The Colon's Last Day

I met with the stoma nurse this morning.  She was very informative.  All of my questions were answered, even some questions I didn't know I had.  Now I have a purple marker spot on my stomach where the stoma will be.  I had to sit, stand, bend over, dance,  all that stuff so we knew the stoma would not interfere )too much) with life.  Or I should say so life doesn't interfere with the stoma and it's connection to the bag.   The marker she used on me will stay permanent on the skin for up to two weeks.  The only mistake the nurse made, is she gave one of these markers to Scott!  So, consider yourself warned and do not pass out if Scott is anywhere in the vicinity.

Today I am just a wee bit nervous.  But mostly I am hungry!   I can only have clear liquids today.  Fun!  I think I am going to eat my weight in jello.  Then, this evening I start the real fun part of prep. . . the purge.  At 5 pm I will take 2 different types of laxatives.  It is five times the recommended does.  Joy.  Basically my night will be spent entirely on the toilet.  The only positive part is after this is all said and done I will never have to take a laxative again (even for prep work!).  

I can't believe I am going to have surgery tomorrow.  It still feels some what unreal.  This can't be happening to me!  These things don't happen to me, they happen to other people.  I've never had surgery before.  Heck, I've never even spent the night in the hospital before.   The only times I have been to the hospital were once for a migraine and that one time in college when I fell out of bed.  Yup, I fell out of bed and landed in the ER.   

I plan to post as soon as I am well enough to after the surgery.  In the meantime Scott will do a couple updates on here so you all can stay in the loop.  Thank you everyone for all your love and support.  I have felt a little less alone on this journey. 

 See ya on the flips side.