TumorVille

Sadi and I just meet with Dr. Reid Lombardo and her entourage. The charismatic doctor was able to finesse, finagle and schmooze the other surgeons to join her on our date for this upcoming Thursday, October 14, 2010, first thing in the morning. [More]

We received a phone call this afternoon that my surgery has been postponed from October 8th to as late as October 15th. Perhaps postponed is a poor choice words. I’ll still be leaving October 5th and check-in on the 6th for what’s sure to be the first of many pokes, prodes, sticks and... [More]

After talking with many people, we’ve made the decision to have my surgery performed at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota the first week of [More]

Steven Seidel, a local personal trainer, took me out for a light workout. After being sedentary for so long and being on narcotics, the simplest of workouts are quite challenging. [More]

On Friday of last week we finally heard back from the Mayo Clinic and the University of Pittsburgh. The Mayo and U of Pitt are well-known for their ability to manage obscure cases like mine. While this is great news, it is also quite confusing. We’re excited because both clinics want me as a ... [More]

Even though my tumor is benign, this doesn't mean things are happy in TumorVille. The official diagnosis (as of today) is a Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma; generically, a Ganglioneuroma. As far as we know, I may have had the tumor for 10-15 years. And only now is it really starting to cause problems... [More]

We've been waiting this past week to hear from the specialist in Pittsburg I was referred to perform the operation. Today, we were finally able to contact him. My family is overnighting him my medical files. Hopefully we'll have some good news early next week of whether or not he'll be taking me on ... [More]