[Magdalen] Update and Surgery

[Marion Thompson]

Prayers arising  for an easy mind and a good outcome.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 8/27/2015 10:21 PM, Christopher Hart wrote:
> Dear Pubmates,
>
> Most of you know that I have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. It
> appears to be contained so far and surgery to remove the prostate is the
> recommended course of treatment. Among several pre-operative procedures,
> some of which I would prefer not to mention in any detail, I needed to get
> clearance from my cardiologist. That was reasonably convenient since I had
> a regular checkup scheduled today anyway. I informed his office in advance
> that the checkup would also be for pre-surgical clearance, so when he came
> into the exam room to meet with me his first words were "what are you
> having done?" When I told him he responded that he'd had the same surgery
> about eight years ago, with the very same surgeon. He said I couldn't do
> better without going to Sloan-Kettering. He also shared a lot of little
> extra information about things to expect. It went a long way toward putting
> my mind even more at ease. I can't exactly say that I'm totally relaxed
> about this, but I'm convinced it is the right course of action. Doing
> nothing is clearly NOT an option, and the only other possibility is a long
> course of radiation treatments with less certain results.
>
> So I'm scheduled for surgery on 18 September and will appreciate any and
> all prayers thereupon. I'm told to expect just one night in the hospital
> and then about 3-4 weeks recuperation. I hope to go back to work at least
> 1/2 time by the fourth week. Should I for any reason not resurface in the
> pub soon after my surgery, I would appreciate someone here volunteering to
> be in off list contact with my wife to discern my status. I think our
> brother Scott Knitter may have done this before, but I'm not certain. I
> know Eric+ Funston did in the past, but he's not here anymore. Any
> volunteers should contact me privately for contact information.