Need some major super-duper DU vibes...

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

my dad was diagnosed with invasive cancer in situ (CIS) of the bladder this past April. He has had numerous biopsies and had a standard six-week treatment with BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin). Today, he's had his biopsy post-BCG.

The bad news: more tumors were found. They are waiting for him to wake up from the anesthesia and talk to him about a radical cystectomy (removal of bladder, prostate and lymph nodes by the groin), something my dad has already said he will not do.

He is a week shy of 60, a former heavy smoker (smoking accounts for 50% of all bladder cancer cases and it does not matter if you quit decades ago - carcinogens found in cigarettes lie in wait in the lining of the bladder and, along with yet-unknown triggers, there you have it).

I just need vibes.. he's a great guy, a well respected engineer, a very gifted hand drafter in the pre-CAD days, very funny... Some of the dirtiest jokes I've ever heard came from his mouth :)

Please, need vibes

Thanks!

[fizzgig]

1. you've got them

:hug: for you and your dad

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

2. I'm sending them

all I've got. I lost my dad to cancer. I'm hoping you won't as well. Good vibes to your stubborn dad!

[peekaloo]

3. Good vibes headed his way.

:hug:

[Arugula Latte]

4. Sending vibes ...

I'm sorry about your dad. That is a tough diagnosis. :hug:

And, please, DUers... DO NOT SMOKE!