First order of business, “Miss I” is really named Kim. Since just about everyone now knows that we’re together, there’s little point in keeping the pretense up any longer. Fresh out of surgery and with staples still holding me together, we made the trip to Long Island, NY to have Thanksgiving with her family. All …
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Back to Normal
Well, not really. The days right after getting out of the hospital were pretty painful. I was being pretty cautious with the painkillers, and the result was that I under-medicated more than once. The pain was bad enough to wake me from sleep; and getting through that first day before Missi got my prescription filled …
Recovery (continued)
Saturday after surgery went really well. After managing two laps of the floor on Friday and minor progress on my ability to process food, I was changed to solid food for lunch Saturday. I don’t think hospital food ever tasted so good. I wrapped up the day with a few (walking) laps of the floor. …
Recovery (again)
I’m currently chillin’ in recovery after what was an apparently very successful operation. We won’t have the results of the biopsy for a couple of weeks (when they’ll also remove my 30+ staples), but otherwise I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome. I’m currently on a clear diet (broth, jello, juice, etc). Which is …
Surgery #2
I’m waiting for my surgical appointment to start. My original date (last Monday) was postponed until today (Wednesday). Assuming everything goes well, I’ll likely be in the hospital until Saturday or Sunday.
Weekly Highlights
Let’s see. I managed to sprain my ankle late last week. That has kept me from lots of activities I might otherwise have enjoyed if I could walk. Otherwise the bunch of doctor’s appointments I hobbled through yielded two practical results: my next surgery is scheduled for Nov. 17, and I’m now cleared to drive. …
Another week
I managed to get to campus last wednesday, but not since. Getting to and from campus is going to involve cars for me, at least for the time being, and until I get cleared to drive, I won’t make it there much. Luckily, I have an appointment on Monday with my surgeon where he might …
Overdue Updates
Let me give a brief timeline of the last week by way of update and explanation of my relative absence from life. Wednesday 10/1 Got the final biopsy results which surprisingly indicate that the tumor isn’t a GIST, but a leiomyoma – which is a benign, non-cancerous tumor. While the oncology team has been careful …
Preliminary Biopsy Results
The definitive results won’t be in until later this week, but the preliminary finding is that I have a “GastroIntestinal Stromal Tumor” (GIST). A GIST is a type of sarcoma, which in turn is a type of cancer. It’s pretty rare (of course), about 3,000-3,500 cases in the US annually. The good news is that …
Out of the Hospital (again)
I finally had the cardiac echo yesterday, and after much trepidation (seriously shouldn’t the functioning of my heart valves have been checked before they cracked my chest open), the results were negative. My heart appears to be functioning correctly. We are left with much conjecture, but little knowledge of what caused me to pass out …