the bathroom every 10 or 15 minutes it becomes not so much fun. And I feel like I see a light at the end of the tunnel for the "Depends".
I have gone back to work and can last almost a full day. Dr. B told me that I wouldn't regain my strength back entirely as long as I was still doing the chemo treatments. And I have some good days and some bad days - which is to be expected.
I've also gotten used to seeing myself with straight hair - or on the days that I use the curling brush on it, a little bit of curl. Dropped by to see my hair dresser the other day and she is going to trim my hair and also trim the bangs on my wig.
Had a scary experience when they did the blood draw before chemo treatment #3 - the nurse irrigated the port, then drew back and didn't like what she saw, so she kept drawing back but wasn't getting anything (blood is supposed to come back into the syringe). Anyway she asked me to raise my left arm which I did - but still no luck. So she had me get up on the examining table and lay down and then asked me to raise my left arm again - well this time she could get the blood that she needed for the bloodwork they do - to check on white blood cell count, etc. Thought maybe there had been a problem with "placement" on the port - like it might have moved a little or something.
Guess that's about all for now - am looking forward to getting chemo treatment #4 over and done with on November 21 . . . and then I am looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with my family and having a long weekend! Hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Have had no more bouts of diarrhea type trips - which is kind of what I had had since I'd been home. Sometimes it would fall in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening or overnight. Also had some what I would call "leakage" type stools - after that I ended up with some diaper rash (now I know why babies cry!) - but got some cream and got rid of it right away. (I feel like some of this was because I had taken some immodium to slow down the process {once on the night we had our pictures taken and once on the day that I did chemo treatment #3} and it did slow it down, but maybe gave me some other side effects too.) BTW - being able to poop is NOT overrated. Listen to someone who's been there - the ileostomy bag makes you kind of lazy, as you can empty it basically at your convenience. When you're running to the bathroom every 10 or 15 minutes it becomes not so much fun. And I feel like I see a light at the end of the tunnel for the "Depends".
I have gone back to work and can last almost a full day. Dr. B told me that I wouldn't regain my strength back entirely as long as I was still doing the chemo treatments. And I have some good days and some bad days - which is to be expected.
I've also gotten used to seeing myself with straight hair - or on the days that I use the curling brush on it, a little bit of curl. Dropped by to see my hair dresser the other day and she is going to trim my hair and also trim the bangs on my wig.
Had a scary experience when they did the blood draw before chemo treatment #3 - the nurse irrigated the port, then drew back and didn't like what she saw, so she kept drawing back but wasn't getting anything (blood is supposed to come back into the syringe). Anyway she asked me to raise my left arm which I did - but still no luck. So she had me get up on the examining table and lay down and then asked me to raise my left arm again - well this time she could get the blood that she needed for the bloodwork they do - to check on white blood cell count, etc. Thought maybe there had been a problem with "placement" on the port - like it might have moved a little or something.
Guess that's about all for now - am looking forward to getting chemo treatment #4 over and done with on November 21 . . . and then I am looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with my family and having a long weekend! Hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Chemo Treatment #3
Well I had chemo treatment #3 today! And I have my little buddy (pump) with me until Wednesday.
We'll see how it goes this time. The next treatment will be done on November 21.
As I had said before, we had the 16th Annual GOTRA Banquet on Saturday, November 5. Thanks to Carrie & Justin & John for helping set up on Friday night. I had cooked two pork loins on Thursday and two pork loins on Friday. When Jim & Nancy Mills got to town Saturday, they helped Carrie finish getting things ready. I went out about 5:00 - made it through all of the banqet presentations, and then went home about 9:30, as I could tell I was fading fast. Thanks to John, Carrie & Justin, Jim & Nancy Mills, Carol Stohlmann, Carol Aldrich and Richard & Donna Ferguson for helping put things away and doing the clean-up. It was a great night - we ended the 16th season on a high note - and are ready to start our 17th season in 2012.
We'll see how it goes this time. The next treatment will be done on November 21.
As I had said before, we had the 16th Annual GOTRA Banquet on Saturday, November 5. Thanks to Carrie & Justin & John for helping set up on Friday night. I had cooked two pork loins on Thursday and two pork loins on Friday. When Jim & Nancy Mills got to town Saturday, they helped Carrie finish getting things ready. I went out about 5:00 - made it through all of the banqet presentations, and then went home about 9:30, as I could tell I was fading fast. Thanks to John, Carrie & Justin, Jim & Nancy Mills, Carol Stohlmann, Carol Aldrich and Richard & Donna Ferguson for helping put things away and doing the clean-up. It was a great night - we ended the 16th season on a high note - and are ready to start our 17th season in 2012.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Hello All!
