I will be having Laparoscopic Surgery. This photo shows how they make incisions.
I will have this much cut off at least. Maybe more. All depends. The rectum will be sewn shut.
I left my apartment at 2 pm today and drove to Rome to my Dr's appointment with Dr. DelPino. Everything went well and he will do the surgery for me. He will take out the tumor along with a section of the large intestine. I will have my rectum closed off permanently and have a colostomy bag. I don't have to go through another Colonoscopy or CT scan. All I have to do is go to his Oneida office to talk with his Ostomy nurse. She will decide where the best spot is to have the Stoma. That's the hole where a section of the large intestine comes through and will attach to a bag. She marks the spot for the doctor. I also have to get an EKG before surgery. That's no problem. My primary doctor will do it right in her office in Herkimer. I figure he will do the surgery sometime early in November. I will be in the hospital in Oneida for at least a week and then it will take six weeks of healing before I should be feeling half way normal and be able to eat anything I want. I know I will be in a lot of pain for a while because of the cutting in the rectum area. He will be removing all Hemorrhoids and sewing it right up. I have known a couple people who just had Hemorrhoid operations and they were in a lot of pain for a while. I'll deal with it. Anything is better than this constant ache in my butt and having a hard time going to the bathroom all the time and worrying about messing myself. I can't wait till this is all over and done with. If I die during surgery then it was meant to be.
Thank heavens for Wanda upstairs from me. She will feed and take care of my birds for me. Or my daughter can stop by at night to cover them. I'm not going to worry about my critters this time. I'm more important right now. They will be okay. The outdoor ones can survive on their own. Wanda will throw out some food each day for them also but they won't be getting fed like I have been. I'm trying to ween them off from my food. Let them go back to the wild and fend for themselves.
Dr. DelPino's nurse will call tomorrow with my appointment. I will know more at that time.
I was back to Herkimer by 5 pm and then went shopping. Got home at 6. I didn't want to come home and eat first because then I'd be on the toilet the rest of the night and I had to get a few things at Walmart and at Aubuchon Hardware for critter food. I was so hungry that I went to BK and got a fish sandwich and ate that when I got home.
My Cockatiel was going nuts when I came in. I guess he thought I had abandoned him. I had to get him in his cage and cover him for the night. He wants to be covered by 6 pm every night. When we change the clocks back it will be 5 when he gets covered. That's just fine with me. I get some peace and quiet after they are covered for the night.
My car drove good all the way. I am so thankful for that! I will have to drive further when I go to see the Ostomy Nurse. That's in Oneida. I'm sure I will be okay. I wish I could drive myself up there for surgery also so I won't have to ask anyone. Not sure if I'd be able to drive home after the week's stay though or if they'd even let me. I'll have to ask. Can't see any difference. I'd be in just as much pain riding in someone else's seat. I just like to do everything alone if I can. My family is always too busy with their lives and I hate bothering any of them. I'll worry about that when the time comes.
So that's all I have to report for now. I'm happy that I'm going to have the surgery.
This little video shows what a colostomy is.
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