Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña on leave to undergo chemotherapy and surgery in Texas. Facing the prospect of hair and weigh loss and the other side effects of aggressive chemotherapy. He left for the United States Sunday.

Mayor Osmeña did not know when he will be able to come back in Cebu but he said he will not delay the medical procedures required so he can take care of his responsibilities including the debt payments for the SRP or South Road Properties. The treatment include chemotherapy and nother surgery can take three months or longer to complete depending on the results of the initial treatment.

Margot Osmeña, wife of Mayor Tomas Osmeña told to reporters Sunday that the mayor’s cancer is on third stage. A surgery was schedules to remove the entire bladder of chemotherapy four cycles. Her husband will completely recover.

Margot said “We are confident (that he will be cured) because he has the best doctors who take care of urinary bladder cancer patients, and they have turned around so many cases already. There are steps that can be taken to completely cure the cancer”.

Mayor Osmeña, 60 year old, said he will follow the doctor’s orders on his treatment and other restrictions such as stop smoking. Moderation of alcoholic beverages and eat favorite dishes. Mayor told to reporters “I’m not scared of chemotherapy or the surgery. I have disciplined myself not to worry over things that you can’t control. I don’t like to live a life based on fear. If something happens, then it happens”.

Margot said they may be gone longer than 3 months and they might be able to come back during a break in the treatment.