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June 19th, 2009
12:14 pm
My grandpa has bladder cancer. He first went in for a biopsy about a month ago. They removed the tumor and analyzed it. It was cancer.
He went in for a second biopsy this past Wednesday. They went in to the original biopsy site and removed a deeper portion of tissue. This tissue will be analyzed, as well. The results will be in next week.
The doctor is pretty confident that the cancer is superficial and has not invaded his muscle. If it is superficial, as he says, then my grandpa will have to undergo BCG immunotherapy.
This involves injecting BCG, which is tuberculosis mixed with saline solution, directly into his bladder. He has to hold this mixture in his bladder for two hours. This will happen once a week for six weeks.
If the cancer is not superficial and has invaded the muscle, then he'll have to have his bladder removed. This is obviously not the option we're wanting or hoping for.
So, if you're reading this and you pray, please pray for my grandpa. If you're not the praying kind, then send positive thoughts his way. If you're in the donating mood then, by all means, send some money to the American Cancer Society or another similar organization of your choice.
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Comments:
Holy mackerel. Best wishes, indeed. |
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