Sunrise at Nags Head
Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
I don't know if I've shared this here or not, but I'm a survivor of testicular cancer. I was 31, Corin Jr. was 18 months. I was very fortunate that it was caught early. The radiation I had was preventive, and I had a very low dosage, only three weeks. Still I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
That's why Corin III was such a surprise. The doctor said it would be very unlikely that we would have more kids, so after about 4-5 years we just assumed there wouldn't be anymore. When my wife went to the doctor she thought she had all the symptoms of ovarian cancer (her sister did at the same age - she's fine now). So imagine our surprise when 8 years after my treatment, she became pregnant.
When she told me, I asked her "is it mine?" ;-)
The same week I had my surgery, my father-in-law had prostate surgery, my stepfather had prostate surgery and my wife's aunt had a radical mastectomy. Only my stepfather's was benign. My father-in-law had radation and they screwed up and gave him a double dose. It basically fried his insides and destroyed his bladder. He's had a permanent catheter since 1991. I told my wife to just shoot me first.
As for my cancer, thanks to high profile cases like Lance Armstrong, Scott Hamilton (figure skater) and Matthew Ward (Christian singer, 2nd Chapter of Acts), testicular cancer gets more notice these days. Not many people know (especially from the first movie - I didn't watch the second one) that Brian Piccolo had testicular cancer that spread.
I'm well (except for the weight thing). I'm cancer free. But in the back of my mind, I will always live with the fear that I'll see it again.
You know your Mother will tell you that you should've known better...
We used to stick them in our plastic ship models and toy army men...
Are you that kid from Toy Story?
If there's one thing Hobbits like to do, it's chit-chat.
No! I never stuck the toys back together in weird and creepy combinations... I just blew them up. Oh, and sometimes I melted them.
Not that I'm aware of.
Not that I'm aware of.
Sunrise at Nags Head
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