I want you all to know there is hope.
In December of 2005, I will be 11 years cancer free. My diagnosis was stage 4 urachal cancer, and I had surgery in Chicago at the University of Illinois.
The process was long and difficult - as you all may already know. Doctors at first thought I had a vernereal disease, even tho I kept telling them there was no chance. At the time I was a single dad with 4 children, ages 14 down to 4.
The surgery took along time to recover from. I know how fortunate I am that they took a great deal of muscle (including navel, top of bladdere and intersceding muscle), as I have had no recurrance and did not need chemo. I have had additional surgeries, somewhat related to the first, but none have exposed more cancer.
Please feel free to talk with me. You can call the Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. I am on the calling board as a urachal survivor. I'll share the road with you if it will help.
Bless you all.
Doc