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Well ... the plot certainly thickened of Father's Day - June 15, 2008 when I awoke to pain in my arm and a heavy pressure on my chest (felt like I woke up with my grand daughter sitting on my chest). That was enough for a trip to urgent care where - to make a story very short - they discovered my heart wasn't doing its thing very efficiently and admitted me to the cardiac unit where - the next day during a treadmill test - I went into Ventricular Tachnocardia. Minor surgery the next day revealed several blocked veins and a blocked artery and a stint was inserted to help maintain blood flow.

Naturally this complicated my cancer treatment plan in as much as I suddenly find myself taking a load of medications designed as blood thinning agents and Dr. Dato is concerned when it comes to even scoping as a quarterly checkup. That and a minor bladder infection have me in limbo when it comes to the bladder stuff. We have - so far - missed one follow-up cystoscopy and I am not pleased.

I know from the stories shared here that diligent follow-up is a key component to a full recovery.  And - I realized something else.  I am more fearful of cancer than I am of heart failure.  Weird!!