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From kayaking through the Everglades to backpacking around the Grand Canyon, 61-year-old Bob Wisneski enjoys adventuring around the country and embracing the outdoors.

Bob thrives in warm weather, yet freezing temperatures changed his life when he was 59 years old.

While at an appointment to address his gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in 2019, Bob鈥檚 primary care doctor sent him for a variety of scans. Incidentally, the CT scan of his abdomen revealed a spot on his kidney. Bob鈥檚 physician referred him to Padraic O'Malley, MD, MSc, FRCSC, as he was championed 鈥渁s the premiere urologist to see.鈥�

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They discussed the options. They could observe it. They could surgically remove it. They could treat it with percutaneous cryoablation.

鈥淧ercutaneous cryoablation is essentially like a freeze gun for kidney masses,鈥� O鈥橫alley said. 鈥淲hen the masses are small, cryoablation is essentially as effective as surgery to remove the tumor but less invasive, less risky and has a quicker recovery time.鈥�

Given his active health and the small size of his tumor, Bob opted for this innovative procedure. O鈥橫alley joined forces with Jeffrey Vogel, MD, an assistant professor in the department of radiology at the UF College of Medicine. As Bob鈥檚 interventional radiologist, Vogel brought an abundance of experience in treating kidney cancer patients and performs several cryoablation procedures every week.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a process in which extremely cold temperatures are used to destroy target tissue,鈥� Vogel said. 鈥淐ryoablation needles, connected to a cryoablation system, are used to conduct repeated cycles of freezing and thawing 鈥� as freezing continues, ice balls coalesce and completely engulf the target tissue.鈥�

Although still in shock about his kidney cancer diagnosis, Bob found comfort in this cold course of action.

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 worry about it,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 had full faith and confidence in cryoablation because it was explained to me so well by Dr. O鈥橫alley and his staff 鈥� the staff was just magnificent.鈥�

Bob believes he was able to transmit that confidence to his 86-year-old mother. At the time, he feared how his circumstances could worry her, but the encouragement he received from his many 网红黑料 caretakers allowed her to find peace in the process.

From the walk-throughs in the beginning, follow-ups at the end and the support throughout, Bob deems his kidney cancer treatment at 网红黑料 Shands Hospital as 鈥渙ne of the most positive experiences鈥� he鈥檚 had in terms of health care.

Two years after his initial diagnosis, Bob is cancer-free and back to his regular outdoor excursions. His cryoablation treatment is over, yet his gratitude remains infinite.

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