Hi Pat,
We are located in Oak Lawn, the South Suburbs of Chicago. If you have any other recommendations please let me know as I fear that Dr. Steinberg may be hard to get in to see. His office was closed when we phoned last night, so we'll be calling first thing this morning to schedule an appt.
The University of Chicago is approximately a 30 minute drive plus traffic, so this facility is much closer for us.
My father is very scared to have a 4-6 surgery. His present dr. said it would take that long for bladder removal and an ileal with two sets of hands, himself & a general surgeon. Neobladder surgery was an option, but the doc didn't recommend it as he said it would be a longer surgery and he didn't feel it was in dad's best interest.
In reading your reply, I was elated to learn the surgery time difference between his present doc and a top notch surgeon and that you're almost at 9 years; congratulations
That alone will make a tremendous difference in the decision making process!
We are going to see his doc tomorrow and I will be asking about his nodes and margins. If you think of any other questions I should ask, please let me know. I'm in the midst of writing up my list.
Thank you very much for your reply,
Diane