Wishing you lots and lots of luck!

The good news is, her system will be all clear for Thanksgiving feasting, now. lol

well now...wasn't that just gobs of fun!! so, my goal was to begin at noon and see what happened. WHOOOOOEEEYYYYY!! i finished the gallon by 1:30 and just want to add that it is MUCH easier to drink with the flavoring in it. the pharmacist recommended that i try it without any flavor first and that was simply not doable. a couple funny things to mention: it moves so quickly that i drank it ice cold and it came out ice cold. ;) and i think that is physically the coldest i have ever been...and i''m from BUFFALO!!

now, i am waddling around the house, hungry and ready to do this thing!!

Colonoscopy...CHECK! Lots of polyps removed, pathology back by Friday. Slept loads, got the girls packed for their trip to San Diego and now I'm ready for bed. Love and hugs to all :)

Congrats. You passed with flying colors, on video too. :)
 

Well, I know you are glad that is all over with, and you got some sleep after "waddling around the house". girls heading to San Diego for the holiday!!! So Calif...rain expected Thursday. My trees and lawn are all happy after the rain this past week. Really they are. No..really.. :)

We've been having a ton of rain here in AZ, too, Tommi! And I would be lying if I said I wasn't loving every second of it!

I am wonderfully happy that experience is all over. Although, it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected it to be. The nurses were all so wonderful and kind. The only negative was that I had asked a couple of times who all would be in the room during the procedure and both times was assured that there would be only two female nurses and my doctor (who is also a woman)...and as they were injecting the sleepy drugs into my IV, in walks a man. :( I remember feeling a bit shaky but then the drugs kicked in and off to sleep land I went.

Prolly just there to collect the speciMEN for the lab. :jester: . Path reports, waiting ...waiting...staying busy....I know my crystal ball is cracked, so I just keep my ass busy while waiting.....No, did I say that ***** now that was funny after I wrote it..so I left it. :) :tarot:

to Catalinarose
 

congrats on getting thru that. I know the prep is the worst part. I remember how nice the drugs are---my nurse was very pretty so I might have said something innapropriate---oh well--she is probably used to that.
I will keep you in my thoughts til Friday when you get the GOOD NEWS!!!!
Jeano

Good news would be fabulous, Mustangjeano!! I am not worried at all, actually. I have had a profound peace in my heart since all of this started back in May. Well, a few tiny meltdowns, but mostly fierce determination and lots of love and support from my family. :) I am blessed!

Tommi, you crack me up!! :) I think most of my anxiety around this whole procedure was about how many people would be looking at my pooper! In my mind there was going to be like 30-50 people in the room with me...all pointing and gasping and laughing. One might say I have a wee butt-hole complex. :bigcry:

Hah, there isn't room for more one person to get in a good wisecrack. Bah da Bumm..(f)

:happyjump:

Jeano,
I hear ya on that one. I looked at the nurse that put in my IV before "That procedure" and said Hello Beautiful.
That was BEFORE the lights went out. :moonstars:

Clay update
 

hey all, just a note to let you know Clay is doing ok, she goes in next tue for her second colon-scope, hopefully they will give her a date soon for the surgery, the waiting is driving her nuts (as to be expected) She hopes to be back online tonight or tomorrow..she misses you guys! :flowers:

I can "one up" you both.

My GI guy is this sweet, cute nerdy guy who has a huge smile and just randomly blushes for no reason.

After the colonoscopy as my g.f. was standing next to me and he was giving me the results I said, "You are really cute. If I wasn't gay I would be into you" (or something along those lines). Poor guy got all embarrassed and blushed (I think he did, anyway...I was all drugged up!). And imagine this, I did not remember I had said that until a couple of months after it happened! My g.f. had never mentioned it.

Update
 

Just wanted to mention that my partner's mother's surgery went well and she is now home. They say that it went well. They will get the results of the biopsy on the lymph nodes next Tuesday.

I'm Bacckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk...smiles
 

Dapper, thanks for the update on your partner's Mom. Glad the surgery went well and I will keep her in my thoughts and prayers.
Clay, You are a warrior man. You are inspiring. I will be with you in spirit and prayer.
Jeano

7 years after ~ Total Radical Hysterctomy, OOpherectomy, and 16 lymph nodes later
 

Cancer is a pesky stop along our long road of life. In the wake of all the tests, and surgery and scary nights and days, just know there are millions of cancer survivors here on Planet Earth. "The Big C" is no longer the death sentence it once was for everyone that had a diagnosis.We stand tall (well ~ some of us don't stand tall as others but we think we do* ) We have been there, done that, and moved on.

For those of us, and those that have loved ones going through a scary time , and for those caring about and for the folks that need your love and encouragement I send Big Baskets of Love and candy and flowers.

claybaby, you are gonna be squeaky clean. So, you must have a while to get ready for the recovery at home process. Get a maid. Get a cook. Get comfy jammies that will be easy on and off.

They told me I couldn't lift anything heavier than a loaf of bread for the first several weeks and no sex****. :| and I was dating this beautiful, Hollywoood make-up artist, who came to take care of me post-op~~and ...well, I just knew that thing about no sex did not apply in my case* :fastdraq: I did NOT lift any bread :)




And he was proud ...He probably is still sharing that story. ;)

Dapper, While she is waiting I hope she can visualize her lil nodes being all nice and clean and clear of any cancer.

