Last working day prior to the surgery. Got my remaining open items closed off (enough, at least), talked with the couple of people at the office I'm vaguely close to. They all seem rather more sure that I'm going to be okay than I am ( Read more... )

Yesterday is a day better not dwelt on too much. Very uncomfortable ( Read more... )

Had the (first) consultation with the surgeon today.

I now have planned:

• appointment with my family doctor
• A CT scan
• A flexible sigmoidoscopy
• A Pre-operative Assessment
• A second consulation with the surgeon

I survived Probing Day.
( yup, icky stuff )

Okay. Had the appointment with the specialist today.
( Hidden as it describes ickiness inside that few will be interested in, but it's stuff I need to get down/out. )

I've been mulling this over a couple of weeks, trying to figure out how to talk about it without sounding defeatist, whiney, alarmist, angry or some other not-entirely-useful emotion.
( Still, it's beneath a cut, just in case. )