Nix,
I just checked my next uro appointment today - my dentist called like a telemarketer to schedule my next appointment with him and I had to check to be sure I did not overlap on the calendar. Between the uro, the dentist, and the reg doc to check cholesterol, I think I need secretary just to keep up with it all. I was glad to see my next cysto is not until the end of October.
I am a principal and I will say that everything I have been through has made me more empathetic. In my position I cannot pay people more money, but I can make the work environment the best it can be. Others have health issues or family problems that need to be attended to. As a result, I have a very good staff who work hard for kids and will do anything I ask. I am very fortunate.
I bring this up because this is how a cancer diagnosis has changed my life. And your first post made me laugh a little thinking how I feel every time I have to go for a cysto. If anyone had told me ten years ago that I would have to go through these cystos and all the catheterizations (you're sticking that where?) I would have said, "no way." Now I approach it as a part of life. I don't know if you realized it when you wrote it, but for some reason the last sentence in your post struck me in a very subtle and funny way.
I am glad your last checkup went well and I wish you (and anyone else reading this post) all the best in the future.
Ross
