Playing Casino...`

[txaslftist]

When I was in law school, we had a professor of contracts who described cancer as "the big casino".

Well, today I got a call from my urologist about that lesion on my kidney, and they want to do some more tests...

It's a Bosniak 2.5, which is an interesting characterization. If it were a Bosniak 1 or 2, it calls for ongoing monitoring, but is almost certainly benign. A Bosniak 4 is good reason for a kidney removal.

A Bosniak 3 is about 25-50% (depending on the study) likely to result in cancer.

This is a game I have no interest in picking up chips for, but life throws you what she throws you; I can't complain, even if I do wind up playing this deadly game.

I've loved more women than I have fingers, good and bad. I've gotten the best education I could afford, and self-educated myself a long way past that. I have a beautiful understanding wife with enough warts to make life interesting; and three fantastic chidren, beautiful, tall, smart and really, really amazing. I own a nice home.

In forty plus years of living I've been in about nine foreign countries, I've sailed a 20 footer in Newport Bay (even though I'm not rich).

I've never jumped out of plane, but I've been to Disneyworld six times (which about evens that up). I've climbed half a mountain.

I've been blessed with more love than any one person deserves; and in the end that is what matters most of all. I'm comfortable in my relationship with God and certain in my knowledge He exists...

All in all, I guess I'll find out Wednesday if I'm being melodramatic or if this is just the first of a bunch of maudlin ramblings to start the fight of my life with...

Wish me luck, my DU friends.

[wrathofkahn]

1. Tests, and then what?

Do you have any idea about the possible courses of treatment after that?


I know it's a scary time. Best of luck and prayers for you.

[txaslftist]

2. Testing to more specifically define the lesion...

..including ultrasound and an MRI. Then a biopsy.

Then, if necessary, I get to decide if we cut, remove or chemo I guess.

[wrathofkahn]

4. Keep us posted

I'll keep praying.

[txaslftist]

5. Thanks.

[Fridays Child]

3. Bless your heart...

...sending out the positive energy to you, as I type.

(((((((((( :hug: ))))))))))

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. Best of luck to you

I think you have the right attitude about things. My doctor, herself a cancer survivor, says that that is the most important thing to have.

[hang a left]

7. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

[Chi-Town Exile]

8. Hope all will be well! You'll be in my prayers and thoughts.

Let us know what they find out. :hug:

[Cleita]

9. Good luck and my thoughts are with you.

If it is cancerous and hasn't spread, you will probably have to have that kidney removed. Your remaining kidney will take over for both. It's really quite miraculous how that happens. You will live long and prosper. If this is not the case and your kidneys are both deteriorating, you can still opt for a transplant, which will give you many trouble free years before needing a replacement.

On edit: Make sure your doctor refers you to a nephrologist. This is very specialized and most doctors don't know that much about kidney disease outside of the specialty.