Category: Cancer

Love is a mysterious and elusive emotion and one of the hardest things to clearly define and identify. How do we know when we're in love or loved by someone else? How do we find out if our chosen partner truly loves us? It's Easy. Have an operation. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I recently had a prostatectomy and have been at home and incapacitated for the past 6 days. I can't walk the dog, I can't cook meals, I can't clean the house or yard. Simply put, I can't do anything so I'm dependent on my spouse to do most of these things for me until I've recuperated. I bear a certain amount of guilt as she goes to work every morning after walking our dog and…

I visited my new family doctor in April complaining about dizzy spells and he ordered the usual battery of tests including blood, urine, fecal etc. They came back with little clue but one thing stood out; my PSA levels were high and required further investigation. For those not familiar with this test it measures the level of free and bound PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) in the blood and is used to detect Prostate Cancer. After a quick digital examination he sent me to a Urologist for further testing. My urologist, Dr. John Warner, scheduled me for a cystoscopic bladder inspection, prostate biopsy and bone scan which, to the uninitiated, is scary, mysterious and fascinating all at the same time. During the time this was going on I was also having some…