Now that things have come into perspective, I want to let the site know of some developments this week involving Rich, aka, Perc-o-Prince.
Nearly two weeks ago, Rich went into the emergency room with some lower abdominal pain. After several hours of testing, the hospital and the doctors were trying to rule out diverticulosis, kidney stones, or appendicitis. The ER doctor came back to Rich after all tests were completed, including a CT Scan, put his arm on his shoulder and let him know that they were suspecting lymphoma.
After additional testing, Rich was scheduled for surgery this past Monday for removal of his right testicle. All went well, and it was confirmed yesterday that he has seminoma and not lymphoma.
Right now, the prognosis is excellent; and after a series of radiation and/or chemo treatments (because his cancer has spread to the lymphnodes), a full recovery is expected.
I'm sure you all join with me in wishing Rich a speedy recovery. He has researched all the possibilities, and his outlook is excellent, with doctors informing him that the cure rate is 99.5 percent.
As an aside, Tim Shawn and I visited with both he and Chuck today and had a great afternoon together and a delicious dinner.
Ron
Nearly two weeks ago, Rich went into the emergency room with some lower abdominal pain. After several hours of testing, the hospital and the doctors were trying to rule out diverticulosis, kidney stones, or appendicitis. The ER doctor came back to Rich after all tests were completed, including a CT Scan, put his arm on his shoulder and let him know that they were suspecting lymphoma.
After additional testing, Rich was scheduled for surgery this past Monday for removal of his right testicle. All went well, and it was confirmed yesterday that he has seminoma and not lymphoma.
Right now, the prognosis is excellent; and after a series of radiation and/or chemo treatments (because his cancer has spread to the lymphnodes), a full recovery is expected.
I'm sure you all join with me in wishing Rich a speedy recovery. He has researched all the possibilities, and his outlook is excellent, with doctors informing him that the cure rate is 99.5 percent.
As an aside, Tim Shawn and I visited with both he and Chuck today and had a great afternoon together and a delicious dinner.
Ron