I'll give you a brief description of the results today (no one needs to know details...TMI!). He got along fine ...the doctor came in and talked to us afterwards. Dad had 2 small apparently pre-cancerous polyps that the doctor removed...which is not a concern. I think it's more common than not to have a few polyps. The biopsy report won't be for a week and a half, but the doctor sees no problems. We had been told that after the colonoscopy, people have short term memory loss and repeat themselves a bit, but Dad was as clear as a bell when I saw him in the recovery room (no surprise...as Sara fondly refers to Dad as a "freak of nature"). He was aware of what happened during the procedure...even though he had an iv with "lala" drugs. The worst part of the whole deal was him drinking the prep solution last night, turning quite green around the gills for awhile...but he survived.
We're home now and he has had some scrambled eggs and toast and was glad to have some solid food since yesterday for the whole day it was just clear liquids. He's planning on working after lunch from home...doing some computer work.
So onward and upward. The next scheduled event is on this Thursday around 2:00 when Dad gets a port put in to have for his upcoming chemo. For those of you who would like more info on this, here's a link: http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Cancertreatment/Treatmenttypes/Chemotherapy/Linesports/Implantableport.aspx
Next week is when Dad starts the chemo...on Tuesday, Wed, and Thurs. Tuesday will be a long day...about 8 hours. The other 2 days will be around 4 or 5 hours, I believe. As always, I'll keep you posted on that as we go. There is a computer by the chemo lab that I can post things during the day to let you know Dad's progress.
I recall my dad having some choice words about the prep solution, which are not appropriate for a clean, family blog like this one. Glad it went as well as it did!
ReplyDeletegood to hear the test went well. are they not concerned about the polyps at all?
ReplyDeleteNo...the doctor who did the colonoscopy wasn't concerned..he said they were both small and didn't look suspicious. He will send a copy of the biopsy when it comes back in about a week and a half. I guess the official biopsy will be the absolute truth, but for now, he wasn't the least bit concerned.
ReplyDeleteInteresting fact: the place where Dad had the procedure has 3 doctors working there and they do between 40-50 colonoscopies per day! Whew! I hope they all have a good sense of humor!