Going in for neobladder Dec. 16

Duke, OUR BEST wishes are with you. You have all the pieces in place....FAMILY Support......A good Surgeon..... and US!
We will certainly be talking a LOT in the next few weeks!
Life Will Change after this surgery, but, normalcy will come back.
Just a thought.... After Surgery, and after your first walk, Look at yourself and remember we all have had this moment. I know it will at first look like a SCI-Fi moment. Tubes and bags and scars. Your first feeling will be quite depressing. BUT, Think of this line...."If only my friends could see me now! I AM the BIONIC MAN and they have built me 'Stronger, Faster , Better than before' I AM Better"

It is kind of a revealing moment we"ve all had, and we all will remember as a defining monent. You WILL get better, and you will remember these moments as growth experiences and soon as great comedy.... Nothing works so good as laughing at one's self.
Good Luck from the other side of the country.
George

Best of luck tomorrow. You should be home for Christmas.

Once again I just want to thank everyone for all the kind words. I have also been reading many of your personal posts and blogs and have both enjoyed and been touched by your stories. I have been through previous cancers, and while i wouldn't recommend them, I have always been amazed by the journey and the kindness of peoples hearts. I have always told people not to miss the education along the way. I'm really trying to follow my own advice. Have also been able to garner some useful info. from this site, I'm sure i will be looking for more next few weeks. Don't know if i will be to busy to post anything tomorrow, ( i got a great prep kit for xmas today, so may be busy playing with it:) so if not i will post as soon as my mind and body allow.
thanks everyone!

Wishing you all the very best with your op on the 16th..

Kind Regards
Leigh

Duke,

I don't think there is one thing you can experience in this process - and it is a process - that a number of us haven't already had or gone thru.

Knowledge is control and we have alot of combined knowledge and experience. I can't tell you how many times, after I found this group (which was some months after my neo), I saw the explanations and solutions to various issues I had been experiencing. My reaction was always the same " Sure woulda' been nice to know that before now!"

Now you get know what we learned along the way!

LeeH