The dogs are clingy this morning. Boogie has been on my lap most of the morning. Weeman sits at my feet. I recently read in People magazine that dogs have been trained to actually sniff out cancer. I think that's amazing. My surgeon told me during my final pre-opt appointment that I am 3 to 5 times more likely of developing certain types of cancer because I am obese.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I learned that I had some abnormalities with my kidney's. I have several complex cysts on my kidneys. In addition to that, my urine analysis indicated that I am expelling too much calcium. Not sure if the two are related, but I've been refereed to a Urologist and another kind of doctor, the title escapes me. I am waiting until after the surgery to schedule those appointments. If I had not gone through this process, I doubt I would have found out that information for some time.
My grandfather on my mom's side lived a long life. He survived Diphtheria in WWII, although it sterilized him, he had high blood pressure, heart attack, several strokes, pace maker and kidney cancer. The cancer didn't get, he passed away in 1996 in his 80's from a bisected aorta. Years of high blood pressure had paid their toll.
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