Successful Bag Take Down!!!!

joemetz
joemetz Member Posts: 493
in Colorectal Cancer #1
Greetings.

yesterday (7-26-12) my surgeon completed the colostomy bag take down, cut out the "dead tumor" from my colon. (the transverse colon, next to the liver).

so far, it appears to be a complete success.

Passing gas now, and they'll allow for me to eat food tomorrow.

so excited to have this surgery behind me.

begin "maintenance chemo" in six weeks.

I'm super pissed off at Cancer but I hope to have Cancer more pissed off at me... for kicking Cancers Butt!!!

cheers to you.

Hugs from Toledo

Joe Metzger

Comments

  • Doc_Hawk
    Doc_Hawk Member Posts: 685
    #2
    Congrats!
    Good job, Joe! Keep kicking that nasty little buggers butt!
  • Momof2plusteentwins
    Momof2plusteentwins Member Posts: 509 Member
    #3
    Hey Joe
    So glad surgery is done and a success. Now time to heal and get ready for maintenance chemo.
    Sandy
  • omrhill
    omrhill Member Posts: 125
    #4
    Congrats!
    Wishing you a speedy recovery and much success in chemo to come.

    Robin
  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    #5
    Dear Joe
    Hope that your recovery is easy and swift.

    Hugs,

    Marie who loves kitties
  • tommycat
    tommycat Member Posts: 790 Member
    #6
    Yay!
    Finally the healing can really begin. Good job Joe!!!
    Tommycat
  • Maxiecat
    Maxiecat Member Posts: 544 Member
    #7
    Wonderful! Throw a couple
    Wonderful! Throw a couple of extra punches for all of your friends here.

    Alex
  • abrub
    abrub Member Posts: 2,174 Member
    #8
    Great news!
    Wishing you a speedy recovery
  • danker
    danker Member Posts: 1,276 Member
    #9
    joemetz
    Always happy to hear good news. Be NED and live to 90 like I am going to. LOL
  • smokeyjoe
    smokeyjoe Member Posts: 1,425 Member
    #10
    danker said:

    joemetz
    Always happy to hear good news. Be NED and live to 90 like I am going to. LOL

    Great news!!!!

    Great news!!!!
  • dmj101
    dmj101 Member Posts: 527 Member
    #11
    AWESOME CONGRATULATION!!!!
    wishing you a speedy recovery. and uneventful chemo..
    what a great accomplishment..
    congrat's..
    Donna
  • joemetz
    joemetz Member Posts: 493
    #12
    thanks everyone
    thanks for the positive notes today.
    I truly appreciate your encouragement, and so happy to share good news with y'all.

    Today is day 3 from the surgery...
    I've had the colostomy bag since mid-December 2011. (8 months)

    and today, i had to use Toilet paper for the first time in over 8 months.
    it's working!!!

    its amazing and I'm so happy with this day.

    I still haven't had food, but hope to have some tomorrow.

    I should be out of the hospital by Monday or Tuesday.

    Hugs from Toledo

    Joe
  • jjaj133
    jjaj133 Member Posts: 867 Member
    #13
    Whew! So glad that is over
    Whew! So glad that is over with. congratulations and hope it is smooth
    sailing from here on in.
    Hugs,
    Judy
  • YoVita
    YoVita Member Posts: 590 Member
    #14
    joemetz said:

    thanks everyone
    thanks for the positive notes today.
    I truly appreciate your encouragement, and so happy to share good news with y'all.

    Today is day 3 from the surgery...
    I've had the colostomy bag since mid-December 2011. (8 months)

    and today, i had to use Toilet paper for the first time in over 8 months.
    it's working!!!

    its amazing and I'm so happy with this day.

    I still haven't had food, but hope to have some tomorrow.

    I should be out of the hospital by Monday or Tuesday.

    Hugs from Toledo

    Joe

    Congratulation Joe!
    I've been following your experience since you joined. Your attitude and energy will help you through this. Good luck with your remaining treatment.
  • herdizziness
    herdizziness Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #15
    Joe
    Good for you!!!
    Happy you have the surgery out of the way, let the healing begin and the cancer stay away!!!
    Thinking of you,
    Winter Marie

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