Posted on 10/18/2015 6:26:23 AM PDT by nuconvert
Phil Lesh, who was bassist for the rock band Grateful Dead, canceled two concerts after revealing he has bladder cancer.
In a letter to fans posted Friday on the Facebook page for Terrapin Crossroads, his restaurant and concert venue in San Rafael, California, Lesh said he was diagnosed with bladder cancer earlier this month. He said he has spent the last few weeks at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, doing tests ahead of surgery to remove the tumors.
Lesh, 75, said his prognosis is positive.
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Bladder cancer, if it is contained on the inside of the bladder, is exceptionally treatable. A couple zaps from a laser and generally you are good to go.
The bladder is thick and tough. Most people with BC die with it, not from it.
Prayers for his recovery.
Hard to believe Jerry Garcia has been dead for twenty years...
A Box of Rain
What I find truly amazing is these guys can live the lifestyles they lived and live to be 75.
“Bladder cancer, if it is contained on the inside of the bladder, is exceptionally treatable”
Big “if” since this isn’t his 1st bout with cancer
Prayers that he will see clear through to another day, and see golden forests in the sun.
By all accounts a really nice guy.
Prayers up for Phil.
Like a ripple in still water...
Ha - I know
...a song Phil wrote to his father when the father was dying of cancer.
"A box of rain will ease the pain/ And love will see you through."
He didn’t like Mountain Girl.
Not for nothing, but my MIL has been dealing with this for ten years.
Generally speaking (And everyone is different) it grows very slowly.
Please don’t ever speak generally about cancer. I was diagnosed 2 years ago with agressive bladder cancer. I’ve undergone 6 surguries since then, including a partial cystectomy last year to remove the dome and the most recent, a Radical cystectomy in August to remove the entire bladder, lymph nodes (lymphadenectomy), part of the urethra, prostate (Prostatectomy), seminal vesicles and part of the vas deferens. Ureteroenteric anastomosis resulted in a stoma and urostomy bag. It’s no fun. I’ll not have bladder cancer recur again, but the likelyhood of cancer manifesting somewhere else is high. An undiagnosed agressive cancer can take your life very quickly. Once diagnosed and treated, it’s just a slower process. God bless the VA for saving my life.
And then consider the case of Keith Richards.
Just goes to show you that the health nuts have no idea what they are talking about.
My grandmother lived to be 95 and she ate bacon, ham and biscuits every morning and deep fried just about everything. She also took snuff and at least one belt of whiskey before going to bed at night. But she kept her mind active from dawn to dusk. Reading, crossword puzzles, growing her own food and canning it in Mason jars each autumn. Almost right to the end she was fully engaged with the world around her. She grew up pre-Depression and raised 10 kids (including my father) during the Great Depression and WW2. At the end of her life, she knew as much about current events as anybody. For over a half century, doctors would tell her she had too many "bad habits" but she waved them off. She outlived just about all of them.
Basically I have observed that people who are active physically and mentally - especially mentally - tend to live long and robust lives.
Your statement actually supports mine. Most bladder cancer is not discovered until it presents with a problem.
I am sorry for your situation, but I am guessing you are older than 70, and that it had been growing for a long time. There was no way for you to know.
It is probably the most common undiagnosed cancer out there—surpassing prostate cancer.
Hard to believe he lived as long as he did.
My prayers are with him.
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Phil Lesh is one of the most innovative bass players in history, bringing a background in many non-rock styles and using the 6-string bass as a melodic, lead instrument just as capably as a lead guitarist would use a 6-string guitar. His contribution to modern music is huge by anyone’s reckoning, and I pray that it is not yet coming to a close.
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