I HAD MY SURGERY HERE IN MIAMI AT JACKSON MEMORIAL. THE SURGERY WAS 7 HOURS AND I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A WEEK. I WAS UP AND OUT OF BED THE NEXT DAY, WOW WHICH WAS NOT EASY WITH ALL THE TUBES.
I WAS OFF WORK FOR 3 MONTHS, DOING MY KEKELS AT LEAST 15 TIMES A DAY AND NO LEAKAGE DURING THE DAY NOW AND AT NIGHT I AM UP ABOUT EVERY 2/3 HOURS AND NO LEAKAGE. I WANT TO SAY FOR 2 YEARS EVERY 3 MONTHS I WENT FOR MY SCOPE, HAD A PULP AND SURGERY, EVERY 3 MONTHS, (IT WAS A LONG TWO YEARS) A SET OF 6 BCG TREATMENTS AND THE LAST SURGERY BEFORE MY BLADDER REMOVAL FOR SOME REASON IT HAD GOTTEN INTO THE LINING. I BELIEVE THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON FOR I WAS SO DILIGENT IN MY SCOPES EVERY 3 MONTHS FOR 2 YEARS AND IN THE END I LOST MY BLADDER, BUT BELIEVE ME, ALTHOUGH NOT EASY TO GET THROUGH, THINKING POSITIVE IS A MUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A POSITIVE ATTITUDE IS 95% OF THE BATTLE, AND GET OUT OF BED AS SOON AS THEY TELL YOU TO, WALK AND WALK IN THE HOSPITAL, AND WHEN THEY TELL YOU TO SIT DURING THE DAY, LISTEN!! ALL THIS HELPED ME, AND I JUST SAW THE SURGEON AND DO NOT NEED TO SEE HIM TILL FEB., ALTHOUGH HE WANTS A CAT SCAN AND BLOOD WORK DONE DEC. 2. I AM SURE ALL WIL BE FINE. I FEEL GREAT AND EVERY ONE SAYS I LOOK BETTER THAN EVER. I DO TAKE VITAMINS, SO PERHAPS THAT ALSO HELPS.
THIS IS MY SECOND CANCER SURGERY IN TWO YEARS, LAST YEAR I HAD PART OF A LUNG REMOVED, AND AGAIN, THANK GOD AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE NO PROBLEMS.
IF ANY ONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, BAGS, CATHS. SHOWERS, ETC. I WILL TRY AND HELP.
LINDA