Just wanted to let you all know that things are coming along after the reversal surgery. My body is remembering what it is supposed to be doing, instead of what it did from June 20 to October 10! And 99% of the time it works just fine. That other 1% is usually at night when I am sleeping. It has been a long process to gain back any strength yet though I'm afraid. I've had several bouts with running to the bathroom every 15 minutes - those have not been so fun - and they have moved from the mornings to the afternoons to the evenings to overnight. Running to the bathroom is much easier in the waking hours!
We got not only individual pictures taken last night for our church's pictorial directory, but also got a family pic taken! And I lasted through all of it! I must say the pics of everyone else were GREAT - mine, not so much!
Saturday is the GOTRA Banquet and I'm hoping to last through all of it too. We'll see how that goes.
At this point I am still planning to start back up with the chemo on November 7 - I think things are working well enough that I can sit through the two hours and 15 minutes! Figure the faster we get started back up, the sooner we will get done.
We got not only individual pictures taken last night for our church's pictorial directory, but also got a family pic taken! And I lasted through all of it! I must say the pics of everyone else were GREAT - mine, not so much!
Saturday is the GOTRA Banquet and I'm hoping to last through all of it too. We'll see how that goes.
At this point I am still planning to start back up with the chemo on November 7 - I think things are working well enough that I can sit through the two hours and 15 minutes! Figure the faster we get started back up, the sooner we will get done.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Irony
About the ileostomy bag - I always felt it was a little cruel to have the girl that has a problem with adhesives . . . to wear a bag from her body that was attached to her with ADHESIVES! But with that being said, after we finally got it figured out so that it wouldn't leak (that was a bigger problem!) it was just something that you had to deal with. Now if when I came out of surgery they had told me that I would have to have this the rest of my life I would have sucked it up and said OK, but since I knew it was only supposed to short term, I was anxious to get rid of it! Now onward and upward (another couple of weeks before I can start putting more fiber foods in my diet. Is it bad that I've already started a mental list of some things that I want to have?? . . . like chili (no beans on a low fiber diet), a big salad (can't have a lot of roughage on a low fiber diet), onion rings (breaded things are not good on a low fiber diet).
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
FYI
I just wanted to tell you that I love hearing from everyone - cards, calls, emails, visits, Facebook, etc. Please don't ever feel like you are going to bother me by contacting me!
And in case you're wondering I still have my hair - just a lot less hair than I've ever had (mostly cos I've cut a lot of it off). And it is straight, which is probably a bigger shock to me when I look in the mirror than to anyone else. So I have a wig, but for the most part have not been wearing it.
Like the poem I have says - I have cancer, but cancer does NOT have me!
XOXO
And in case you're wondering I still have my hair - just a lot less hair than I've ever had (mostly cos I've cut a lot of it off). And it is straight, which is probably a bigger shock to me when I look in the mirror than to anyone else. So I have a wig, but for the most part have not been wearing it.
Like the poem I have says - I have cancer, but cancer does NOT have me!
XOXO
Catching Up
I have a lot of catching up to do, since a lot has happened since I last wrote about my treatments, etc. First off though, I must say that I did get to go to one of Brody's soccer games on the 10th of September. It was one of those warm days and the game was at 11:30 a.m., so mostly Brant and I sat in the shade of a big tree and watched what was going on from there. Jeff came and got me, we got lunch after the game, and then Jeff brought me back home again. It was a great day!
As I said, I started my first chemo treatment on the 12th of September. I did end up with some mouth sores by the end of the week, so I asked for a prescription for magic mouthwash the next week. I also had some vomiting, but Dr. H thought those were too far away from the treatment to be a side effect ?!? Probably just me and my sensitive stomach. On the "off" weeks I have to go get bloodwork done, so I did that on September 19. I did the second chemo treatment on September 26 . . . and the only side effect that I had after that was a sensitivity to cold in my hands. This is a very strange feeling! I have a feeling that this winter I may have to carry my gloves ALL the time and may have to keep some hand warmers on me too. I also have to be careful about drinking anything too cold, as it makes my throat feel a little strange.
On a side note - we have a couple of friends that are also going through chemo treatments now - and our prayers continue to go out to Carole and Brian.
