Of course I did not have Hepatitis C,, Our Dr. if he had (allowed me) not found a way  to stop me from being admitted would have lost out on his (Money) piece of the pie from my PPO . Sharon and I checked in for the procedure, in line with others. the man that went in before me, Sharon told me, was told to come back in five years. next thing I knew I heard words saying " a biopsy will be done on the tumor" then the voice was talking to Sharon. I faded out remembering bits and pieces coming completely awake in the car on the way home. A few days later a call came in saying that I had cancer, this was from Bellingrath,  he also gave me the name of my next stop and the name of the Dr. I was to see Michael Glover.
    Glover had a small office in down town Knoxville he specialized as a colon rectal surgeon. I had done a little research believing that the cancer would be removed I would be reconnected and all would be well. Dr. Glover was not so optimistic saying " we will remove the cancer making a stoma (hole in my stomach wall) and that is that".. I asked and how long before I would be re-hooked up? Sharon understood better than I what he had said. Saying, "Mike he does not intend to reattach,  he is saying he will be done. That was not good enough. Sharon asked about Chemo or radiation he didn't seem to be in favor of those. I left the office feeling a little bewildered.