Tunica Vaginalis Mesothelioma – A journey

Cata is arriving today, she already arrived at Orlando´s airport.

Weather is getting better, today was a little bit colder than  Bogotá normally is.

OK, I know you want to know how my appointment with Dr. Verghese was. It was great, he is a very kind doctor, from India. His assistant (physician) is from Asia. Very kind both of them.

Dr. Verghese explained to me the WH questions about the surgery. Comparing the complexity of Dr. Sugarbaker´s procedure, if it was a 10, now this one is going to be a 1. Maybe I will habe to overnight at the hospital.

Dr. Verghese is going to make a surgery starting on the groing and going down to the testes. Then he will take out (without disconnedcting it from its “tubes”) the left testicle, and will put on the table. After that, he will open the very famous TUNICA VAGINALIS (which inspired this blog´s name), and will considering if removing of the testicle is needed, which according to what he saw on the doppler test, is very probable. But as you may know, and I already wrote, I simply don´t care if that helps to cure me from this possible mesothelioma.

I also went to Dr. Sugarbaker´s office to say hi to his wife and assistant Ilse, an met with Dr. Zappa, who is second in command on Dr. Sugarbaker´s surgical oncology team. Then came back to the hotel, and had a great nap. After that went walking to Taco Bell for some delicious burritos I can´t enjoy in Bogotá.

On the afternoon walked around, and everything still the same as it was two years ago, also the hotel´s staff and everything stays as if my last visit to D.C. was a week ago, but really it has been two years after my IV and IP ports removal (the ports implanted on chest and belly for chemos).

Today woke up early and called Cata, who was at Bogota´s airport. I miss her, but she´ll be here on a couple of hours, which makes me really happy.

Had a nice walk on the morning and good and healthy breakfast at Au Boin Pain. Then went back to Borders and bought three great “true crime” books from recognized author at discount price. These chronicles are my favourites.

Then went walking around and seated at the smithsonian´s park, where I started reading one of the books, and now I just came back to the hotel, because it´s already dark, and I have to write some papers for college, that I have to send next week to the teachers.

Have a good night dear readers, and a good day for those already waking up on Asia´s sunday.

S.