Its been a minute!

Merry Christmas everyone! It's that magical time of the year when the weather gets cold and the Christmas tree gets pulled out of the attic to decorate! I love the winter time! Well, my last post had me taking my post operative PETSCAN to find out if the surgery got rid of all of the cancer. The scan was inconclusive so I have to get another one done in February. The doctor told me there were some remnants still showing up in my scan, but it could be from the surgery and also the chemo and radiation leaves traces from the procedure.
Physically I feel better every day! I am able to do all the things I used to do before my surgery,(except wipe my butt!) without much of a problem. The side effects from the IV chemo are still affecting me. Sensitivity to the cold is in effect! Wonderful that I get to feel this during the months of December and January! Lol!
Mentally I am used to the colostomy bag now. I can sleep well wearing my bag and I can finally spoon with my wife again! I am a BIG spoon fan people! The transition from surgery to being recovered is almost complete! I have just a little bit of discomfort when I sit for too long, but nothing like it was a month ago. It feels sooo good to be over the hump there! It taken a minute to get back to "normal", but its been worth the wait!
My band is back laying tracks for a CD we're working on. Work is not a problem either. At first I would get tired half-way through the day, but I would push through it and make it allright. Now I feel pretty normal at the end of the day! I have had one episode of diarrhea while at work and it wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. But I am NOT looking forward to any kind of stomach flu or future bowel battles! Whew! Not being able to control your movements is a strange thing to wrap your head around.
My Mom is putting the finishing touches on her website for the colostomy cover she invented for me. We're hoping that we can help other people get their dignity back. When I first came home after the surgery I was self conscious of the bag flopping around in my sleep. I didn't like the way it just bopped around under my shirt so I told my Mom and her lifetime of experience in the garment industry led her to create this cover for me to use. After some trials and errors in the design I think she hit on one that will benefit men and women going through life with a colostomy bag. It's just a little peace of mind to have when you are getting back into the swing of thngs and the last thing you want is a swinging bag of feces on your hip! I will post the website and all of that info here in the next couple of weeks! When life hands you lemons, well you just make some lemonade people right?