Setback - followup

Just got home from hospital and good news, but kind of confused too.
I was given a thorough exam both lying down and standing up and the surgeon
could feel no hernia or tear. I asked him if an xray of some kind would show it, but he said since I only feel the pain when upright or moving, while laying down for scan probably would not show anything and his diagnosis is a sprained
muscle, but said to keep an eye on it and if it gets worse or changes to come in again.
So glad no surgery needed right now anyway, but pain is still there...strange.

Setback

After experiencing some pain that has gotten a bit worse over
the past month, I decided to make an appointment to see my
oncologist tomorrow. I'm pretty sure that it's abdominal adhesions
but want to be sure and see what, if anything can be done.

This is what I found on the web :

"Abdominal adhesions can kink, twist, or pull the intestines out of place, causing an intestinal obstruction. An intestinal obstruction partially or completely restricts the movement of food or stool through the intestines. A complete intestinal obstruction is life threatening and requires immediate medical attention and often surgery.
Adhesions can become larger and tighter as time passes, causing problems years after surgery."

So, it appears that there is no "fix" if this is the case, as more surgery
would just result in more adhesions. Stay tuned for more later this week...

Dog Daze of August

It's August 4th, 2011 and the dog days of summer are going on all
over the country. The weather has been "triple H" (hot, hazy and humid),
but a couple of days of relief before back to the hot days of summer.

Besides having some pain that could be scar tissue/skin adhesions, everything
seems to be going okay, not great, but I'm happy with okay!

My next oncology visit will be in October, on the 31st (Halloween) and I'll
be asking some questions that I keep adding to my list.

Have a happy and safe summer, but beware of carcinoma!

Hotter Than the 4th of July !!!

The month of June started off with some chilly weather and rain, but it's
now hotter than the 4th of July and expected to stay like this for awhile (through the 4th of July).

Aside from some internal adhesion/scar tissue pains, I'm still doing well and hope that this continues and best wishes for a very Happy and safe upcoming Independence Day holiday weekend!

It's June and 55 degrees F ???

It must be because the Bruins are still playing hockey and tonight is game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final Playoffs!

We've had a few stretches of hot and hazy weather, but it's nice to get a break from the heat every now and then. I can recall when I was starting chemo three years ago and the wicked heat we had. I used to wear long sleeves and cover with a blanket during my infusions. Those chemo meds
work well, but the side effects included neuropathy and feeling cold very easily.

At any rate, we're hoping for a Bruins victory tonight and then looking
at a warm summer season....eventually! For those of you who are going through chemo right now, may God bless you as He has blessed me!!!

Edited to add - The BRUINS won!