My Lynch Syndrome, Part 8
I was already retired and fully vested in my health insurance program when I learned I had Lynch Syndrome.
I was already retired and fully vested in my health insurance program when I learned I had Lynch Syndrome.
Since 2012, I have been under surveillance for the long list of possible Lynch Syndrome and Muir-Torre Syndrome cancers…
At first, I was devastated by the Lynch Syndrome diagnosis…
I wish my successful hemicolectomy in 2012 and umbilical hernia repair in 2015 were the end of my Colon Cancer story…
Three years after my successful hemicolectomy, I started to notice an intermittent pain in the middle of my belly…
My surgeon came by late afternoon on day four…
Along the way, I was beyond impressed and so deeply moved by the strength, dedication, and compassion…
Having never felt this weak and helpless in my entire life, the recovery process began…
Next thing I know, I wake up in a typical hospital bed… in a typical double room…
Buzzing alarm clock shocks me awake well before sunrise…