December 15 has been set as the date for the surgery mentioned in the prior blog post. I should be in the hospital at the hospital (UTSW Clements in Dallas) for about a week after the surgery, and then "in the hospital at home" for another week after that, which just about wraps up December and 2017. Following that, I should be able to transition back into a normal schedule over the month of January.
Thanks for so many expressions of caring and concern. Daryl
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Fighting Cancer on a Second Front
October was a pretty rough month. As many of you know, it started with my older brother dying at the end of September, which was a very hard personal blow to me.
Physically, I had outpatient surgery in October to remove a large bladder stone. That outpatient surgery didn't go so well, and was followed by two visits to the ER, a couple of days in the hospital, and a lot of time missed from work as I laid at home recovering due to complications. It turns out that the mass removed was not a bladder stone, but a tumor, and the tumor was malignant. Because the cancer has invaded into the bladder muscle wall, it will also be necessary to remove the bladder. We have weighed various options, and several friends who have experienced the same have been very helpful with information. We are now in the process of selecting a surgeon to perform the procedure.
Because of all the other health issues, I missed a good bit of my chemotherapy last month, and the multiple myeloma cancer in the bone marrow has increased. Fighting that cancer, however, has taken a back seat and been put on hold until we address the bladder cancer.
Once we get surgery scheduled, I will try to post an update with details as to when and how long I will likely be out of commission.
Thank you for caring, loving, praying and encouraging.
Physically, I had outpatient surgery in October to remove a large bladder stone. That outpatient surgery didn't go so well, and was followed by two visits to the ER, a couple of days in the hospital, and a lot of time missed from work as I laid at home recovering due to complications. It turns out that the mass removed was not a bladder stone, but a tumor, and the tumor was malignant. Because the cancer has invaded into the bladder muscle wall, it will also be necessary to remove the bladder. We have weighed various options, and several friends who have experienced the same have been very helpful with information. We are now in the process of selecting a surgeon to perform the procedure.
Because of all the other health issues, I missed a good bit of my chemotherapy last month, and the multiple myeloma cancer in the bone marrow has increased. Fighting that cancer, however, has taken a back seat and been put on hold until we address the bladder cancer.
Once we get surgery scheduled, I will try to post an update with details as to when and how long I will likely be out of commission.
Thank you for caring, loving, praying and encouraging.
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