Normally GOTRA has hosted an open the first weekend in October - the Cornhusker Vintage Nationals - where we invite all different types of cars to come and have a fun weekend at US30 Speedway in Columbus, NE (our home track). 2011 would have been the 9th Annual Cornhusker Vintage Nationals. This has been a pretty big deal - normally between 50 and 75 cars plus the people that come with the cars, plus the people in the grandstands, so we have to deal with registrations, t-shirts, hats, organizing the different types of cars into their own heats, typing up info for the announcer, pit gates, food, etc. etc. - we get a lot of our group participating, but also people from all over the United States. We usually did an informal get-together on Friday night, a free Swap Meet on Saturday morning, with races in the afternoon and evening - donuts and coffee in the morning and lunch and dinner for the participants. Then on Sunday an informal worship service in the grandstands with continental breakfast and then races in the afternoon. So in early August I decided that with not knowing at all how I would be able to handle, or react to the chemo, I would not be able to do what I had normally done for this event. So in mid-August we notified everyone that had participated previously that it would not be happening "because of circumstances beyond our control". This was a disappointment to all of us, but it was very heart warming when people found out the reason that we couldn't do it AND what a response we got - people offered their support, their help with sponsorship, and their help for next year, etc. etc.
Now because of canceling - this gave us a free weekend. Our friend Bruce H. who normally comes to the CVN decided that he would still make the trip to Fremont that weekend to come and visit. So he and his friend Sally spent the morning with us visiting and then we went out for lunch. Two of Carrie & Justin's best friends had set their wedding date for October 1 - Carrie was the Matron of Honor and Justin was the Best Man. Well when we first found out about the date, we thought we would be in Columbus and wouldn't be able to attend - but because of the way things turned out we could go. The wedding and reception were at the Double Tree in Omaha, and we got to congratulate Joey & Monika and their parents and daughter, and also got to spend the evening with Justin & Carrie and all of the Rehder's (Kathy & Jeff, Rach & Jake, Katie & Ty) plus a few other friends! We had a great time. But by the time 8:30 rolled around I was ready to go, I also knew that we had made the right decision to cancel the CVN - I wouldn't have been able to handle it. The Arlington Community Church was holding their fourth annual fundraiser that Sunday and they always have a Car Show in the afternoon - GOTRA has sponsored plaques for the Car Show, but we had never been able to attend. So this year, John & Jeff took their stock cars over to put on display for some PR for the group. Brody spent the afternoon with Dad & Papa and Brant spent the afternoon with Grandma!
Again on the 3rd of October I had bloodwork done - including the bloodwork that was needed for my pre-op physical. (I had the bright idea that I could do all of the bloodwork through the port instead of having to get poked - and I could!) Each time I go in either for a treatment or for the bloodwork, they check my blood pressure. We were keeping track of it from the 26th of September (it was very low on that day) to October 3 to October 5. I also had a day that I had light headedness and jelly knees - so once again I was taken off my blood pressure medication. Dr. S and I will keep a handle on this! On Wednesday, October 5 I had my pre-op physical done for the surgery on the 10th. I also got both my flu shot and my pneumonia shot that day - and boy did I have a sore arm the next morning!
Jeff brought Brody to town on the 9th of October - so that he could help Grandma get out her Halloween stuff and spend the night. As always, we had a great time! Fun decorating, a little outside time, and then some movie, snuggling time. We didn't get up in time to make it to Sunday School the next morning, but we did go to 11:00 a.m. church - and Carrie and Justin met us there. There was a Congregational Meeting after worship for the Election of Officers - our Elders and Deacons for the next three year term. Carrie was elected as a Deacon for the Class of 2014!
