Greetings,all.
Yeah,it's been awhile,but here's a small update.
It's been officially six looonnng months with this **** colostomy bag.I thought I was all bad a** and could deal with it no problem,but there are some days I'd rather have a gun in my mouth than get on my knees in front of a toilet over a three hour period [a daily ritual] one more time! I also discovered a whole stack of delightful side effects that the surgeon didn't warn me about,like blockage,twisting and knotting of my large intestine and a tendency to dehydrate more than a normal person.Of course,these are painful,so it's a lot of fun when they crop up out of nowhere!
I've got at least another full year with my little companion before I can get the reverse ostomy done,so I have to grin and bear it [grudgingly!].I know,I didn't die,but Jesus,I hate it! I won't even get into the **** I'll have to face recovering from the reverse surgery,because it's going to be two months of pain,re-adjusting and testing out my newly-reconstructed colon...yipppeee!
But my new job is working out nicely with the schedule [a normal 40 hour week,since I can't do my usual 50+ because I need to live by a tight routine to make life tolerable and less humiliating],pretty decent people to work with and just downright EASY.I went to work for Whole Foods and anyone familiar with the company knows that they are in the Top 10 companies to work for because of the bennies and treatment of the employees.
Funny thing is,I feel jealousy and longing when I talk to my chef buddies and how their jobs are going.I miss all the messed-up things of a serious working kitchen.I miss working hard and without sleep for days on end.I even miss the logistical nightmares of off-site catering on the side!
Jeez,nearly 20 years of busting my butt and I feel like I "sold out" a little because money,hours and bennies became the priority versus what I could get out of a job culinarily....but we do what we have to do if our bodies are healing!
Not used to an easier job yet! 
