Hello All,
I finally feel good enough to sit at the computer and post. Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes. It really means alot to me. The last two days I have finally felt a bit like myself. It has definitely been the hardest 2 and a half weeks in my life.
The surgery was definitely a major one. They don't ever really prepare you for it. I guess they didn't want to scare me. I had my bladder removed, uterus, ovaries and some lymph nodes. They used part of my large intestine to build me a new pouch that will hold my urine. Right now I have two stents in my kidneys which is diverting it right now. I didn't know they were going to do that. And every day I have to flush those tubes. Luckily I will get those removed next week. The great news is, is that all of my pathology reports came back negative so that means they got all the cancer out with my bladder!!! Wooo Hoooo! I am never going back to the way I ate or lived. I know that that lifestyle contributed to my cancer, along with old built up feelings that I never dealt with.
I have had alot of time to read, and I am really enjoying that. I am sticking to the elimination diet and I stuck to it in the hospital too. I am beginning to feel so much better. The first week I cried everyday, I think I was mourning the loss of my bladder, and the realization that I have a new way of doing things. I believe that has passed now, and I am so thankful for what I do have. I can't wait to get back on my feet, I am looking forward to feeling good again. I don't think I have felt 100 percent in about 5 years.
Thanks everyone for standing behind me. Its great to know that this forum is here for us. I did miss it when I was in the hospital. Oh, and Guardian I did push ALL the buttons! There wasn't much else to do!!!!
Angela :)
