Apr 13
Today is the day... My life will change forever.
Today is the day. Surgery to remove the entire large intestine (colon). I tell you what, I am sure looking forward to permanently removing Ulcerative Colitis from my body. That has been the greatest challenge over the last 10 years to deal with. I was in college at the time, playing on a golf scholarship, with dreams of playing professional golf soon after college. But in Nov/Dec 1998 I got this mysterious disease that has no cure. I was so sick back then. By the time I came back from winter break to start the next semester in January, I had lost around 20 lbs (I was already slender to begin with), I was weak, in pain, and unsure of what my future held. I was unable to play competitive golf again. My dreams were shattered.If you have been following along, you know just last month, my doctor found dysplasia in my colon. Essentially pre-cancer type cells. No time to lose. I must remove the colon before this turns into to cancer and spreads throughout my body. In a way, this was a lot of blessings in disguise. Not only I rid of any chance of cancer which I was high risk for. But this cures an incurable disease: ulcerative colitis. No more colon = no more disease.
I know it will be a long road to recovery. But I can already see the road ahead of me... and it sure looks bright! I can't wait to recover and see what I can do. I will be doing everything in my power to get back into shape and practice so that I can play golf competitively again. Probably this time next year will be a realistic timeframe to expect to back to normal, in shape, and golf game fine tuned.
It is now that I realize my dreams were not shattered in 1998, they were only delayed a little bit. :-)
Make it a great day, and I will see you on the other side!
- Brian
