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I'm alive and back!

Posted by jayhall @jayhall, 3 days ago

Hello all! I'm back and as promised I'm updating everyone. I don't have my Path report yet, but I'm doing well. The surgery went well without any complication and I spent one night in the hospital where I got really good care. I'm still bruised and have some swelling but the main thing is that I have recovered almost all continence and the surgeon was able to do a great deal of nerve sparing. I have the occasional leak but I'm counting this as success. My brain, bladder and bowels are still sorting out what it feels like post surgery but even that's not a big deal. Overall I feel much better than before the surgery. Once again thanks for all your support. 🙂 As soon as I get the path report I will post.

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perrychristopher | @perrychristopher | 1 day ago
In reply to @vircet "In the experience of some (or many) in this support group, do the "doctor's orders with..." + (show)
@vircet

In the experience of some (or many) in this support group, do the "doctor's orders with regards to lifting things" apply only to those who had surgery? Does not apply to those who had "radiation treatment & ADT" only?

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Yes, I would think it would only apply to surgical patients.

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VancouverIslandHiker | @vancouverislandhiker | 17 hours ago

Jayhall - Very happy for you . Happy to read this . Make everyday count . My surgery gave me a new perspective on life ! Enjoy Brother !

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survivor5280 | @survivor5280 | 13 hours ago
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@vancouverislandhiker

Jayhall - Very happy for you . Happy to read this . Make everyday count . My surgery gave me a new perspective on life ! Enjoy Brother !

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I want to speak to this statement as it came up with me and a friend today, and that's the "whole new perspective" thing and how important that is.

After being in combat I thought I would be a lifelong "life is precious" guy, but quite the opposite - you go through a couple phases after combat, the first being that your life is fleeting and not worth worrying about because you are already dead anyway and then that you are invincible because you made it through. Eventually you find "new perspective" but it doesn't last - at least not for the majority of vets I know until they are 20 or 30 years past it.

I had kidney cancer 10 years ago, a rare and dangerous form of it that would be deadly and inoperable if it came back. This had a profound impact on me and my "new perspective", it changed my life and my habits and my health. I really lived for each day for a while, until that feeling faded a bit and I fell into my old routines once again after 5-6 years.

Then the PC came and reinvigorated my "new perspective" and I'm trying to hold on to it this time because it should be life altering - and not in the "I just lost internal bits" kind of life altering but it should remind you that life is precious and stupid to be wasteful or cavalier with.

The moral of the story is that it's very easy to become complacent after a while, especially when post-treatment you have no lingering problems or side effects. You take some of the guys on here who battle with ADT and the ongoing issues with PC and they don't have to be reminded about the precious nature of life, but for the rest we should remind ourselves of it regularly.

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VancouverIslandHiker | @vancouverislandhiker | 9 hours ago
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@survivor5280

I want to speak to this statement as it came up with me and a friend today, and that's the "whole new perspective" thing and how important that is.

After being in combat I thought I would be a lifelong "life is precious" guy, but quite the opposite - you go through a couple phases after combat, the first being that your life is fleeting and not worth worrying about because you are already dead anyway and then that you are invincible because you made it through. Eventually you find "new perspective" but it doesn't last - at least not for the majority of vets I know until they are 20 or 30 years past it.

I had kidney cancer 10 years ago, a rare and dangerous form of it that would be deadly and inoperable if it came back. This had a profound impact on me and my "new perspective", it changed my life and my habits and my health. I really lived for each day for a while, until that feeling faded a bit and I fell into my old routines once again after 5-6 years.

Then the PC came and reinvigorated my "new perspective" and I'm trying to hold on to it this time because it should be life altering - and not in the "I just lost internal bits" kind of life altering but it should remind you that life is precious and stupid to be wasteful or cavalier with.

The moral of the story is that it's very easy to become complacent after a while, especially when post-treatment you have no lingering problems or side effects. You take some of the guys on here who battle with ADT and the ongoing issues with PC and they don't have to be reminded about the precious nature of life, but for the rest we should remind ourselves of it regularly.

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Survivor , I hope I didn't offend you . I am also Air Force military reserve Pilot guy ( when I was a young fellow) ...thought it was an easy way to build 'Turbine Time " while going to school . I built time , but it was not easy getting shot at ! Anyway , I always try and remind people things could always be worse , thank God and Country and move to heal yourself ...an I am always here to help . I always draw back and think that I'm very lucky in many ways despite my challenges now and Cancer . You're right , when things are going good we forget how lucky we are . Thanks Sir , and thanks for your service. God Bless Sir .

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