Nuggets Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 My mother will undergo colon cancer surgery on 13 August ... a pre-cancerous polyp was removed during her colonoscopy last week, and a tumour observed and biopsied. Bad News: Tumour is malignant and they will remove it and resection the colon. Decent News: it appears to be early stage, and the only occurance. I came back from Costa Rica on the weekend -- my residency there was finalized on 7 July.... colonoscopy on 14 July, I went to the pre-surgery consultation with her yesterday. Fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelerswife Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I hope she does as well as my mother did. Had a resection. No recurrences for the last 18 years. Ah, but I get to schedule my third colonoscopy next week. Family history puts me (and you) in a higher risk group, and even though I get CT scans for my own cancer every 3-4 months, I still get to have more frequent colonoscopies for HER cancer. She will do well. Try to think positively. Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtokam Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Oh Nuggets, I'm so sorry you are dealing with this. Sending positive vibes to you and your mom. And yes.... FUCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmsmdm Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 (((Hugs))))) and prayers sent! Also, a big resounding FUCK!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggets Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 I went home to Canada to do Dutiful Daughter Duty ~~ long story, but my mother's long time partner has the compassion of a day old newspaper, and would have expected a meal on the table once she made it home from hospital. I may have caused a ruckus ~ she and the partner of 34 years got into a huge fight a couple nights after she come home ~ like: 'If you don't step up and help, pack your bags and leave' kind of fight... so things were tense. I kept my nose out of it - of of his whines was that supper was at 8 pm one night because I went to visit her in the hospital -- it may have caused the fight as I heard: 'Guess what, ASSHOLE!? She is here for ME, not YOU!' --- Oy. Thank to the Universe for wine. Good news - biopsy report came back that 19 of 19 lymph nodes taken outside of the colon have come back clean, she appears to have dodged a bullet and for her troubles is about 12" and 1 malignant tumour less than 13 August. Not So Good news - the gall bladder issues that triggered the whole investigation have resurfaced and she will probably undergo a second surgery as soon as the colon resection has healed. I am back in Costa Rica ~ I slept until 930am this morning --- ya, 930. It was pre-death the last time I slept past 630 am... still letting that sink in for me. Thanks to all for sympathy and kind words ~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokenHeart2 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Sounds like the Mom partner is a tad of a nightmare. Glad to hear about your Mom living in Costa Rica sounds like a dream. I hope to also day! Another Canadian hoping to dodge these horrid winters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggets Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Another Canadian hoping to dodge these horrid winters. Truly ~ I am a Weather Refugee here. I grew up in the Yukon Territory and then 35 years on the Canadian prairies ~ I don't have to prove nothing to nobody anymore! LOL Shoveled my fair share of driveways and sidewalks, drove on frozen tires, had downfilled everything at some point in my life (including a housecoat from Eddie Bauer -- ) only to discover a severe allergy to feathers... and walked to school in 40 Below, in the days it was Fahrenheit ~ and did it at -40C when we switched to SI (frikken cold in either scale). C'mon down, the beer is cold and you only need one wardrobe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokenHeart2 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Hey Nuggets, twist my rubber arm I have an Eddie Bauer jacket that DH bought me! I love it but not enough to stay in these frigid winters. I'm thinking of heading to Costa Rica this winter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarbell Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 ((((big ole Hugs Nuggets))))) Damn I am very sorry. I come here to swear too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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