Fresh from Surgery

Well I'm back from Surgery and the hospital. My surgeon said the laproscoptic surgery would be about three hours but turned out to be six. The first problem was they could locate the tumor. It had been stained with ink two weeks before but was not on my left side as the gastro doc said it was on the right side on the asending colon not the descending colon. He then took some time to look around with the camera at my other organs and decided he wanted to correct a umbilitical hernia and repair several adhesions that my first colon cancer surgery had caused four years ago. So about three hours to locate and remove the cancer and three hours in repairs. I have a four inch incision runs from by belly button north (towards sterum) and two one-half inch incisions on either side of my abdomin. Now the seven day wait to determine if the 30 nodes removed have any cancer in them. I spent five days in the hospital to watch for infection and to make absolutely sure that I could not sleep more than two hours in a row. In the hospital when they say get some rest they mean do it fast and between cleaning staff/doctors/nurses/clergy/lab techs/pharmacy/maintenance/ and my walks. They meant well but I was glad to get out of there so I could get better. Thursday I get the staples removed and find out about the nodes. Monday I see my oncologist. Won't he be surprised when I tell him what he can do with his chemo. I endured 15 weeks of Xedola four years ago that caused me permanent damage and for what? Cancer came back anyway! My poor abdomine- my wife thought I looked repulsive four years ago wait until she sees me now. I have to many scars even for the colondar. Well getting a tired still on meds for pain not as bad as last time just different.