We had to be at Methodist Hospital at 9:00 a.m. on the morning of Monday, October 10 - John and I, Carrie and Jeff met with Dr. Bill for a visit and a prayer before I checked in, which was a very pleasant surprise! My surgery was scheduled for 11:00 a.m. The surgery only lasted an hour (they expected two), I'm not even sure how long I spent in recovery. I ended up in room 603 bed 1 - with a roommate in bed 2. There was little or no contact with this roommate (who was recovering from gallbladder surgery) or her mother who was there with her (roommate was about 40, mom was about 60). She got to go home on Tuesday morning. SO I moved to bed 2 by the window - which is the better of the two beds by the way! My second roommate came in Tuesday afternoon - she had bowel obstruction surgery. This roommate was very chatty, and we found out we had a lot of things in common. She was so sweet, she sent home a red rose that she had been given by a hospital volunteer home with me. I had calls and visits from my family, my grandsons and other people, but I had a couple of special visits on Wednesday - fellow staff member Paul Valla came for a visit and brought some beautiful mums, and then my cousin Curtis and his wife Barb from Colorado came for a visit and brought a beautiful basket of pansies and decorative plants (that I will be able to plant outside next spring)! Curt & Barb were in NE because unfortunately my uncle Calvin had just been back in Methodist Hospital - as a matter of fact, he was being checked out on Monday about the time my surgery was getting over! Please keep my uncle and aunt and their family in your prayers too! Many of the nurses and aides had been the same ones that had been there in June so that was fun to get reacquainted. Even met a nurses aide that has been friends with the Rehder's for years! We had talked on Thursday that things were going so well that I probably would get to go home on Friday - and when Dr. B came in Friday morning she couldn't see any reason that I shouldn't go home - WOO HOO! My roommate was checked out just a few minutes before I was on Friday. This surgery was so much easier than the first - I only had one vomiting episode very early on (but that's me!). Had no problems when they took the catheter out this time. Having a room with only one bathroom and two people using it was sometimes a problem! But for the most part everything went exactly as expected. I came home with no prescriptions and had to have no tests while I was there - now that's a great hospital stay!! Plus only 5 days in the hospital is much better than 11 days. The recup at home has been much better this time than last too, believe me. I am getting a lot of exercise going back and forth to the bathroom - and my 15 month old grandson and I have a lot in common these days with our underwear choices. lol And may I also say that I don't miss that ilesotomy bag one little bit - I'll take the Depends over it any day! Dr. B thought I would need a couple of weeks recup in order to get my body back in sync with what it is supposed to do, rather than what it has been doing from the 20th of June through the 10th of October. I will see her in about three weeks to see how things are going.
One more thing - keep my sis Denise in your prayers too - she couldn't come and stay with me during this hospital stay cos she's been fighting some back problems. Hopefully she will find out soon what they can do to take care of the pain that she has been having!
As I said, I started my first chemo treatment on the 12th of September. I did end up with some mouth sores by the end of the week, so I asked for a prescription for magic mouthwash the next week. I also had some vomiting, but Dr. H thought those were too far away from the treatment to be a side effect ?!? Probably just me and my sensitive stomach. On the "off" weeks I have to go get bloodwork done, so I did that on September 19. I did the second chemo treatment on September 26 . . . and the only side effect that I had after that was a sensitivity to cold in my hands. This is a very strange feeling! I have a feeling that this winter I may have to carry my gloves ALL the time and may have to keep some hand warmers on me too. I also have to be careful about drinking anything too cold, as it makes my throat feel a little strange.
On a side note - we have a couple of friends that are also going through chemo treatments now - and our prayers continue to go out to Carole and Brian.
Normally GOTRA has hosted an open the first weekend in October - the Cornhusker Vintage Nationals - where we invite all different types of cars to come and have a fun weekend at US30 Speedway in Columbus, NE (our home track). 2011 would have been the 9th Annual Cornhusker Vintage Nationals. This has been a pretty big deal - normally between 50 and 75 cars plus the people that come with the cars, plus the people in the grandstands, so we have to deal with registrations, t-shirts, hats, organizing the different types of cars into their own heats, typing up info for the announcer, pit gates, food, etc. etc. - we get a lot of our group participating, but also people from all over the United States. We usually did an informal get-together on Friday night, a free Swap Meet on Saturday morning, with races in the afternoon and evening - donuts and coffee in the morning and lunch and dinner for the participants. Then on Sunday an informal worship service in the grandstands with continental breakfast and then races in the afternoon. So in early August I decided that with not knowing at all how I would be able to handle, or react to the chemo, I would not be able to do what I had normally done for this event. So in mid-August we notified everyone that had participated previously that it would not be happening "because of circumstances beyond our control". This was a disappointment to all of us, but it was very heart warming when people found out the reason that we couldn't do it AND what a response we got - people offered their support, their help with sponsorship, and their help for next year, etc. etc.
Now because of canceling - this gave us a free weekend. Our friend Bruce H. who normally comes to the CVN decided that he would still make the trip to Fremont that weekend to come and visit. So he and his friend Sally spent the morning with us visiting and then we went out for lunch. Two of Carrie & Justin's best friends had set their wedding date for October 1 - Carrie was the Matron of Honor and Justin was the Best Man. Well when we first found out about the date, we thought we would be in Columbus and wouldn't be able to attend - but because of the way things turned out we could go. The wedding and reception were at the Double Tree in Omaha, and we got to congratulate Joey & Monika and their parents and daughter, and also got to spend the evening with Justin & Carrie and all of the Rehder's (Kathy & Jeff, Rach & Jake, Katie & Ty) plus a few other friends! We had a great time. But by the time 8:30 rolled around I was ready to go, I also knew that we had made the right decision to cancel the CVN - I wouldn't have been able to handle it. The Arlington Community Church was holding their fourth annual fundraiser that Sunday and they always have a Car Show in the afternoon - GOTRA has sponsored plaques for the Car Show, but we had never been able to attend. So this year, John & Jeff took their stock cars over to put on display for some PR for the group. Brody spent the afternoon with Dad & Papa and Brant spent the afternoon with Grandma!
