I am now 6 weeks post surgery. Two weeks was easy. Three weeks was easy. I saw the surgeon. She told me the surgery went very well. The right side of the colon was removed along with 30 lymph nodes and my appendix. There was a small tumor where the polyp was plastered to the inner wall of the colon that showed cancer but it had not penetrated the colon wall. That is great news. Also great news was that all the lymph nodes were clear of cancer. Because of the surgery, I am now cancer free. CANCER FREE!! At this time the followup recommendation is repeat colonoscopy in one year. I will also followup with my surgeon at home in another 2-3 weeks. I can go back home to the farm.
The next day Karen had off school so we were going to have a play day before I left Wichita to go to the farm. We slept in and decided to run a couple errands to pick up some things to take home for Mom and Dad then eat BBQ for lunch and check out a quilt shop before going home to maybe sew the rest of the day. Errands done, the BBQ shop was closed that we wanted to go to so we went to a Mexican restaurant close by. It just seemed to be a let down after what we had been looking forward to. Even the quilt shop did not have any spark. We went home and I took a nap before packing up things and loading the car.
Friday, May 10, I met some friends for lunch then drove to the farm. It was nice to be home. It was nice to see Mom & Dad again. I really missed them especially since Dad had been in the hospital while I was in Wichita and Mom stayed in Colby at Mary's for a week. It was hard for me to be so far away and to have to allow everyone else take care of Mom & Dad and their needs. They are all busy in their own lives and not right here like I usually am. I knew I had to stay in Wichita or I would have over done things around the farm and not really rested enough to fully take care of myself. As soon as I got home I jumped right back into the routine of life on the farm. I was glad to be home. I really still needed at least another 3 weeks of recuperation but did not really fully do that. Shame on me! So glad to be home but paid the price.
