Eight Weeks Post-Surgery

Eight weeks later -- 23 pounds lighter and cancer free.

All is well. Recovery still underway and I feel fine. I've sworn a sacred oath that the lost weight will remain off and diet and exercise will be the new focus.

Last week I went back to the hospital with a 103 degree fever. No other symptoms existed. No pain, no nausea, no anything - just a fever. I had a CT scan of my lungs and guts; a sonogram of the neo-bladder and blood work done. All came back normal. But this left the reason for the fever unresolved.

I stayed overnight in the hospital and just today was told that my urine specimen yielded evidence of a bacterial infection in the bladder. It would be eliminated with strong antibiotics - of which I will take orally for the next week.

Other than this episode, all has been smooth and I've had no problems.