My turn....going in for a little rework/repair.

14 years 4 months ago #28909 by vgau
Mike,
Just wanted to wish you a happy Thanksgiving and I hope you are up to a good meal today (even if it is hospital food).

Vi

Dx 10/5 Non Invasive Papillary
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14 years 4 months ago #28908 by Leigh
Dear Mike,

Wishing you a speedy recovery...all the very best.

Leigh

Leigh, 39
Dx July 2007
TURBT July 2007
RC/Neobladder ,Studer Pouch, September 2007
Erasmus Centrum Rotterdam
TNM Classification: pT4 N2 Mo
4 cycles aduvant chemo Gemzar & Cisplatinum
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14 years 4 months ago #28896 by vgau
Please make sure that you do everything needed to get completely well. So sorry to hear about this and will be thinking of you.
Vi

Dx 10/5 Non Invasive Papillary
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14 years 4 months ago #28894 by mmc
That's good to know Lee.
I am familiar with Dilaudid. They gave it to me IV when I was in the hospital for an intestinal blockage. Good stuff but I'm hoping to stay off the opiods.

Mike

Age 54
10/31/06 dx CIS (TisG3) non-invasive (at 47)
9/19/08 TURB/TUIP dx Invasive T2G3
10/8/08 RC neobladder(at 49)
2/15/13 T4G3N3M1 distant metastases(at 53)
9/2013 finished chemo -cancer free again
1/2014 ct scan results....distant mets
2/2014 ct result...spread to liver, kidneys, and lymph...
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14 years 4 months ago #28893 by LeeH
I had an epidural for my RC and it worked very well. Had no pain or effect of being medicated at all until a cartridge ran out and they didn't get a refill in time. However they gave me a shot of something called "delaudit" (sic) which proved to me that interdimensional travel is possible :laugh: :) (wow, I'd pay for that stuff.) :laugh:

Only way to compete with Rudy is to cartwheel out the door.

Lee
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14 years 4 months ago #28892 by mmc
Thanks to ALL!

The video was hilarious SailorMan! Then I started watching a bunch of other Weird Al videos.

In order to compete with Rudy, I think I'd have to have surgery at my house! :D

Going to see about epidural+general for the surgery and an epidural post-op instead of morphine because I really, really, really do not want to have another ileus like I did when I had my RC. I like the idea of not having opiods if I can avoid them.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidural

I especially like
I may not be having turkey this year for Thanksgiving but I will be very thankful to put these hernias and intestinal blockages behind me! :woohoo:

Mike

Age 54
10/31/06 dx CIS (TisG3) non-invasive (at 47)
9/19/08 TURB/TUIP dx Invasive T2G3
10/8/08 RC neobladder(at 49)
2/15/13 T4G3N3M1 distant metastases(at 53)
9/2013 finished chemo -cancer free again
1/2014 ct scan results....distant mets
2/2014 ct result...spread to liver, kidneys, and lymph...
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