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  • #1

    Back from the I/O

    Hi everybody,

    I had my right orch yesterday at 9am and they sent me home at 6pm. The urologist who did the orch said it is probably a seminoma at an early stage. Today I can stand the pain with no painkillers, so generally I'm feeling fine.

    I guess all I can do now is wait for the pathology report and CT scans.
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  • #2
    Marco,
    Sounds like you are doing fine! Waiting for the path is the hard part. If this is early stage seminoma we may already be cured!
    Retired moderator. Husband, left I/O 16Dec2005, stage I seminoma with elevated b-HCG, no LVI, RTx15 (25Gy). All clear ever since.

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    • #3
      Glad to hear you got the I/O over with. Sounds like things went well. Let us know when you get the path report and even if you feel good, keep your activity level moderate for a couple of weeks.
      Fish
      TC1
      Right I/O 4/22/1988
      RPLND 6/20/1988
      TC2
      Left I/O 9/17/2003
      Surveillance

      Tho' much is taken, much abides; and though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; one equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will; to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

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      • #4
        Great to hear that the I/O went without a hitch. One more piece of advice... don't watch any funny shows on TV... laughing might make the incision hurt a lot (same goes for coughing and sneezing). Good luck with your recovery, and let us know once you get the path report back.
        "Life moves pretty fast; if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." -Ferris Bueller
        11.22.06 -Dx the day before Thanksgiving
        12.09.06 -Rt I/O; 100% seminoma, multifocal; Stage I-A; Surveillance; Six years out! I consider myself cured.

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        • #5
          Great news on the successful surgery! An early stage seminoma is a very promising preliminary opinion!
          4/26/07 - mass confirmed w/ no elevated markers
          4/27/07 - left I/O
          5/2/07 - Dx: 100% seminoma stage 1A
          Surveillance: CT/blood (6 month cycle)
          4/27/13 - 6 years cancer free!

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          • #6
            Thank you all! also for your valuable suggestions. In fact, I had a pair of painful moments today was when I was watching the Simpsons on TV I'll have to suspend that for a while!

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            • #7
              Marco - a tidbit that may help. Instead of eating solid food, drink SlimFast or Carnation Instant Breakfast as your meals for the first few days after surgery. This will keep you off the toilet, which I promise isn't a fun experience right after the I/O.
              4/26/07 - mass confirmed w/ no elevated markers
              4/27/07 - left I/O
              5/2/07 - Dx: 100% seminoma stage 1A
              Surveillance: CT/blood (6 month cycle)
              4/27/13 - 6 years cancer free!

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