“Did you see that?”
“That was a fascinating shot—are you cutting that thing out?”
“No, I’m burning it out!”
I’m watching this whole process on the big flat screen HD TV as if it is a dance. This little round electronic tool is flitting around as I’m talking to my surgeon through the whole play. I wonder how he got that tool, along with the camera and attached floodlight up through the penis, urethra, and into the bladder. But he is a master of his craft: “Been doing these for 30 years,” as he says. And he is pleased, as am I, that I talked the anesthesiologist into the spinal block so I could participate in the whole show.
Now, the recovery process is not going as smooth as I had hoped: Last night’s midnight trip to the ER because my plumbing wasn’t working; re-introducing the catheter; now wearing a bag attached to my leg that I have to empty every couple hours; waiting for the lab results of the biopsy, which should be here by the end of the week; and finally, looking forward to quarterly “inspections” of the bladder in case there is a recurrence.
But on the whole, it was another freakin’ learning opportunity (AFLO) and I’m glad I was present for it. I’ll keep you posted on progress from time to time.
Above is one shot of the tumor that was removed and my victory dance as I was about to leave the hospital. I was going to include a video of the whole operation but did not want to totally gross you out. And Dr. Torrey wouldn’t let me have a copy.
I'm just fine with the written word Milan..... the visual (aka.... the photo of your little intruder) .... well thanks for sharing!
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