“Some of the worst things in my life never even happened” – Mark Twain Whenever I’m stressing about the future, I remember those wise words.  With my surgery for a completion protecting just under a month away, you can imagine I’m a a little nervous. I keep cycling through different emotions and realizations about the surgery and my recovery. For the … Read More
Coltrane for life. Why I decided to make my ostomy permanent.
When the surgeon and I were talking about my colectomy in the hospital, she mentioned leaving a couple inches of rectum partially because it was so inflamed she wasn’t comfortable operating, but also so that I’d have the possibility to have my ostomy reversed and go the j-pouch route. I told her I wouldn’t be doing that but she didn’t … Read More
Almond Meal is Not My Friend
The other day I met Coltrane’s evil twin for the first time. He’s much bigger than Coltrane and he caused me a lot of pain.  I remember him every time I feel guilty for being totally overkill with my diet and not wanting to expand my food horizons. Who would have thought almond meal/flour pancakes would be a problem? The … Read More
Healing is a Bumpy Road
Today was seven weeks post-colectomy and my body celebrated by not having nearly as much energy as it had had in the days leading up but after a morning nap I didn’t let that stop me. There is nothing like being able to recognize progress and that is what I have been so lucky to do over the last few … Read More