It’s hard to believe, but we are finally here. My surgery is scheduled for Monday morning and there is a lot to do to prepare. This will probably be a very boring post for those of you who are not in the process of or considering a TG, but feel free to read along! FirstContinue reading “Drumroll, please”
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Final Countdown
Hi. It’s been a minute. My surgery date was moved from April 20 to May 18 and plot twist: I still have all my organs. We postponed again and are in the final countdown to my end of August surgery date. I don’t have anything truly profound to say in this post other than thankContinue reading “Final Countdown”
Delayed
April 20, 2020. My gastrectomy was scheduled for today. Based on the key lime pie I had for breakfast, safe to say it didn’t take place. I had everything planned. Every detail surrounding my surgery was perfectly aligned. Every possible logistic was accounted for and that made me feel in control of a very scaryContinue reading “Delayed”
Shadows
If you haven’t noticed by now, let me clue you in… I love Grey’s Anatomy. I will not admit the number of times I have seen seasons 1-6…mostly because I’ve lost count. So, while I’m not a doctor, I kind of am. I have seen season five, episode seventeen several times before, but as IContinue reading “Shadows”
The First Cut
Well, he did it. My dad had his stomach removed and is doing great. His story is just that, his story and so I won’t try to articulate what he went through or how he felt. However, the following is mostly an overview of benchmark goals for the first week and a breakdown of howContinue reading “The First Cut”
Pre/post Op Diet
Let’s get an important item out of the way. What am I going to eat? Honestly, right now…every. thing. My mantra is currently “eat everything yummy, while you still have a tummy”. Everyone is different and each person’s body responds differently to food types post-op. For some, diets post-op can include dairy, sweets, raw fruit,Continue reading “Pre/post Op Diet”
Basically a Mermaid
Right, so where do we go from here? Honestly, I don’t know. I’m guessing you have a lot of questions. I do, too. “How are you feeling?”…I get this one a lot. Physically, I don’t feel any pain. I’m asymptomatic. In fact, stomach cancer is such a silent killer because you don’t exhibit symptoms until…wellContinue reading “Basically a Mermaid”
Just a Virgo, Not Cancer
“So do you have cancer or not?” This is an actual question asked of me. While the question’s lack of sensitivity is shocking, the question is not. Here’s the answer…I don’t know. The doctors don’t know. And they won’t know until they take my stomach out. Remember the last time I mentioned biopsies? Well, backContinue reading “Just a Virgo, Not Cancer”
Start At The Beginning
I am not a blogger. I am not an influencer. I am barely a millennial. But, I have been presented with a very unique situation and am starting this written chronicle for a couple reasons. First, when I received my diagnosis, I scoured the internet for others like me. I appreciate that strangers allowed meContinue reading “Start At The Beginning”
Hard To Digest 