Hi Deb.  Welcome.. Been through much huh?  

My husband is from Fostoria, Ohio and much family in Findlay, Ohio-been there many times..  Know it?????? 

The Cleveland Clinic is a wonderful place.. A few people from my support group from here in Ct, went there for their surgeries.  Along with his family. They cant say enough of good about that place.  Get well!! Hope the end results go well for you.. Nellie (stoma) and I send u our best. Marcie.

MAlsgal86...Welcome to you and Gertie grumble guts!  Meet me...Linda and Rose...my stoma.  Naming her heped me accept her a lot better.  Now we are in love.  I only changed names twice before.  You have been thru the gammet and you still have further to go.  Between all of us you will at least have a sounding board.  A variety of health issues, and some with cancer experience also.  I hope you have good support at home, and with friends.  Bounce off any questions that you have here and also know that Eric is a great source of information,  and products with amazing videos.  I only recently came on the site as I have had Rose since 2009.   Never thought to seek support as I had been thru loosing my hubby to pancreatic cancer and a few years of critically ill.  Just too tired to think.  Not any more.

Keep us up to date on how things are going for you, we all care.

Linda 

"Gertie grumble guts " is a wonderful name. Mine is NED  (no evidence of disease ).

Pleased to meet you.  ;-) 

Deborah, What does MALSGAL86 mean? Sounds like an interesting story. 

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome. I kind of found this place by accident, just searching around the intetweb.

As for the meaning of "malsgal86" it isn't very interesting...my hubby's name is Mal and we were married in 1986.

And yes Marcie I know where Fostoria is and our youngest daughter just graduated from the University of Findlay with a BS in nuclear medicine technology.

Hi Deborah

Welcome to the group ! Its a good place to get advice and also give it to others in need . You have been through a lot . Good luck on your next surgery hope they fix it this time . And congratulations to your daughter .

Stupid auto correct...meant to type marcie NOT marie

And thank you Robert, we are very proud of her...that's three kids thru  college and we are DONE!!!

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Stupid auto correct...meant to type marcie NOT marie

Fixed :) And thank you for being here to share your story! 

Deborah 3 thru collage is something to be proud of for sure and quite an accomplishment ! Congratulations to you and your husband also ! We only have one but she has been thru collage also and is getting ready to start a new position (promotion) on Feb 1st she is a Probation Officer . We are very proud of her also .

I had my recto/ vaginal fistula repaired  with the Hartmans procedure . Colon were fistula was take out and I have an Ileostomy. Ask about the Hartmans .

Mal____86 What town do u live in?? I have or my husbands any ways, in Van Wert also and Toledo Ohio.  Findaly and Fostoria Ohio..  

You must be young.. We married in 1971.. I am 68. 

Good luck on your healings.. Thyroid cancer huh? How did they find that?? I had a trek done when I died, and lots of scar tissue etc. all around now.. just wondering if u don't mind..  M.

Not at all Marcie.

They found a nodule on my thyroid during a routine exam...fast forward to an ultrasound then biopsyand it was cancer. My colon cancer was discovered during the pre surgery testing for my thyroid removal...hemoglobin had dropped to 6 and that started this journey.

I live in a VERY small rural community in Huron county Ohio on a 600 acre grain farm. We are half way between Cleveland and Toledo east and west about 40 minutes south of sandusky...right smackdab in the middle of nowhere...Lol 

Right smack in the middle of nowhere?  That sounds like Ohio to me.. :-) I have driven through Huron county, and Sundusky lots of times.. Getting to someplace else.. and so on. Nice people.  Lots of grain farming's and industry for that. Remember about 15-20 years ago, in Fostoria, Ohio-on a grain holding tank the virgin Mary was sighted?  What a traffic jam that was!! Hot dog vendors, selling t-shirts etc..  I did not attend this sighting myself tho. 

I myself love my trees around me here in New England.. And get to the ocean and other states.  But for now I am staying put... Got plans tho :-) 

Good luck with your cancer issues.. What r they doing about the thyroid cancer? 

Your poor body is going through much huh?  Best. M.

Mals_______  I meet up with an old working friend at infusion.  She went to give blood as she does yearly--Well, they would not take her as they did not like the blood out come, and told her to get to her Dr.  She did and she had colon cancer.  Go figure huh? From something so simple to something major.. Scary!!!!!!!!!! We all should count our blessing every 30 seconds.. She's doing well.