Today a glorious day in sunny Florida. After a very foggy start, the sun appeared intermittently, but the temperature still soared to a balmy eighty degrees. Although the Egg-Nazi and I did not spend much time outside, the air conditioned halls of the hospital, felt as though we had returned to much colder weather of the Northeast. "Are you comfortable Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Hastings is there anything we can get for you?" Absolutely, turn the heat on! I understand, cool temps at the hospital insure the best possible environment for all the "state of the art" equipment. What I don't understand is how do people work in such a cold place? Dear God when blood is drawn and it doesn't even want to ooze from the puncture wound, doesn't that tell you something.....too damn cold, the blood knows where it is a tad bit warmer, preferring to stay inside the body.
We arrived at the hospital this morning around eight. Surgery was scheduled for around ten. As is the norm, "things happen", schedules go awry, Mr. Bill feeling much like "the kindergarten child left on the bus...alone." "Oh you're still here?" quips one of the outpatient staff. "Excuse me, but YOU put me in this room, saying someone will come and get you. Guess what, I'm still here!" replies a tired and somewhat uptight Egg-Nazi. Personally, I thought he did great....not his usual sarcasm. I know his feeling is "don't piss off the people who control your immediate destiny...yet." But the stars were aligned, the mountain of well wishers prayer offerings and by the grace of God....Mr. Bill's bladder looked great! His Doctor reports.."no signs of cancer cells but many biopsies were taken. Results will be in next week. He will still have to endure three more chemo treatments for precautionary measures, with return visits every three months "to play peek-a-boo up the old ding-willy." This is going to be his lifestyle for at least the next two years. If we can hold the cancer at bay, the visits will be stretched out. So, regardless of where or how long we spent with the hospital walls, the news.....outstanding, the gratitude to all of our well wishers, concerned family and friends, we can face anything, for we are all in this together.
We arrived at the hospital this morning around eight. Surgery was scheduled for around ten. As is the norm, "things happen", schedules go awry, Mr. Bill feeling much like "the kindergarten child left on the bus...alone." "Oh you're still here?" quips one of the outpatient staff. "Excuse me, but YOU put me in this room, saying someone will come and get you. Guess what, I'm still here!" replies a tired and somewhat uptight Egg-Nazi. Personally, I thought he did great....not his usual sarcasm. I know his feeling is "don't piss off the people who control your immediate destiny...yet." But the stars were aligned, the mountain of well wishers prayer offerings and by the grace of God....Mr. Bill's bladder looked great! His Doctor reports.."no signs of cancer cells but many biopsies were taken. Results will be in next week. He will still have to endure three more chemo treatments for precautionary measures, with return visits every three months "to play peek-a-boo up the old ding-willy." This is going to be his lifestyle for at least the next two years. If we can hold the cancer at bay, the visits will be stretched out. So, regardless of where or how long we spent with the hospital walls, the news.....outstanding, the gratitude to all of our well wishers, concerned family and friends, we can face anything, for we are all in this together.
I'm so happy to hear all went well!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG!...we are so thankful as well
ReplyDeleteI was happy to hear the good news, keep your spirits positive. I am also on a three month schedule although my doc hasn’t scheduled any more BCG treatments for me yet. I was surprised talking to Buzzy yesterday when he told me that his mother had the same condition as we do. He said she lived for 20 years with the condition and died of a heart attack at the age of 86. Go team!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! Yes, Bill is very positive as are you. We are thankful for the blessings we have received and will continue to be upbeat and faithfully thankful!
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