so, some stuff has been going on for us and it looked like we may have to cancel our September trip. we still may but it is up in the air atm.
DH has been having issue with his abdomen area The past 6 months or so.
he has been to his GP many times and she has put Him on Clearlax- December. He went for a CT in January 2022 and it was normal.
April the pain got worse again and she changed him to Miralax- she said it was fecal matter and she said she would schedule colonoscopy. She didnāt. But, he did get some relief and had BM twice a day, so DH was hoping that was the issue.
fast forward to 9/19 and DH is having pain in abdomen and his doctor could barely touch his stomach without him shouting in pain. She said it is a pinched nerve and gives him a steroid shot, antibiotics, and RX steroid.
on 9/24 the pain was so intense that he goes to the ER. They do a CT and the doctors say he has a large malignant Cancer mass where his appendix is āsupposed to be. DH said where is my appendix then? DR and nurse said āthatās a good questionā.
so now we went from excess fecal matter, to pinched nerve to Colon Cancerā¦
admitted to the hospital on 9/25. He has the colonoscopy and they are hoping to get a biopsy of the mass and check to see if he has Crohns. They find one polyp but can not do a full procedure because the mass if blocking the appendix area/colon.
9/26 he has surgery and this DR also says ācancerā. He removed a portion of his colon and the fist size mass that includes his appendix. i ask the doctor if his appendix had ruptured and he said yes. He said he didnāt know long ago. i told the doctors in the ER that he didnāt have any of the common symptoms of colon cancer like blood in stool, tar like stool, etc. and I really felt like it was his appendix had ruptured and they said they would know that it was ruptured. even though the CT in January said it was normal. i know I am not a medical professional, but i donāt know why this didnāt show up sooner.
we wonāt know the pathology results until today or tomorrow. DH has to Pass gas, have a BM, and able to control pain with oral meds before he can go home. He has been walking with his IV pole since last night to try and hopefully get the gas moving. He is on antibiotics, morphine, Tylenol 1000mg, and oxycodone Q4 prn.
I know we are not out of the woods yet and something could show up on the pathology report, but my hope and belief is still that this is an anomaly and he is so very fortunate to have not suffered the effects of the burst appendix in the worse way.
DH is the one saying he is getting well before our schedule vacation in 4 weeks, but I would be ok selling the 6 night stay or trying to bank the points with MS.
He is sitting in the chair right now looking at the F&W appā¦. sipping apple juice.
he is a strong active healthy 53 yo man except for this.
you guys keep posting your excitement and anticipation! And have amazing trips! The magic is still there and if we canāt make it this month, we will be back as soon as we can.
Nothing like what Karenās husband has gone through
but still setting us back a bit in our preparations. Thinking of you @karen4546 hoping things are ok.
For two people that was enough $$ for two really good table service meals, or a a new Dooney. 
Now I have her watching the kids before her trip, then my BFF is keeping them for a few days (luckily our kids go to the same school), and my parents will get back from Gatlinburg in time for school pickup on Thursday. Weāre at Disney Sat-Sat but my parents are only gone Mon-Thu. Itās been stressful planning the kidsā non-Disney vacation but at least DHās and my actual Disney portion has been easy. Now Iām trying to talk him into leaving tomorrow night and staying somewhere inexpensive in Orlando instead of leaving early Sat AM. Hopefully I can sway him! Itās only a 6-hour drive so if we leave by 6PM we could easily be there by midnight and then sleep in. I prefer to not start the trip exhausted by leaving at 5-6AM on Sat and I also want to be there already!
