I received another email asking for details of my diagnosis and what factors contributed to my decision to opt for surgery. I provided a brief synopsis of the requested material, and referred the writer to my early blogs detailing the process from diagnosis through my treatment decision and beyond.
While it's gratifying to know I can be of some assistance to men facing decisions, I need to be clear that I am not a champion of surgery for all...my treatment decision is just that, my decision and cannot be generalized to others. Everyone needs to evaluate his own circumstances and arrive at the decision with which he and his family is most comfortable and makes sense.
On another topic, I noted this morning the package of unused Depends on the floor of my closet. Interestingly, I realized (and I'm not proud of this) I did not want to either throw them out or contribute them to someone who has a need. Instead, I chose to leave them where they are as a reminder of how fortunate I've been...that and just in case ('cause you never know).
How long will it be before I give up the Depends crutch (crotch crutch)? I have no idea...it's sort of like the question, “How long will I be able to use my disease/surgery to get out of doing things I just don't want to do?” At some point it no longer makes sense...a point probably evident to everyone else long before I figure it out.
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