They are really going to take a good peak and some video's maybe for next season reruns.

Well clay, you will have the cleanest bowel that side of the Rio Grande and a grande time with all that drinkin'. Glad to see that you have two specialists doing the surgery.



Hey Jeano , we'll keep the fireplace stoked and the warm comfy wishes flowing. Glad to see you here.

Tommi

Hi, Clay. Just a reminder that my illness was colon cancer and I had a colon resection via the traditional, open method. I actually had to have a second resection because I an obstruction a couple of weeks later. SO, since I did it twice, I know quite a bit about the recovery if you need some info. at any point along the way.

Feel free to PM me. Hang in there. Glad to see your enthusiam at kicking this in the butt!

Just a pre-holiday update....

Just got off the phone with my mother. She cheerfully tells me that the mass is gone, but that she forgot to pick up the written report.

She also tells me that they have taken her down to 12 hours in 24 on the TPN, in part to stimulate her appetite.

Her weight is up to 118.

Her next appointment is December 8 with the urologist (about that kidney that was acting up)...and she has chemo before that....but now I can book her flight for anything December 10 or after.

I should feel better about all of this, except that she sounds like she's lying.

I could call her doctor and ask for the truth...but I'm honestly just past it.

All of our old crap is coming back up...and I'm in for a 3 or 4 month flashback of my youth.

Someone please have bail money ready.

Tommi! Tommi! Tommi!!!! What am I to do with you, dude! LMAO.
I will most definitely NOT lift more than a loaf of bread! I have already had major abd. surg. March 2010...so I know all about the "no lifting" and " no sex" rules! Damnnnn...as far as a "maid" and a "cook"...I have even better...I have whom is my very best friend...coming to see to all of those things. So not only is she my best friend, she is beautiful, witty, and so gentle & kind....I have it the absolute best!!!! Best part of all...my dachshund, heidi will not have to go in a shelter....that was my biggest fear....her being left alone someplace...wink ....Clay
P to the S....hellls yes my colon will be squeaky clean..no one can say I am full of BS!...lol I will have a TWO DA prep this time..Mag. Citrate Sunday and the FULL gallon of GoLytlely Monday along with gallons and gallons of water plus a Dulcolax tablet!
ReRuns eh? Well all I can say is my ass will be used to everyone seeing by then..so have at it...ya brat...lmao


[COLOR="blue"]JEANO: Thanks so much for your encouragement & support!!!![ I so appreciate you...hugs...Clay/COLOR]

oh my, you do lose your modesty through this process. lol

I made cancer MY BITCH lol
 

I am done with radiation. No double mastectomy (insurance won't pay for it, unless I have the genetics test and they won't pay for the $3500 test, UGH). So, I get things evened up about the end of January. I will have smaller, perky breasts!! yeehaw!!! I have hair coming in, a bit darker and hoping for the curls I keep hearing about.

I spent so much time topless on tables during this lol

I am so in trouble......lol
 

And I need to start making that pink t-shirt with glitter puffy paint that says 'cancer is my bitch'

Unfortunately, adhesions is not something you can control. It is just about how the body heals on the inside (the obstruction was due to an adhesion).

It is unusual, however, to happen so soon after surgery. Usually if that happens to a person it happens a year later.

It is just a luck of the draw kind of thing.

Clay update
 

Morning all! Clay is at the hospital for her second scoping, please send warm thoughts and good vibes her way!

(((((((((Clay))))))))))))))

UPDATE
 

{{{{Clay}}}}} I agree on the internal tats!!

I called my doctor yesterday to get the results from my colonoscopy and the receptionist asked that I come in tomorrow so she can go over the results with me in person. <gulp> Actually, I am not worried a bit. Everything they have found thus far has been caught at such an early stage that the prognosis has been really super positive. I am very thankful for modern medicine and technology and my wonderful support system that includes you lovely people. <3

i don't remember her saying anything about a tat, clay. she just said that they removed several polyps. BUT...if i am ever to get another tat i would prefer it to be on the *outside* of my body. ;)

my gut feeling is that they are going to do a bowel resection on me as well, but that the procedure will get all the bad stuff and I can move forward with a clean bill of health. my boss keeps assuring me that early stage colon cancer is much like thyroid cancer in that it is extremely treatable with a very positive outcome 98% of the time.

Hi Everyone. I got my results today but I can't even think about them because an hour later my oldest sister called me to share news of her own. She was diagnosed 5 weeks ago with lymphoma. She has several spots and one large tumor in her left lung. I think the name if it is B-cell lymphoma. She started chemo last Friday and is feeling pretty overwhelmed by everything. She apologized profusely for not telling all of us siblings earlier but said she just needed time to come to terms with it all herself.

I am in shock. And I am so fucking angry at cancer. Lisa is this amazing, bright light of a beautiful person. She has always taken so much pride in her health...she teaches vinyasa yoga and is a massage therapist and is about to enter her thesis semester in grad school. I was laying in bed just now trying to fall asleep and the tears just came out of no where. It felt so good to have a long cry.

Please keep my wonderful sister in your thoughts if you can. And thank you all for letting me vent. I probably will be scarce for a bit since I'm entering finals week, but you are all never far from my heart.

Sending healing thoughts to you and your sister. Remember we are here whenever you need us. Jean

Peace, comfort and love to y'all , 12/1/2011
 

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