John's Cancer Trip

February 15, 2018 11:10am                      Back to  In the Beginning Met with the radiation oncologist, Dr. Farzaneh Farzin, yesterday.  She was hesitant to start anything since the pubic bone may need radiating as well as the bladder.  Since they both align, if she targets the bone which was the thought, then later if she needs to target the bladder the bone will get additional doses which could be detrimental.  So until we know if both are going to be targeted, she doesn't want to move forward.  Right after, since they are in the same building, went to appointment with Dr. Vogelzang. He said we're doing a dance with the cancer and it's hard to know what steps to take next.  Being that the ureter is still blocked, he doesn't know if it's due to scar tissue, swelling or the tumor.  He is sending me back to the urologist, Dr. Kassahun for a cystoscopy to get a look inside.  He said it...

February 6, 2018 10:00 pm                      Back to  In the Beginning Been a week and a half since I saw the oncologist.  He ordered a few referrals, one to the urologist to have my nephrostomy checked to see if the kidney is draining through normal channels.  Turned out after seeing the urologist that he in turn, had to refer me to the intervention radiologist.  So that actually progressed quickly and I'm going in this week - Thursday to Summerlin Hospital to run some dye through and hopefully if it's draining okay, have this @#$#@!%^ nephrostomy removed.  Every wrong move is a stab in the side.  Picture the scene from "Inglorious Basterds" where Brad Pitt sticks his finger into the bullet hole in the actress's leg.  That's about what it feels like. Another referral was for a pet scan.  I called twice last week and again today only to find out someone forgot to file the referral w...