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This certainly concentrated my mind, I can tell you that. He took me in and put me on his ‘urgent’ list. I first saw him on May 10th and the operation was carried out on the 20th.
In case you are wondering about the ‘beating Franklin’ reference, it is merely because I chose to name my tumor.
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The eyes have it…
aving survived a nasty and highly elusive cancer, Delgany’s Peter Robbie is keen
to give some advice – and to give back…
Which is why we’re giving the man the floor…
Okay, so I am on the scrounge. Let me tell you why.
ack in May of this year, I was diagnosed, out of the blue, with a very rare and aggressive cancer of the urethra. Unfortunately, at the time of my consultation, Ivor Cullen – the acknowledged expert in this field – was unable to tell me whether or not I would survive this cancer.
This certainly concentrated my mind, I can tell you that. He took me in and put me on his ‘urgent’ list. I first saw him on May 10th and the operation was carried out on the 20th.
Luckily, Ivan seems to have removed the entire tumor, which turned out to be a fairly whopping 6.4cm in size. Unfortunately, this meant that I had to part ways with my urethra and penis, but a small price to pay for continued existence.
And no jokes about a very small price, thank you.
I have recently been given the positive news that the operation was a success and the results were better than we could have had a right to expect or even hope for. My prognosis seems good and the view is now that I will not need chemo or radio therapy, just very intensive monitoring, CT scans, MRI’s and a camera into my bladder, just to confirm that nothing unpleasant is still lurking.
I am not writing this looking for sympathy. No, I am writing to the good people in this area, firstly to inform them that it is imperative for any men, especially over the age of fifty, visit their doctors and get an annual check up. My symptoms were so mild, it was only by the grace of God and the nagging of the memsahib, bless her, that made me visit Conor Downes, who started the whole investigation process, which is why I am still here.
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Dr Ivor Cullen
1 comment
Well done on sharing your story. Very much appreciated. Wishing you a speedy recovery, health and happiness. Thank you.