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    Neo is now complete

    Posted by john14108 on March 7, 2012 at 11:16 am

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    Ok gang, I was released from the hospital yesterday after an 8 day stay. The truck that Mike mentioned visited me twice as he said it would, he failed to mention the train though. All in all I really only remember about 5 of the 8 days in the hospital, sometimes drugs are a wonderful thing. Doc said the neo-bladder surgery went very well and he was proud of the end product. The biopsies on the lymph glands did not go so well however. Highly aggressive T-4 cancer cells were found in 2 of the sections. I return next week to have the pubic catheter removed and then will meet with the oncologist to determine the course of action on the chemo treatment. Thanks for all your support, the info gained here regarding the neo-bladder installation sure helped ease the fear and aided in the recovery time.

    John

    michael305 replied 12 years, 6 months ago 5 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Michael305

    Member
    March 10, 2012 at 2:08 am

    John I wish you the best of Luck! Im going on 2 yrs already with my Neo and it was a path I will never ever forget.Just Remember this It Will Get Better! lots of luck.

  • gkline

    Member
    March 7, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    John
    Good Luck. The Recovery begins and you will feel better every day! Thanks of letting us know of your release.

    Now the second battle begins and you will defeat this I know. Our best wishes for a quick recovery.
    Keep up the good attitude…. it will serve you well in the future.

    George

    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
    =
    New Man! [/size]

  • upnorth

    Member
    March 7, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    Good to hear from you John.

    It sounds as though you are in good spirits, even with the not so good news. Keep up the good attitude. That in its self goes along way in the healing process.

    Mark

    Age 55
    Diagnosed BC 12/20/2011 Ta No Mo 0a Non-Invasive At age 48
    “Please don’t cry because it is over….. Smile because it happened!” {Dr. Seuss} :)

  • catherineh

    Member
    March 7, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    Hello John… You have gotten over a major hurdle with your RC behind you now. So sorry to hear about the lymph nodes but your oncologist will map out a battle plan to go after those nasty little cells. I hope your recovery continues to go well and you feel stronger with each new day.

    Thanks for letting us know how you’re doing. Please continue to update us so we can send all that good karma your way!

    Best wishes… Catherine

    TURBT 1/21/10 at age 55
    Dx: T2aN0M0 Primary Bladder Adenocarcinoma
    Partial Cystectomy 2/25/10
    Vanderbilt Medical Center
    Nashville, TN

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