Well, after my two visits to UW Madison, Hospital in September and October, it has been determined that my CIS (carcinoma in situ) high-grade bladder cancer has returned and I am no longer responding to the BCG treatments.
On Monday, November 12, I will be admitted to UW Madison to have a Radical cystectomy performed by Urologist, Dr. Kyle Richards. I have three options for bladder replacement; and, I’m not thrilled with any of them. I do not have to make a decision until a few days before the surgery. The urologist has told me that this is a very serious surgery, 4 to 8 hours on the table. Yikes!
“And now you know the rest of the story.”
On a lighter note, I am going to attend with a couple of my colleagues from Marquette Elementary, to see Miss Petula Clark, 85 years young, performing at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois on Sunday, November 11.
The first song that I ever played well on the piano, around the age of 13, was “Downtown.”
On Monday, November 12, I will be admitted to UW Madison to have a Radical cystectomy performed by Urologist, Dr. Kyle Richards. I have three options for bladder replacement; and, I’m not thrilled with any of them. I do not have to make a decision until a few days before the surgery. The urologist has told me that this is a very serious surgery, 4 to 8 hours on the table. Yikes!
“And now you know the rest of the story.”
On a lighter note, I am going to attend with a couple of my colleagues from Marquette Elementary, to see Miss Petula Clark, 85 years young, performing at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois on Sunday, November 11.
The first song that I ever played well on the piano, around the age of 13, was “Downtown.”
