I mean back to work. I'm having surgery Wednesday morning. Expected to take about 8 to 10 hours. I have a Liposarcoma in my inguinal canal that was discovered earlier this year. It was supposed to be a hernia but turned out to be much more. Because of the location of the tumor, I also am going have a penectomy.
I'll let you look that up and yes, it is what you think it is. I've been in pain for the past three months and have taken Morphin, Oxycodone, Tramadol, Hydromorphone, Gabapentin, Dexamethasone.
I never ever took drugs growing up. Never did pot only drank beer and liquor but hated both. Cannot stand the taste of alcohol and in the past few months, I have understood the need for all these drugs. Without them, life would have been unbearable. Mind you, my level of pain is always around a 5 and if it stays there I'm happy. Been going to Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. One of the best in the United States for my treatment. I finished radiation treatment 6 weeks ago after having it for 5 weeks. I had to drive 120 miles day round trip to Tampa for these treatments. I'm staying at my sisters home now she lives closer to Tampa until I recover from this. Liposarcoma is one of these cancers that you have to get every last bit of it or else it grows back for which it did after my hernia operation. Felt great for about three weeks then it started growing rapidly again. The radiation was supposed to stop the growth, but unfortunately, it didn't care what it was supposed to do and kept getting bigger. Now because of its size, they have no other option but to perform the previously mentioned surgery. As I sit here I can feel pain pulsating everywhere from my groin area and cannot wait until this thing is removed from my body. I truly don't care what they have to remove as long as the pain goes away and I can get back to work and a normal life again.
This whole business has been an eye-opener. From life itself to all the hassle of dealing with it not to mention the financial aspect. I have a great job and people that truly care about me and I will have a job when I get back on my feet. I never in a million years thought this would happen to me and I'm sure every single one of you out there in BIAB land thinks the same way. You just never know what life has in store for you all.