Today's Appointment

Happy Birthday Brian! Happy Birthday Dan!

I had a great visit with Dr. Swanson at the Dana Farber Cancer Center today! He is such a wonderful doctor, so personable and patient.
Here is the news-All the gas is normal, oh goody, it will be around for a while. Kurt says he can't take it, it wakes him up in the middle of the night, (the sound and or the smell) so he is going back to sleeping on the couch until it has settled down. I found out today that during my surgery, they removed all 20+ feet of my small intestines and laid them on my chest during the surgery. When it was time to put them back in, they sort of just "stuffed" them back into me. I guess there is no way to neatly replace them, so they are busy settling themselves back in. I know they were angry!
My incision looks beautiful! It has healed very nicely. I am allowed to go swimming when I go to Flordia!! Yeah! At first, they didn't think it would have healed in time. So that is a bonus! My cousin has a pool and Kaeli was looking forward to swimming with me, so I am glad that she won't be disappointed.
I am done giving myself shots! I am so excited! I have been giving myself 3 a day in my stomach and it is one big bruise. It was hard to find a spot that hadn't been poked. I will continue to get one shot a month when I see my oncologist, Dr. Kulke.
I am exhausted, so I am going to take a nap. It was a busy day! Thanks for keeping me in your thoughts and prayers. I appreciate them all!
Theresa