Well after waiting so long for the results and not being totally satisfied when they did come I lost some of my mental fortitude.\u00a0 However, I bounced back quickly and Friday Laurie was kind enough to pull the “PEG” feeding tube from my stomach.\u00a0 I hadn’t used it in more than three weeks and I was just plain tired of it.\u00a0 Of course the doctors said they would “call the GI and see when it could be removed”, but the internet is a beautiful thing.\u00a0 After just a few minutes of research by Laurie we came to the conclusion that we could do it ourselves.\u00a0 First I tried, but with no success.\u00a0 It’s not surprising really since I was sitting up and looking straight at a tube extending from my body while yanking on it.\u00a0 We changed our strategy and I laid down to disengage what little stomach muscles I do have.\u00a0 Then Laurie gave it the old “heave ho” and before I could protest from the pain it was out.\u00a0 I went part of the weekend with gauze and before you know it I have a new scar that I can make up a dramatic gun fight about.\u00a0 Sorry about the hairy stomach and pale white skin in the picture, but how else am I supposed to show off my new scar.<\/p>\n
The next step is to get the access port removed.\u00a0 There won’t be any home remedies for this however.\u00a0 It requires a minor surgical procedure, but shouldn’t take very long.\u00a0 I’m going to call the doctor’s office and see what the hold up is on getting that scheduled tomorrow.\u00a0 I get the feeling that it will really feel like the end of this treatment era to me, but we’ll see.<\/p>\n
Getting to the topic of the post title I began a new era today by resuming my exercise plan.\u00a0 I couldn’t hang with the rest of the crew for obvious reasons, but Laurie made me up a special little workout for me to do.\u00a0 Overall I was pleased with my effort and results.\u00a0 I managed to eek out 20 pull ups, 40 push ups and 60 air squats in 7 minutes.\u00a0 It was broken up into 4 rounds, but those are the totals.\u00a0 Going forward I’m not sure if Laurie will keep me on my own routine for a little while or just work me in with everyone else and scale it back for me, but since the exercise has begun I’m kind of excited about it.\u00a0 I’m sure I’ll be back in good form by summer’s end and competing with everyone else.<\/p>\n
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Well after waiting so long for the results and not being totally satisfied when they did come I lost some of my mental fortitude.\u00a0 However, I bounced back quickly and Friday Laurie was kind enough to pull the “PEG” feeding … Continue reading