Again on the 3rd of October I had bloodwork done - including the bloodwork that was needed for my pre-op physical. (I had the bright idea that I could do all of the bloodwork through the port instead of having to get poked - and I could!) Each time I go in either for a treatment or for the bloodwork, they check my blood pressure. We were keeping track of it from the 26th of September (it was very low on that day) to October 3 to October 5. I also had a day that I had light headedness and jelly knees - so once again I was taken off my blood pressure medication. Dr. S and I will keep a handle on this! On Wednesday, October 5 I had my pre-op physical done for the surgery on the 10th. I also got both my flu shot and my pneumonia shot that day - and boy did I have a sore arm the next morning!
Jeff brought Brody to town on the 9th of October - so that he could help Grandma get out her Halloween stuff and spend the night. As always, we had a great time! Fun decorating, a little outside time, and then some movie, snuggling time. We didn't get up in time to make it to Sunday School the next morning, but we did go to 11:00 a.m. church - and Carrie and Justin met us there. There was a Congregational Meeting after worship for the Election of Officers - our Elders and Deacons for the next three year term. Carrie was elected as a Deacon for the Class of 2014!
We had to be at Methodist Hospital at 9:00 a.m. on the morning of Monday, October 10 - John and I, Carrie and Jeff met with Dr. Bill for a visit and a prayer before I checked in, which was a very pleasant surprise! My surgery was scheduled for 11:00 a.m. The surgery only lasted an hour (they expected two), I'm not even sure how long I spent in recovery. I ended up in room 603 bed 1 - with a roommate in bed 2. There was little or no contact with this roommate (who was recovering from gallbladder surgery) or her mother who was there with her (roommate was about 40, mom was about 60). She got to go home on Tuesday morning. SO I moved to bed 2 by the window - which is the better of the two beds by the way! My second roommate came in Tuesday afternoon - she had bowel obstruction surgery. This roommate was very chatty, and we found out we had a lot of things in common. She was so sweet, she sent home a red rose that she had been given by a hospital volunteer home with me. I had calls and visits from my family, my grandsons and other people, but I had a couple of special visits on Wednesday - fellow staff member Paul Valla came for a visit and brought some beautiful mums, and then my cousin Curtis and his wife Barb from Colorado came for a visit and brought a beautiful basket of pansies and decorative plants (that I will be able to plant outside next spring)! Curt & Barb were in NE because unfortunately my uncle Calvin had just been back in Methodist Hospital - as a matter of fact, he was being checked out on Monday about the time my surgery was getting over! Please keep my uncle and aunt and their family in your prayers too! Many of the nurses and aides had been the same ones that had been there in June so that was fun to get reacquainted. Even met a nurses aide that has been friends with the Rehder's for years! We had talked on Thursday that things were going so well that I probably would get to go home on Friday - and when Dr. B came in Friday morning she couldn't see any reason that I shouldn't go home - WOO HOO! My roommate was checked out just a few minutes before I was on Friday. This surgery was so much easier than the first - I only had one vomiting episode very early on (but that's me!). Had no problems when they took the catheter out this time. Having a room with only one bathroom and two people using it was sometimes a problem! But for the most part everything went exactly as expected. I came home with no prescriptions and had to have no tests while I was there - now that's a great hospital stay!! Plus only 5 days in the hospital is much better than 11 days. The recup at home has been much better this time than last too, believe me. I am getting a lot of exercise going back and forth to the bathroom - and my 15 month old grandson and I have a lot in common these days with our underwear choices. lol And may I also say that I don't miss that ilesotomy bag one little bit - I'll take the Depends over it any day! Dr. B thought I would need a couple of weeks recup in order to get my body back in sync with what it is supposed to do, rather than what it has been doing from the 20th of June through the 10th of October. I will see her in about three weeks to see how things are going.
One more thing - keep my sis Denise in your prayers too - she couldn't come and stay with me during this hospital stay cos she's been fighting some back problems. Hopefully she will find out soon what they can do to take care of the pain that she has been having!
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