Roller Coaster Ride.

Went in yesterday for my final mapping for radiation. They got me all marked up and prepped for my first treatment. (which we had to schedule for a few days out). I then get a phone call a few hours later that my radiation has been cancelled, and they are getting me into a surgeons office asap.

The surgeons office calls almost immediately after we hang up with the doctor, and they want to see us once again ASAP. So off we go…

We find out that in just the 1 week from my first scan to the scan that morning the tumor has grown quite a bit. It is at risk of causing an obstruction in my bowel. So they set up surgery for friday morning. Meanwhile like clockwork I can't keep any food down. They had me an appointment at the hospital for pre-op today that we rescheduled due to me not being able to leave the floor of the bathroom. If it gets any worse we were told  to call the doc and he would move up surgery. (for fear of a blockage that could happen anytime)

So that tummy ache Ive had for the past few weeks? tumor! While I loved the hospice nurse, I wish we would have found out sooner. Granted, had hospice not told us to go get a scan we wouldn't have figured this out until I got very very ill. Just amazes me how aggressive this cancer is, and how widespread. Leg, tummy, head…. Crazy.

My surgery is on friday with a 2-3 day hospital stay. Maybe longer depending on how I do they are going to try to do it with a robot so minimal incisions. Lets hope they will be able to do it that way.

Until then Im in bed, staying close to the bathroom. And sleeping a lot. Seems like I will be on a liquid diet for the rest of the week. Talk about a crummy weight loss plan.