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Actually, both....stitches inside and staples out. Heh...I couldn't possibly afford tipping that many people. I simply did my best to not be a pain in their asses and extended my heartfelt thanks ;) Don't think I've met the gentleman as yet...seems my surgeon and all the other op-room staff did...

I'm sure it'll stretch somewhat but I'll never get to absolutely stuff myself at holiday meals again ;) Future health? Doc says he got it all (4/5 of the stomach and 18 lymph nodes), I'll still have 2-4 chemo treatments next month to clear up any floaters, but things are lookin' great.

Won't really make things too difficult...instead of three ,meals a day I'll just have to have 6 small meals a day. In other words, I'll basically graze throughout the day. After things are healed I'll be able to eat what I always have, no restrictions beyond smaller quantities :)

Well, I survived the surgery and even kept about a fifth of my stomach. Got a nice zipper that starts at my sternum and runs to my bellybutton.

Surgery has been pushed to Dec 2nd...seems my cutter is undergoing surgery o_O So...I'm back on chemo for another session or two. Daniel~...just keep bein' you is the most helpful thing to do :)

Chemo is finally done...last two sessions really kicked my rear. But, finally got surgery scheduled for Nov 11th. See if maybe I can build up a little before that, 6 ft and only 129 lbs....tired of lookin' like I've just been liberated from a camp ;)

Weathering as well as I am able :) Luckily, I have 2 docs that balance each other well. The oncologist tends toward quiet understatement (after a PET scan, he said he was "pleased") where the cutter is most assuredly a leaner to the outspoken optimist (same PET he spoke of there being a...

Things are apparently looking kinda uppish....doc has extended the chemo an additional month as it is doing it's job and knockin' back the cancer a bit. Won't be doin' the surgery now until the end of Oct or early Nov. So...looks as if I just may be around long enough to see the ouster of...

Just put it in an empty room...no mirror in which to preen, no audience to hear it's blathering and not a single voice raised for it. That would be hell for Trumpocolypse ;)

I've everything I need :)

I so wish I were able to work...but, what I did is more labor intensive than I am able to do. I refuse pain meds beyond acetaminophen...I tend to be somewhat an addictive personality. Any pain has not yet negatively impacted my "quality" of life...I really don't think I feel pain the same way as...

Doesn't seem to be a singular kinda cause....just, shit happens :) I plan on following the docs instructions, at least to a point. Whereas I agree with your sis about life being precious....I do, however believe that quality is preferred over quantity ;) Just feelin' a bit like a single pat of...

Yeah well...I have a rather aggressive stomach cancer. Doing the chemo thing currently but will have surgery within the next month or so.

Death is with us always....ever by our sides. Not to be feared nor loathed, it is an essential part of life. I'll most likely be soon embracing death and thus transitioning to..........

In the case of Hanblceya, I can think of no more sacred a happening. You are , after all, beseeching WakanTanka (God, The Creator, The Great Mystery, whatever you so desire to call Him/Her/It) directly.

I well know that common sense is a rather uncommon commodity these days :confused:

Alrighty then. Hanbleceya would loosely translate to "crying for a vision"...seeking guidance. One would first ask their medicine man to put them on the hill. Upon agreement, you would start preparation. In some of your preps you may have assistance...such as gathering of rocks for the inipi...

Wisdom would have been to shore up our banks before the rain....rain will always come. In this immediate case, wisdom would dictate moving ourselves to higher ground for safety's sake to later clean up and shore up the banks in the event of future rains ;)

The mechanics or the experience? The mechanics vary a bit from people to people. As to the experience....my command of any language is more than insufficient to convey even the smallest part of this.

Doesn't the technology of the future often uncover/reveal the wisdom of the past? And....once revealed, isn't that wisdom open to individual interpretation?