Surgery: the nitty gritty

So, I keep mentioning my upcoming surgery.   Lots of people are asking what it is for and how long I’ll be recovering.  All that good stuff.    I haven’t elaborated a lot, because frankly we weren’t certain of the details until very recently. When I had my surgery back in March, the reason it turned intoContinue reading “Surgery: the nitty gritty”

Surgery: Short & Sweet

So, you want the basics, but not all the details? This is for you .. . if you want all this and then some, move on to “the nitty gritty”. Date:  Thursday, January 23 (checking into the hospital on Wednesday morning for prep) Where:  Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD What:  colon removal & checkContinue reading “Surgery: Short & Sweet”

Baltimore and My Colon

Yep, you read that right.  Last Friday afternoon we drove up to Baltimore so I could have a colonoscopy Saturday morning.   They were primarily checking to see if my colon was still suffering from some severe inflammation that was found in October.  I have Crohn’s Disease and it seems it is causing a lot ofContinue reading “Baltimore and My Colon”