Went to the new Urologist today and found out that I don't have to have my whole kidney taken out. There's a new procedure where they can go in and freeze the cancer.. killing the cancer cells..
I'm so excited... and relieved at the same time.
Dr. Henry credentials , he went to the University of Pennsylvania Medical and Johns Hopkins University so I have the upmost confidence in his practice procedures. The procedure he is going to do is less than 5 years old but so far nothing but rave reviews. He said I am too young (thats right he said young...lol ) to have my whole kidney removed, stating that is the easy way out.Another procedure was to cut out the cancer and sew the rest of the kidney together, which he said was very painful and bloody and just as effective(96%) as the new procedure. Out of the 3 procedures I truly believe this is the right choice even though I will be in remission the next 5 years, closely monitored the first 2 years because it is a new procedure but in this case I do not mind being more or less a guinea pig. I truly know this is the work of God. He totally steered us away from the quack who wanted to unnecessarily take my whole kidney out to a doctor who thoroughly explained every thing in detail, and is very pleasant and confident about my case. I will beat this thanks to my new doctor who renewed my faith in the medical field(also Dr. Minnich, who saved my life twice now and Dr. Bell), so now I have 3 good doctors......and most of all a great wife ,beautiful and caring daughters,the best son a dad could want, my wonderful and supportive older sister and my younger brothers (whom I would like to see more often), but again my wife,who is also my best friend and the person I rely on the most to make me the man I am today,without her I just wouldn't be the person I am without her love and caring and sense of humor and so many other things(it would take me forever to name and express all my feelings about her). Let's not first and foremost forget God who gave me another chance at living a good life and putting all these great people in my life. I AM TRULY BLESSED.........
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