SURGERY SCHEDULED

Dave had an appointment at Urological Associates today, getting his pre-surgical work done.  He had blood drawn, a chest x-ray, an EKG, a urine sample (really?  his third one in a week) and a thorough review of his medical history.  All this was done in preparation for his radical inguinal orchiectomy (I think I'm ready for my debut on ER).  It is called "radical" because the entire spermatic cord is removed as well as the testicle itself, and "inguinal" because the testicle is removed through a small cut (incision) made in the lower abdomen (groin).

We will be checking in at 11 AM this coming Monday, 11/10/14.  The surgery will be in the Urological Associates' outpatient clinic.  He is scheduled to go under the knife at 12 PM  and should be finished in less than an hour.  We'll go home that afternoon, as soon as Dave is awake and coherent.

I know the tumor will be sent for a pathological analysis, but I don't know how long that will take.  Dave will probably be on pain medication for a short while.  He should have a full recovery in 2-4 weeks.

\I certainly hope he will be up and ready to dance in 12 days, as we are looking forward to attending Libbie's wedding and reception.  And, Dave bought three, yes three! pairs of shoes today.  An historic day.  We were at the outlets in Bluffton, SC, and there were scads of Veteran's Day sales.  Who knew that's how we celebrate Veteran's Day (weekend)?  Oh well.  Dave, who hates to shop, found three pairs of Cole Haan shoes, so now he is ready for dancing as soon as he heals.

I will get back to this blog next week to let you know how the surgery goes.  In the meantime, please remember to be thankful Dave is looking forward to being well heeled at Libbie and Steve's wedding, and we could use some help in our wishes that this is just a FREAK cancer and not metastatic melanoma.  Thanks.