Author Greg Cox had his cancerous left kidney removed on Thursday 31 January at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.
On Sunday 3 February, his wife reported “Greg and I got home about 7:00. He’s all set up and comfy in the TV room. He looks really good and is moving around well. Almost as good as new, just a little slower.”
Get well wishes are welcomed at gregcox at zoominternet dot net.
[Edited 6 February] Cox himself sent this update: The good news is that the surgery went smoothly and I am now recovering at home. They were able to remove the kidney/tumor laproscopically and they believe they got the whole thing…
Thanks to everyone who wrote and called while I was in the hospital. I was too wiped out to answer the phone much the first few days, and it’s probably just as well as that I wasn’t overwhelmed by an avalanche of visitors, but I appreciate everyone’s concern and good wishes.
(The biggest challenge here at home is keeping the cats and dog from jumping in my lap. Probably not a good idea right now. Generally, we’re keeping me barricaded behind closed doors and baby gates. I’ve also discovered that it is not wise to watch “Monty Python” three days after abdominal surgery. I never realized before that the description “gut-splittingly hilarious” could be taken literally.)
I have a follow-up appointment with the surgeon on the 25th. I’m hoping to get a clean bill of health by then. I’m also relieved to find that, despite being a kidney light on my left, that I am not significantly lop-sided.
Thanks again for all your support.