Five months after my RCC diagnosis
March 22, 2010I can’t believe it has been five months already since I received my RCC diagnosis. Recently, I got a few emails from readers of my blog and I am grateful and appreciative of their kind comments. They told me that it helped them in their own cancer journeys and that was, after all, my primary goal in writing and sharing about my own experience as a kidney cancer patient.
Health-wise, things are going fine. It’s remarkable how the body is capable of adjusting to a new situation in such short amount of time. Everything is back to normal.
Other than that, cancer left us with a huge bill and as a matter of fact, we still keep getting invoices from all over the place, for pathology, anesthesia, doctors. And that’s with a relatively good insurance! Well, things are getting very tight now and we are fighting for a home loan modification. I try to deal with the situation but emotionally, it kills me. The thought of an impending foreclosure is not good for a person who is known to be a worrier to begin with. But we shall see, the fight is not over yet.
The rest of the family is doing fine. Ann will have another full check up in a couple of months. We are all desperate for some sunshine after the recent snow and floods. Fortunately, we had no damages done to our property, unlike so many other families in our area.
I hope everybody is well out there. Yes, I feel guilty. I should blog more often and I should check your blogs more frequently, too. Darn.
Did I say that I feel guilty….;-)
Stay healthy.
Health-wise, things are going fine. It’s remarkable how the body is capable of adjusting to a new situation in such short amount of time. Everything is back to normal.
Other than that, cancer left us with a huge bill and as a matter of fact, we still keep getting invoices from all over the place, for pathology, anesthesia, doctors. And that’s with a relatively good insurance! Well, things are getting very tight now and we are fighting for a home loan modification. I try to deal with the situation but emotionally, it kills me. The thought of an impending foreclosure is not good for a person who is known to be a worrier to begin with. But we shall see, the fight is not over yet.
The rest of the family is doing fine. Ann will have another full check up in a couple of months. We are all desperate for some sunshine after the recent snow and floods. Fortunately, we had no damages done to our property, unlike so many other families in our area.
I hope everybody is well out there. Yes, I feel guilty. I should blog more often and I should check your blogs more frequently, too. Darn.
Did I say that I feel guilty….;-)
Stay healthy.
Posted by Tony Ulrich. Posted In : After Cancer
In March of 2009, my wife Ann got diagnosed with breast-cancer. I dedicated a website and blog to our breast-cancer journey - in case you're interested: www.ourbreastcancer.net.
After three surgeries, countless hospital visits and consultations with health care professionals and an empty wallet thereafter, we finally thought that things were about to get better. But another surprise was waiting for us - after I encountered blood in my urine I was sent for a CAT Scan that revealed a 6.2 cm tumor in my left kidney.
On October 1 of 2009, I was officially diagnosed with kidney cancer. This website and blog will keep track of my attempt battling the disease. In case you have questions or comments, please email me at: planetcaravan@gmx.com
