Kellee Matlock

Good! Where were you.

I started this so long ago and then and then things got crazy and out of hand and then I forgot about it!

I had surgery in Dec.2011.

It seemed like every time a doc said lets run some routine tests, they found something new to scare the crap out of me!

Hysterectomy was the best move ever! I don't regret that at all, then I lost 2 toe nails and they found a lump in my neck that had to come out and is was benign, but then they found the skin cancer on my nose and dug that out.

I can tell you that 2 weeks before my surgery I received a notice for a mammogram,,,,, oh hell no! That had to wait!

Surgery did not go as planed, I had it at the U.W. and agreed to let a student assist,,,,, at the end when they put the saline in and listen for leaks, yep you guessed it I had one and it was in the very back of my pouch so they opened me up and spread my ribs( that hurt for days!) and went in and fixed it! 2 days in I.C.U. and then 3 days in my room and I went home!

I had stricture from the start and a lump on the right side of incision, the M.A. kept saying lets just monitor it until next time. Well next time came and went and I Feb.2012 for my 50th birthday my doc said it's colonoscopy time! Umm ok, well the for that removed the stricture! And that was fine nothing to worry about, I didn't need to go in for another until this next birthday!

Back to the lump which was causing pain in my belly button, turns out that my stitching had ALL come undone and I had 7 hernias that needed repairing!

I did end up having the mammogram and was told that I have a mass, it is benign!

Aside from some potassium issues from double hip replacement( pre RNY) I am now doing great!

I try my best not to let the Fibromyalgia and Neuropathy get me down to much.

I am a slow loser and I am fine with that!

Never give up and keep moving!

This is an amazing journey and life is good and full of wonder when you feel this great!