There are certainly some life lessons that I will take away from this journey through prostate cancer. The Lord has used this awful disease in ways I already know, and in ways that may not yet be apparent.
All posts in category Prostate Cancer Journal
Prostate Cancer Journal: Surgery & Recovery Update
Posted by ScotK on August 16, 2009
http://scotkinnaman.com/2009/08/16/prostate-cancer-journal-surgery-recovery-update/
Prostate Cancer Journal: My Friend Peter
I made a new friend last week. You don’t always get to pick your friends ahead of time, and such is the case with Peter. He showed up during the course of my prostate surgery. I was totally unaware of his arrival, but he was greeted by everybody in attendance as one uniquely qualified for [...]
Posted by ScotK on July 16, 2009
http://scotkinnaman.com/2009/07/16/prostate-cancer-journal-my-friend-peter/
Prostate Cancer Journal: The Choices We Make
While my prognosis is just about the best that one could hope for, I am at somewhat of a loss before a buffet of good treatment options. We live out lives shaped by the choices we make. I am afraid of making a wrong decision.
Posted by ScotK on June 1, 2009
http://scotkinnaman.com/2009/06/01/prostate-cancer-journal-the-choices-we-make/
Prostate Cancer Journal: Positive for Cancer
“Mr. Kinnaman, your results came back positive…” That really is the only thing I heard in our brief conversation. As Dr. de la Paz continued to speak I looked at the pictures on my desk, pictures of my wife and I on a cruise, pictures of our four grandchildren. I ask a few questions, write a couple of notes that mostly make sense later, but while hearing, I really am not listening. I have cancer.
Posted by ScotK on May 27, 2009
http://scotkinnaman.com/2009/05/27/prostate-cancer-journal-positive-for-cancer/
Prostate Cancer Journal: The Waiting is the Hardest Part
This is the third post in my personal journey through prostate cancer. I know that caught early (before there are symptoms), prostate cancer has a >90% cure rate and that there is really no threat of dying from it as there was even 10 years ago, and certainly 16 years ago as did my father. But my fear is almost unbridled. I put it again and again in the hands of God, and there still seems to be a portion that is held back—it seems to have a home nestled deep in my gut, in my heart, and in my head.
Posted by ScotK on May 22, 2009
http://scotkinnaman.com/2009/05/22/prostate-cancer-journal-waiting-for-biopsy-results/
Prostate Cancer Journal: You’re Going to Do What?
This is the second post in my personal journey through prostate cancer. This will be an intensely personal post. There is no delicate way to describe what took place during the prostate biopsy. . . . “doesn’t hurt much” and “not so bad” only seemed to mock me. Despite the vast amount of information I had accumulated over the previous ten days, I am wading deep into the unknown, nearly drowning in a mix of fear and anxiety. As I drove the thirty minutes to the office I’m thinking about the needles.
Posted by ScotK on May 16, 2009
http://scotkinnaman.com/2009/05/16/prostate-cancer-journal-transrectal-prostate-biopsy/
Prostate Cancer Journal: Today I take the test
This is the first post in my personal journey through prostate cancer. This afternoon I will be heading over to my doctor’s office to have a transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy. This test will be used to determine whether my elevated PSA blood test results are indicative of prostate cancer or infection or something else altogether.
Posted by ScotK on May 14, 2009
http://scotkinnaman.com/2009/05/14/prostate-cancer-journal-the-test/
Daily Prayer
The Concordia Theological Seminary community invites you to listen to the Morning Office held daily at 10:00 a.m., Monday through Friday. The audio from the Chapel service is posted daily, and is typically available by 1:00 p.m. (Eastern).
Follow this link to get to the Kramer Chapel audio files.
