I was diagnosed last year, and it was similarly a huge shock.
My scans were also clear, and fortunately my lymph nodes found to be clear, so surgery was all I needed. For now. Next colonoscopy is a year after surgery.
Try in the chaos of the next few weeks to get yourself ready with everything you need for your hospital stay and after. I sorted out my wardrobe, labelled which pants, nighties, pjs & clothes I wanted my husband to bring in for me.
I ordered a V shaped big body pillow to make my comfortable sitting up and lying in bed, & later some more comfortable and easier to put on anti embolism socks, as the hospital issue ones are very tricky to do alone.
I was sent home with self administered Fragmin injections, and had to ask my GP to prescribe Emla cream as I found them surprisingly stingy.
Seems ridiculous after the surgery, but it was too much for me. So I’d go ahead and request it now.
The first couple of days after surgery were tricky to get out of bed but of course I had help and good drugs in hospital, but as the surgeon promised, it did get much easier and less painful within about a week.
I was up and about every day walking, even just around the hospital or the block, as that helps greatly with the wind.
And in between getting ready for surgery I watched a lot of crap tv, mostly easy things I’d seen before. Anything to take my mind off it.