....has been looming on our horizon for a couple months now, marking Kevin's second colonoscopy. Since we managed to be done with the RadioTherapy on Friday, we didn't have to contend with that today, which left our backup driver off the hook. We hope you were able to enjoy your morning, dd.
Kevin spent yesterday drinking and evacuating and drinking and evacuating, and evacuating, and evacuating in preparation... I spent the weekend hoping that I could stop taking the Shooters, but that wasn't the case. The sunburn-like spot below my left shoulder blade continues to darken, so we're treating it with aloe and healing oils.
Got to the hospital in plenty of time to walk from the parking structure to the department where the procedure was performed. Everyone was running ahead of schedule, so instead of the 11:30 am alert I was expecting, they paged me at 10:30 to say Kevin was done.
Kevin was up, very alert, and ready to leave when I walked in the door. He felt well enough to ride along while we did some errands so that we could spend the afternoon and evening letting him catch up with himself. He doesn't seem to have the memory loss or spaciness that he did with the last one. He does seem exhausted and I expect he'll retire early this evening.
The preliminary report showed two polyps, probably benign, which were removed. It appears that he also has diverticulosis. For now they encourage a high fiber diet, which we're already doing. It's apparently not treated the way it was when Uncle Shorty first had it some thirty years ago... We should have all of the results within a week or so.
We're waiting to hear that Carl and Patty made it home safely. It was a wonderful visit and we're already looking forward to the next!
So, howz by youz??
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