Cancer

I went to the doctor 9/25/09 for a checkup and possible urinary infection (blood in my urine 3 days before: ick) and the doctor thought the problem was higher up like at the kidney. He sent me off to get blood drawn and a few days later to get a CT scan ...of my chest (due to suspicious things in my x-ray) and abdomen.
A couple days after the CT scan he called me back and said that it was bad and that it looked like kidney cancer and to see a urologist and then an oncologist but that this sort of thing was difficult to treat. The urologist confirmed the diagnosis and said that he'd look into whether I fit for trials of treatment they do at UCLA and to get me started with an oncologist. I have 4 one inch lesions in my lungs from the kidney cancer.

This is a good summary of kidney cancer: click here.

I am now winding down my law practice to just have low key cases that won't take much work. I'll work a couple hours a day. Mostly, in case the treatment doesn't work, I'll be taking it easy and enjoying myself. On 10/6/09 I started my new schedule of enjoying the mornings and going to the office for a while around 1-2pm to take care of remaining work issues, home business, friend/family calls and medical matters.

My urologist has set me up with St. Jude's "Tumor panel" which is made up of specialists in several field in oncology. On 10/22/09 he will present my condition to them and they will suggest a course of treatment.