Bladder cancer diagnosis - IMCDA DNS (Page 2)

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to say thank you all for your kind words and prayers.

The initial shock is over (I think), and I'm trying to get back into a regular routine.

After 2 days having having my world turned upside down, things are calming down a bit.
Some of my additional tests have been negative so far, so some of the concerns have been eliminated. Thats the good news. The bad news is some of my symptoms and pain are not explained yet.

One step at a time...

I'm having surgery on 6/7/07. There will be more results available afterwards which will be the best indicator if the cancer is minor or major.

One step at a time...

In the meanwhile, I am going to do some very light swimming and stretching and just staying loose/relaxed.

I'll post an update when I know more.

Danny

Thanks for updating us! I'll be praying. God has an amazing way of wrapping his arms around us when we need it most.

The surgery went well yesterday.  They were able to finish pretty quickly, and the surgeon said it looked like everything he removed was limited to the bladder inner surface (had not penetrated).  We're still waiting for lab results on what they removed, but so far it has all been good news.  I plan to rest up and watch movies all weekend with the family...

Thanks for all of your prayers.  I was totally overwhelmed by all of the encouraging emails, calls and cards from everyone.  It gave me a lot of extra comfort knowing that people were praying me through the day. 

Danny 

I got some good news from the doctor regarding the bladder cancer.  My lab results (from the bladder tumors they removed) indicated that it was malignant, but it was a low level of aggression form of cells, and it was of the very slow growing, non-invasive type.  As a result they think they got all of it, and it has not spread.
 
No chemo, just re-check every 3 months to monitor.
 
I'm pretty happy about the prognosis.  Of course, I'll remain a little guarded about this and want to watch it closely, but things are looking pretty good for now.
 
Thanks for the prayers.  It has really been helping.

The doctor said I could start slowly exercising again this weekend and see how it all feels.  I have to convince Marcy (wife) that I'm not pushing it....
I'm in the process of trying to strategize my return to the race circuit.  I don't think I have lost that much ground in the last month but feel like I am starting over...

I am just seeing this now for the first time... I'm so sorry to hear of your diagnosis... but I'm HAPPY that it seems as though it's not as bad as it could have been. How grateful you must feel!

Hope your recovery is coming along nicely... We look forward to seeing you back on the race course as soon as it makes sense for you. Until then... REST! RELAX! Read Performance Bike catalogs! Just don't order too much stuff!

We're all thinking about you.  

And here's to a speedy recovery... and hopefully an IM in your future.

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