May 13 (Wednesday)...the next step in the process was to rule out all other cancer origins. So I would need to have a colonoscopy. Turns out you don’t just have a colonoscopy without meeting the doctor first so I had to set that up.
I met with the GI specialist (Dr. Bullock) by telemed. I felt like this was more of a formality. Yes, I am a living breathing person. Yes, the doctor had read my file case and agreed i needed to have a colonoscopy and endoscopy done as soon as it could be scheduled.
Box checked and procedures scheduled for later in the month.
May 20(Wednesday)... a scheduled PET scan took place today. This scan would tell us if there was active cancer cells in my body. It was painless. It was a time for prayer. I felt confident that we were making progress to determine the extent of the cancer.
I thought I was told to fast for this procedure. So i did not eat that morning. I figured I was going to be starting prep for the colonoscopy the next day so I was just getting a head start. My last meal was the night before. Turns out I could have eaten that day. Oh well...a little less food would not hurt me.
May 21 (Thursday). I had been warned that the colonoscopy purge was worse than the treatment. I believe that to be a true statement. Not a fun experience but after that it was not so bad. Thankful for the meal provided that night by friends. I would not have been able to prepare a meal and of course could not eat it.
May 22 (Friday). Arrived two hours early to sit in waiting room. I slept most of that time. The colonoscopy and endoscopy were a breeze. No adverse side effects. Ready to go home but was told I had to wait for doctor. Since I was seeing others leave quickly from recovery I knew my procedure did not have good results.
My mom was even allowed to come in and wait with me. And we waited for almost two hours. I guess the specialist had to finish all other procedures before he would have time to talk to us. We were the last ones to leave except a poor woman who needed to be admitted to hospital. Bless her heart. I spent a lot of my waiting time praying for her.
The doctor finally got out to tell me that i had several polyps in the my stomach and colon. All were removed and would be biopsied except one very large (peach sized) polyp that would need to be removed surgically. And along with the polyps I had erosive gastritis which is a inflammation of the stomach lining.
This meant more waiting for results before we could progress to treatment. I hoped to have results when i met with Dr. Drengler the following week.
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