So; today
was my final day of preparations for receiving my radiation therapy to cure my
prostate cancer.
Yesterday I
went to my urologist and received a shot in my abdomen to effectually kill my
testosterone in order to slow the growth of the cancer. The lady giving me the
shot said one of those ‘nurse things’ of course; “This may burn a little bit”.
Well, she wasn’t wrong by any stretch of the imagination!!! The good part is
that I only need to have the shot every 3 months.
Today, I went
to Saint Elizabeth’s hospital. They gave me a shot in my left gluteus maximus;
a very strong antibiotic. That was to prevent any problems with infection from
the procedure that followed.
They
inserted a camera ‘down there’ to guide them for inserting the gold markers in
my prostate using extremely long needles. Again, I got the doctor speak; ‘A
little sting here’, then ‘Another little sting’ as he injected me. Just as before, those words
were an understatement!!! I did ask the doctor how much my net worth increased
by having the gold inserted, but he said he wasn’t sure.
All in all,
I came out a little richer, but with a sore nether region and a hurting hiney. Because
the gold will eventually be absorbed and passed I can’t even enjoy the treasure
buried inside me.
The next
step is to return to the radiation oncologist October 11th to begin
the radiation treatments. Unless something comes up between now and then, I
will continue updating everyone after that.
I want to
thank everyone for the kind words and encouragement that they have extended to
me. I truly appreciate everything, more than you will ever know. I have no intention
of giving up or giving in to this cancer. Giving up is just not in my nature.
So to my cancer I say “COME AT ME BRO!!!”.
