UPDATE ON CHUCK
Monday, November 26, 2007
I was thinking I had already posted how things were going with Chuck since his procedure for Prostate Cancer, but I guess I haven't so here goes.
The Procedure went superbly! It could not have gone better. They got all the cancer. He had cryotherapy instead of radiation and chemo. It is a new procedure and was performed by Dr. Ellis in Arlington at USMD hospital which is a physician owned hospital. Dr. Ellis is a Cancer Surgeon specializing in Prostate Cancer.
The first doctor we went to suggested twelve weeks of radiation with radiation seeds. He informed us if Chuck did not have the procedure he would die. Well being the child of God that I am, I thought no one can predict death but God. I have faith to move mountains, I believe God can do anything and above all that I could even ask or think, so I began to look for alternative treatments.
I found two procedures, one being HIFU, which is High Intensity Ultrasound and the other is Cryoblation. Both have been successful, HIFU is done in Canada and other places by american doctors. The other is being done here in the US, so we elected to do it. We were met by Dr. Ellis, he explained to us that anytime in the past when he heard the word cancer, he immediately thought...cut it out! But now he believes surgery, radiation, radiation seeds and chemo are some of the worst treatments. This is not to say they don't work in some cases, this is just his view.
So we elected to go with the Cryoblation and Chuck is cancer free. He had the treatment at 7am, he was home by 11am, he had a catheter for seven days, but was able to strap it to his leg and go wherever he wanted, he had hardly any pain and was back to work in two weeks. He has to go in for a checkup in six weeks, three months, one year then three years, but the success rate is really high. He has no pain and no side effects at all.
So I give God all the glory, He has been good to us. I am thankful for doctors who are wlling to try new treatments!
The Procedure went superbly! It could not have gone better. They got all the cancer. He had cryotherapy instead of radiation and chemo. It is a new procedure and was performed by Dr. Ellis in Arlington at USMD hospital which is a physician owned hospital. Dr. Ellis is a Cancer Surgeon specializing in Prostate Cancer.
The first doctor we went to suggested twelve weeks of radiation with radiation seeds. He informed us if Chuck did not have the procedure he would die. Well being the child of God that I am, I thought no one can predict death but God. I have faith to move mountains, I believe God can do anything and above all that I could even ask or think, so I began to look for alternative treatments.
I found two procedures, one being HIFU, which is High Intensity Ultrasound and the other is Cryoblation. Both have been successful, HIFU is done in Canada and other places by american doctors. The other is being done here in the US, so we elected to do it. We were met by Dr. Ellis, he explained to us that anytime in the past when he heard the word cancer, he immediately thought...cut it out! But now he believes surgery, radiation, radiation seeds and chemo are some of the worst treatments. This is not to say they don't work in some cases, this is just his view.
So we elected to go with the Cryoblation and Chuck is cancer free. He had the treatment at 7am, he was home by 11am, he had a catheter for seven days, but was able to strap it to his leg and go wherever he wanted, he had hardly any pain and was back to work in two weeks. He has to go in for a checkup in six weeks, three months, one year then three years, but the success rate is really high. He has no pain and no side effects at all.
So I give God all the glory, He has been good to us. I am thankful for doctors who are wlling to try new treatments!
posted by Live, Love, Laugh | 5:44 AM
4 Comments:
This is just awesome Dana! Awesome!
Thanks for dropping by my blog. You are a blessing to me.
I find I am growing heaps at present... when I let God do some teaching. I want to learn how better to hear God! So 2008 is gonna be dedicated to listening to God. Sometimes it can be a bit hard (for blokes like me!)
That's great news about Chuck. I'm glad it's turning out so well.
I also have prostate cancer but after examining the various options, I decided to forgo any treatment. Mine is early stage so I may change my mind later, but I doubt it.
God is indeed good to us in all the options He makes available.
That is so AWESOME Dana!! It's good to hear Chuck is doing well.
God leads us where we need to be for sure.
Hi Dana,
Its great news about Chuck, and I'm praising God along with you ! I am also one that believes God can Move mountains even though sometimes He does it one shovel at a time !
Blessings and wishing ya'll a blessed weekend.
Ron.
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