Home, August 5th

Actually I made it home last night, August 4th but it was a pretty exhausting day. Additionally the norco pain medicine really clouds my mind, and, yes I can tell a difference.


It is nice to be home but I am pretty wiped out. I did not sleep as well last night but that may have been from a lot of different factors. I have decided not to take the vicodin during the day and stick with Tylenol. I did walk down to the end of the cul de sac and back this morning. Overall I am pretty wiped out.

I have now caught up on Cynthia's updates and I learned a few things I did not know, but that is the beauty of the morphine pump.

Just as an update, I am down to 152 lbs., my appetite is returning but I can not eat large quantities, I am awake for about 4 hours at a time, alert is a matter of interpretation.

This week I go back into see my Surgeon on Thursday. He is going to take out the rest of my staples and get an adjustment to my ileostomy. I meet with my oncologist next Tuesday, until then I will not know if I have to do another round of chemo or not. I am not sure how that will work with the second surgery in 3 months. The great news is that at some point it should all be over and I can recover and get my strength back.

I want to thank everyone again for their prayers, thoughts, good wishes and general support. I am sure all the positive thoughts helped with the exceptionally positive results from the surgery. Assuming clarity returns, I will try to update more.

Bruce