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Welcome.

When I wrote that banner above, I was just days into this adventure. I'm a pretty analytical guy, and the simple act of writing every day helped me wrap my head around the fact that I had just introduced the word "cancer" into my vocabulary, and it helped me rationalize my treatment options. It also helped keep friends and family informed on my status.

Those daily updates tapered off to weekly updates and eventually to monthly updates (which I continue to do on the 11th of every month, the anniversary date of being told I have cancer).

I've kept this blog going because I remember how helpful it was for me to hear first-hand experiences of other prostate cancer patients. I wanted to return the favor by sharing my own journey in order to educate others and increase prostate cancer awareness.

But I wanted it to be a truthful sharing of details, so you will quickly see that I didn't sugar-coat much of anything. That means that you'll find some pretty graphic descriptions of the male anatomy and biological functions in this blog.

Finally, if you're reading this as a fellow prostate cancer patient, please understand that I am not a medical professional, and you should not construe any of the content of this blog as medical advice. Each case is unique, so please solicit the advice of your own medical team.

I wish you all the best as you go through your own journey.

-- Dan

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Day 29 - Long Day

You would think after spending the evening running around in 12-degree weather last night buying things, I would have been zonked.  And I was.  I went to bed around 10:30 and fell asleep pretty quickly by my standards.
Then the clock read 1:09 AM.
From that point on, I was tossing and turning until the alarm went off at 6:30.  Needless to say, my four hours of meetings this morning, plus another after lunch didn’t help energize me much today. 
I came home to pick up my paperwork and questions for the surgeon, and by 3:15 PM was on my way to Cincinnati.
My stomach was in knots the whole drive down there and anyone who changed lanes without signaling received a verbal lashing from me.  I would not have been good company. 
The surgeon was great.  He put me at ease within minutes as he started his consultation. 
I’ll share more of the details tomorrow because, honestly, right now I’m too tired to think straight and am going to call it a night.
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