Steve Gut Checks, Marriage, My Friends, Reflections

Week 4: New Pants and Re-Learning the Basics

Today marks the 4th week since I went into surgery and this week seems like I've turned a little bit of a corner in my recovery. I've also discovered that I need some new pants! I feel like one of those people in the weight loss commercials who put on their old pair of pants … Continue reading Week 4: New Pants and Re-Learning the Basics

Steve Gut Checks

Beef Aggressive

On Friday I had my two week follow-up appointment with my surgeon who said that I'm recovering really well and I even made the guy laugh! He's a little concerned about my weight loss, but more on that in a little bit. Dr. Norton did tell us that out of all the patients who had … Continue reading Beef Aggressive

Steve Gut Checks, Reflections

Changing the Story

A couple days ago Kate and I were going for a walk which has become a beautiful regimen in the Dang household. I have to walk at least three times a day to keep my bowels moving. When we walk, we walk incredibly slowly taking in and talking about life. The other day we were … Continue reading Changing the Story

Steve Gut Checks, Reflections

5 Reflections from the Hospital

I wrote most of this post while I was still laying in a hospital bed taking a bunch of naps in between so please excuse spelling errors and ranting. Hopefully I won't have to go through this again, but here are a few things I learned about my experience if there is ever a "next … Continue reading 5 Reflections from the Hospital

Steve Farewell Stomach Tour, Gut Checks, Reflections

Donut Man and Unplanned Adventures

A few years ago I was watching the Food Network and they had a special episode on food that reminds you of your childhood. Food is about nostalgia. It's why we think of chicken noodle soup when we are sick and orange soda mustaches when it's summer time. I think it's also why food is … Continue reading Donut Man and Unplanned Adventures

Steve Farewell Stomach Tour, Gut Checks

By the Numbers

This morning I finally got the call back from Stanford and I am officially scheduled to go into surgery on March 6th. So here are the numbers to my journey to date: I've ran 46.1 miles (53.9 mi left to go) Eaten at 26 different restaurants (that I can remember) Visited 8 unique coffee shops … Continue reading By the Numbers

Steve Gut Checks, Reflections

Reflections on the Faith of Some Friends

There is a great story in the Gospel of Mark about a paralyzed man and his friends. He's unnamed and unknown in the story which would have been the norm for him in that day. It sounds obvious, but he's simply known, at least by subtitle, as "a paralyzed man".  I think one of the … Continue reading Reflections on the Faith of Some Friends

Steve Farewell Stomach Tour, Gut Checks

Union Jack for Endoscopies and the Farewell Stomach Tour

I've been getting endoscopies every single year since I was about 12 years old, and without a stomach, this might very well have been the last endoscopy I'll ever need. As I am now apart of the research studying this cancer gene and prophylactic (preventative) gastrectomies (surgically removing the stomach), I'm now going through the … Continue reading Union Jack for Endoscopies and the Farewell Stomach Tour