A Note from Debbie.....

It's been one amazing year and now I am happy to say I am cured. Please see below for my journey through cancer....


Hello my friends, on August 4, 2008 I was diagnosed with Cancer.

As you can imagine the initial shock was great, for me, Doug and our girls. We've now got a great team of colorectal doctors, learned a lot about what is ahead, and have gotten our minds wrapped around it. So now we are in the "let's get this thing out of here" mode and feel very confident that, with prayers and support of my friends and family, by next Spring I will celebrate being cancer-free.

Please join me in this journey of Recovery, and visit this blog from time to time for updates, to post your comments, and read others'. If you're new to Blogging (as am I!) new postings are at the top, click the Archives at the left and scroll down to start at the beginning, then press "Comments" to read responses, and please add your own! And if you will, leave your name and how we're associated, as opposed to Anonymous (thanks!). Email Doug for instructions if you have trouble, ddavis@archifects.com.

With much love,
Debbie

Friday, August 28, 2009

Like a tree trunk

It is wonderful to be home. I'm getting up occasionally for short walks. Other than some nausea and an occasional headache, another thing I'm experiencing is water weight gain. My stomach is so bloated it feels like a tree trunk. After not eating for 4 days, I was curious to step on the scale, imagine my alarm when I was 16lbs more than when I went into the hospital. Three of those pounds dropped off in the middle of last night, and, according to my surgeon, the rest will too, quite quickly - it's just that they pumped me so full of fluids, it has retained itself in my midsection. I'm going to trust him on this one, like I've done all along the way. He'd better be right...
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Anonymous said...

ha! Glad to hear you are well enough to be able to complain about the little things in life again, like belly fat :). Congrats on your successful surgery and being home!

August 31, 2009 at 2:58 PM

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