Well last week was filled with good news from the "surgeon" ..... as most of you were aware I had to "revisit" the surgeon to have a "physical" rectal exam on the 19th of May...this was the "tell all" of what is to come with the "ostomy" bag... permanent or temporary....truth be told....I had ALOT of anxiety in the weeks to come for this visit.....at the first visit the surgeon told me NOT to google it.....well.....of coarse that's exactly what I did....shit fire.....I shouldn't of "educated" myself quit yet....damn it.....why am I so "defiant" when it was for my own peace of mind....ANYWAY....

the exam went well....well given the fact it went something very similar to this......Doctor.....okay.....I need to do the rectal exam today to find the location of the tumor.....Me....okay......the Doctor is now "gloving up"  (OMG).....Me...so do you want me to get in the gown?   Doctor....no......Me....okay....what would you like me to do?  Doctor...oh good you have a skirt on...just "hike" it up and pull your underwear down and bend over the table.....seriously.......mortified......totally.....thank GOD this is a female doctor......lets just say...this WAS NOT a pleasant experience as I had no idea what a "FULL rectal exam would entail...now for the good news once her "fist" ( not really but felt that way) was out of my "rectum"......the ostomy bag will be temporary....for about 3  months...then you will come back in and have a "reversal".....YAY!!!!  Yup....I about "peed" myself......so surgery is scheduled on June 17th.....as long as everything gets verified and approved by the insurance.....as I'm finding out.....this is another FULL time job for me......the bottom line.....the surgery will remove the tumor and do a "resection" of the rectum and the ostomy bag will allow it to heal without interruption....then the reversal....probably in September to get the "plumbing" all hooked up and back to normal (as normal as it can be after part of the rectum removed)

Just a "basic" update....my quality of health has improved a TON.....I have been able to go out and about socially and do some shopping on my own......my work schedule has continued and "B" was able to spend the night last week....he was thrilled.....I am not in any pain.....and now do not feel the fatigue of the radiation......they say it takes 6 weeks to "rid" the chemotherapy and radiation.....I'm in week 4 now....so it's better each week.....I am excited and nervous to get the "surgery's" out of the way.....it will seem like forever to recover......3 weeks no driving and resting at home.....poor Dave....this is when I will be calling in my friends to visit please......I will be VERY limited on movement during this time.....this will be very challenging for me......they might to keep me on volume....LOL...

If you follow me on facebook...you probably already know over Memorial Day week-end I was hacked.....and had to open another account......after many conversations with different people I took a serious look at being a "facebooker" and have choose to make some changes......please continue to follow me on my blog with updates with surgery....I have been working on another blog for ebay...pinterest...and house projects.....I will be sharing....alot of stuff will be posted there.....my facebook will not have alot of information when it comes to fun stuff anymore.....save my blog address's as I won't post them public much either.....I like sharing my house projects and idea's.....and all my pictures.....it's just going to be more in my control and facebook will not be it.....

That's about it for the past two weeks, nothing really exciting.....just back to more of a normal life for Dave and I......I will probably post once the surgery date get's closer......see you soon!  :-)