Royal Gwent – appt.: Adam C. Carter re: urology
.
Please Be Sure To
& Link to my My Blogs
To Spread The Facts World Wide
To Give Hope & Information
.
Hi,
so I had expected today to be a roundup of my recent bleeding and comments on the use of Finastiride and
Tamsulosin and how we proceed to ensure no repeat of the bleeds.
It was not to be! Adam Carter believes that the last scan I had (CT) has showed a marked thickening of the bladder wall which leads him to believe that the
cancer is back in the bladder wall.
The plan now is that he wants to have a consequential biopy of the tissue tacking pieces, rather than the normal (as I had last time) small clips of tissue and having it biopsied.
The problem, apart from the obvious, is the risk level of a General
Anaesthetic and an epidural is deffinitely out due to the risk of bleeding into the spinal column and resultant paralysis! The risks are still considered consequential so soon after the heart attack and in view of the drugs I’m taking. Adam Carter wants me to see the anaesthetist who will assess the risk and the apposite response.
So now I wait for a slot on Adam Carter’s operating list, which he promises as soon as possible!
The result of the biopsy will be about 10 days from the procedure and the outcome will dictate the way forward – there is a possibility that the thickenning is a result of all the treatment,
radio therapy and the like, that I have had but Carter’s considered opinion is that it is a return of cancer and neither chemo. nor further radio theraph are a possibility as I’m all dosed out on that and there is no likelihood it would have an effect.
So if it is a return of cancer, which I must accept is likely, then the only hope is a radical cystectomy and at the same time a radical prostectomy and hope it hasn’t metastesized elsewhere and we have caught it in time.
Time will tell!
.
Regards,
Greg_L-W.
.
Please Be Sure To
& Link to my My Blogs
To Spread The Facts World Wide To Give Others HOPE
I Have Been Fighting Cancer since 1997 & I’M STILL HERE!
I Have Cancer, Cancer Does NOT Have Me
I just want to say sorry for copping out at times and leaving Lee and friends to cope!
Any help and support YOU can give her will be hugely welcome.
I do make a lousy patient!
.
If YOU want to follow my fight against Cancer from when it started and I first presented with symptoms in 1998 see The TAB at the Header of this Blog. called >DIARY of Cancer ….< just click and it will give you a long list of the main events in chronological order, many linked to specific blog postings.
.
Thoughts, articles and comments will be in chronological order in the main blog and can be tracked in the >ARCHIVE< in the Left Sidebar.
.
You may find the TABS >MEDICAL LINKS< and also >CANCER LINKS< of help, also many of the links in articles and >HOT LINKS< in the Sidebar.
.
YOU are welcome to call me, minded that I am NOT medically trained, if you believe I can help in ANY way. .
Posted by: Greg Lance-Watkins
tel: 01594 – 528 337
DO MAKE USE of LINKS & >Right Side Bar< & The Top Bar >PAGES<
Also:
TWITTER: Greg_LW
Like this:
Like Loading...
Related
Life's Roller Coaster 