[Magdalen] Update and Surgery

[Ginga Wilder]

Prayers, Christopher.  Yes, fortunate that your cardiologist has gone
through the exact same procedure.  Having information from someone who
understands from several perspectives sure helps with anxiety.  Blessings
as you get ready to have this surgery.

Ginga

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 8:55 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Prayers arising  for an easy mind and a good outcome.
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> Marion, a pilgrim
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> On 8/27/2015 10:21 PM, Christopher Hart wrote:
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>> Dear Pubmates,
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
>>
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