A Surprise

Here I am creating a blog about what for me seemed like an unlikely subject........my having colon cancer. It sure came as a surprise.

I thought that I was impregnable and have found out that I was not.

It is my intention to share my feelings and encounters along this journey.

Let's start at the beginning. In early March, I was experiencing a change in bowel habits and started to get uncomfortable. After a week or so of little action, I finally got an appointment with a gastrointestinal doctor, but it was set for March 31. It was March 20 and I could not contemplate waiting 12 days to have this checked out.

Fortunately, I was able to connect with Dr. Eric Weston quickly and had a consultation with him on Wednesday March 22. It was gracious of him to return to his office at the end of his day to do an exam. Not the most comfortable type of exam, but I survived. He quickly determined that I needed a colonoscopy and was appalled that I had never had one. (Apparently, once you turn 50, you should have them regularly and why wouldn't you? The prep for a colonoscopy is an adventure that you will not soon forget!)

I was given a set of instructions and a list of things to buy, had an appointment set up and off I went. My life was not going to be the same, but it was and is an adventure.