So, I got a call this morning from Dr. L's office (she's the one who did my colonoscopy and removed the polyp last week) and got more good news! The polyp was benign -- no pre-cancer, no post-cancer, no cancer at all! Yay!
So, just thought I'd share this latest wonderful report!
Thanks again for your prayers and good wishes! Life is good!
Until next time ...
P
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
It's over
So, the colonoscopy procedure is over and I finally got to eat something after a day of liquids (and laxatives) and another day of absolutely nothing! Whew, that "prep" is something else ...
Anyway, it's over, and they did find one tiny polyp -- about the size of a pea -- so they removed it and sent it to pathology. They want me to get another colonoscopy "for screening purposes" in a year. They are watching me like a hawk.
So, guess what drug they used to knock me out? Propofol! The same thing that knocked Michael Jackson out forever. I gotta say, though, it was extremely enjoyable -- and effective -- so I can see why he liked it.
That's it for now -- thanks for checking on me!
Until next time ...
P
Anyway, it's over, and they did find one tiny polyp -- about the size of a pea -- so they removed it and sent it to pathology. They want me to get another colonoscopy "for screening purposes" in a year. They are watching me like a hawk.
So, guess what drug they used to knock me out? Propofol! The same thing that knocked Michael Jackson out forever. I gotta say, though, it was extremely enjoyable -- and effective -- so I can see why he liked it.
That's it for now -- thanks for checking on me!
Until next time ...
P
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Checkin' the colon
Yes, even though I'm cancer-free, the screenings continue ... In fact, they're probably more important than ever now ...
Wednesday is my "big day" of preparing for my colonoscopy, so I'm planning to work until 1 p.m., then come home and start the, um, "preparation" ... So, as many of you know, that means drinking some stuff, taking some pills, and staying close to a bathroom (sigh) ...
The actual procedure is scheduled for 2:15 Thursday, at B-J West, with yet another new doctor, Dr. L (I've got quite the collection of docs now, let's see, about SIX now). And, hopefully, Dr. L won't find anything out of the ordinary, but if she does, she can snip that sucker right outta there!
Right now, life is truly grand, although it's a little on the cold side, but, hey -- that's a minor inconvenience and temporary ...
Hope you're having a great new year, as I am!
Until next time ...
P
Wednesday is my "big day" of preparing for my colonoscopy, so I'm planning to work until 1 p.m., then come home and start the, um, "preparation" ... So, as many of you know, that means drinking some stuff, taking some pills, and staying close to a bathroom (sigh) ...
The actual procedure is scheduled for 2:15 Thursday, at B-J West, with yet another new doctor, Dr. L (I've got quite the collection of docs now, let's see, about SIX now). And, hopefully, Dr. L won't find anything out of the ordinary, but if she does, she can snip that sucker right outta there!
Right now, life is truly grand, although it's a little on the cold side, but, hey -- that's a minor inconvenience and temporary ...
Hope you're having a great new year, as I am!
Until next time ...
P
Friday, January 1, 2010
Doctor, doctor
Yes! TWO doctors in one day! Double the fun!
So, a couple of days ago I saw Dr. K again (the "maintenance" guy who's taking the place of my primary surgeon). He says I'm doing great and wants to see me again in three months, the end of March. He sent me to the lab so they could draw blood for a cancer blood test, and his office will let me know how that turns out.
And, I'm now scheduled for a colonoscopy on Jan. 14 (gotta keep up with all the various screening tests, you know) ...
A few hours later, Doc Number Two, Dr. P, the physical therapy doctor, checked over my bum leg to see why it still hurts from time to time when I put pressure on it. She even took an X-ray of my pelvis, which showed that I have good bones (yay for good news!) but that my hips have some congenital "thing" that makes my walk a little "off" (OK, she actually used medical terminology, but this is the best I can do!), and, even though the X-ray didn't confirm it, she suspects that I tore some cartilage in my upper thigh, which is why it's still hurting some two months later, sheesh.
Anyway, she gave me the name of a physical therapist who can hopefully fix my problem with exercise (in lieu of surgery), and I'm all for that! So I'll see him sometime soon.
She also said I could walk my two-mile route again, if I feel up to it, so I'm going to play it by ear and do it as much as I can. This leg thing is so weird, though. Two days ago, it didn't hurt at all. Today, it does. Go figure.
Until next time ...
P
So, a couple of days ago I saw Dr. K again (the "maintenance" guy who's taking the place of my primary surgeon). He says I'm doing great and wants to see me again in three months, the end of March. He sent me to the lab so they could draw blood for a cancer blood test, and his office will let me know how that turns out.
And, I'm now scheduled for a colonoscopy on Jan. 14 (gotta keep up with all the various screening tests, you know) ...
A few hours later, Doc Number Two, Dr. P, the physical therapy doctor, checked over my bum leg to see why it still hurts from time to time when I put pressure on it. She even took an X-ray of my pelvis, which showed that I have good bones (yay for good news!) but that my hips have some congenital "thing" that makes my walk a little "off" (OK, she actually used medical terminology, but this is the best I can do!), and, even though the X-ray didn't confirm it, she suspects that I tore some cartilage in my upper thigh, which is why it's still hurting some two months later, sheesh.
Anyway, she gave me the name of a physical therapist who can hopefully fix my problem with exercise (in lieu of surgery), and I'm all for that! So I'll see him sometime soon.
She also said I could walk my two-mile route again, if I feel up to it, so I'm going to play it by ear and do it as much as I can. This leg thing is so weird, though. Two days ago, it didn't hurt at all. Today, it does. Go figure.
Until next time ...
P
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