Just over three months since finishing my cancer treatments and I'm getting my energy back a little more each day. After twice starting and then stopping my morning runs due to extreme fatigue, I've started again this week. It is really amazing how much harder it seems this time. Due to bad weather, I've been running this week on a treadmill and have been shocked at how slow I'm running compared to previous 3 month recovery time.
My next cystoscope is on April 29th. With an all clear, I will then be on an annual cycle of cystoscopies for the rest of my life. Four years ago, when I was diagnosed, having a cystoscope annual for the rest of my life seemed like an ordeal that I will hate and never get to use to. After being scoped 10 times in the last 4 years and with my drug regiment of a pain pill and a valium before each procedure, it certainly not as bad as it seems.
I don't know if it all cancer survivors or just me, but even after all I've gone through, it seems a little surreal. I guess that is the great thing about our memories. We dwell on the positive much more than the negative. I've finished this long segment of my journey through cancer and come out the better for it. Hopefully, people suffering from bladder cancer will be able to go through my blog and find information and inspiration.
