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Back Home Again!!
Just returned from a wonderful three-week trip to Norway and Finland. And you didn’t even notice I was gone!!! I think I have attached a picture of the ship we were on for 6 days, going up the coast of Norway beyond the North Cape….the Kong Harald.
Also saw LOTS of reindeer (and ate a lot too) in Finnish Lapland before finishing the tour in Helsinki.
One of the highlights was an opportunity to meet one of the Forum members in person in Oslo….Knut works very close to the hotel I was in and was able to fit in a brief visit during his coffee break!
Back now, completely “re-entered” and re-set my time clock.
Sara Anne
PS to see the picture you need to click on “attachments” below…
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Diagnosis 2-08 Small papillary TCC; CIS
BCG; BCG maintenance
Vice-President, American Bladder Cancer Society
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Funnily enough, I finally scrolled down to this line..
We must have been away at the same time.. My wife wanted to make turning 60 special, so she scheduled a trip to Italy.
Started in Venice and crossed over to Bolognia, Turin and Milan. I gained a few pounds along the way and drank some very good wine.
We also visited Lamborghini, Ducati, Maserati, Alpha Romeo and
Ferrari along the way.
You just can’t keep a cancer survivor down.
I hope you enjoyed your trip…… Oh yeah, you did !
Light a man a fire and he is warm for an evening.
Light a man ON fire and he’s warm forever.08/08/08…RC neo bladder
09/09/09…New Hip
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Sounds like a great trip! I’ve been gone from the board for so long that I didn’t even know you were gone, but a belated welcome back.
Small TA Grade 1, May-06; recur (2 tiny), same, June-08; TURBTs both times. BCG begun July-08, dosage to 1/3rd May-10, completed treatment December-11. All clear since 2008.
Welcome back Sara, but I couldn’t tell whether the “ate a lot too” referred to the reindeer or other food lol! Hopefully Rudolph will still be around for Christmas this season lololol!!
T1 high grade transcell diagnosed 8/14/2015
TURBT 8/21/2015, removed tumor (17mmX14mmX11mm)
Repeat TURBT performed 9/25/2015
Pathology Report: no residual cancer detected
BCG planned starting in October
Wow Sara Anne – that sounds like a wonderful trip you had- Glad you had a good time.xx
Yup, Catherine. Had reindeer stew, reindeer saute, reindeer sausage. Lots of great fish, but very little beef. Reindeer are not wild, but are herded by the Sami and Lapplanders.
and yes, Nicke. Got off the ship at Kirkenes…got a look at the Russian border and drove on to Ivalo, then to Rovaniemi. Flew from there to Helsinki. Saw that they had snow this weekend in Rovaniemi. I was in Sweden many many years ago. Have many friends there at the Karolinska.
SA
Diagnosis 2-08 Small papillary TCC; CIS
BCG; BCG maintenance
Vice-President, American Bladder Cancer Society
Forum Moderator
Hi Sara Anne… You have become quite the world traveler. So glad you had a wonderful trip and what a treat to meet Knut in person.
When you said “Also saw LOTS of reindeer (and ate a lot too) in Finnish Lapland before finishing the tour in Helsinki”… did you mean you ate a lot of reindeer?
Welcome home!
Best wishes… CatherineTURBT 1/21/10 at age 55
Dx: T2aN0M0 Primary Bladder Adenocarcinoma
Partial Cystectomy 2/25/10
Vanderbilt Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Good to see that you are safe back home again, Sara.
Sure was nice Meeting you in the lobby at the hotel. Pity that I had not better time so we could have talked a little more.
It seems that you have had a nice trip. And the ship you sailed with is named after our current king that also have had bladder cancer. His bladder was removed in December 2003.
I have never been so far north as you have been now. So you have probably seen more of Scandinavia and Finland than me.
Next month I go to Korea.
Hope that we can meet again on another occation.
Sincerely,
Knut
Diagnozed first time April 1th 2004.
Muscle invasive, T3A.
Radical Cystectomy June 29th 2004.
Illeal conduit. Bag on my stommack.
Sara Anne,
I have been missing you, and been a little bit worried, since you have not been answering any questions at the forum the last weeks. I am very glad and pleased to hear that you have been in one of the most wonderful place in the world, Scandinavia. The norwegian coast is really something, and absolut unique. Did you go all the way to Kirkenes? I have not been further north than Tromsø. I guess you then visit Rovaniemi before going to Helsingfors. Next time you have to go to Sweden as well.
/Niklas
Niklas12-12 Diagnosis
13-1 Turb TAG1
13-5 Turb Ta low grade, multiple
13-10 Turb TaG2, multiple
13-11 Mitomycin 8 weeks + 6 month
15-01 Turb
Welcome Home, Sara Anne!! I missed you and noticed you were gone. So fun that you and Knut got to meet in person. :) Love it!
Anita
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