tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post209324646520468026..comments2023-12-30T12:31:14.482-08:00Comments on The Lonely Libertarian: For my Poppy: Kilted to Kick Cancerhiswiserangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823260651306838495noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post-62417014340453434282015-09-01T19:55:10.914-07:002015-09-01T19:55:10.914-07:00all good stuff....and for routine good prostate he...all good stuff....and for routine good prostate health, what is the #1 best thing to do? check back issues of the New England Journal of Medicine ( hint: you will NEVER see it on Oprhah)......<br /><br />vaquero viejoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post-42427463280375428122015-09-01T15:17:24.176-07:002015-09-01T15:17:24.176-07:00Matt's right. When I turned 50 I started getti...Matt's right. When I turned 50 I started getting the PSA & the ol' digital exam. (Wheee! And the doc never even sent flowers afterward.) The digital exam was normal and the PSA was below 4.0, but it was climbing each year. My GP doc suggested a biopsy. I thought, No need. I'm a young guy. Not much family history. I'll just wait & we'll check it again next year. Then my GP called me at home one night and talked me into a biopsy. (How many docs these days take the time to do that?) So, I went. Of course, the biopsy came back positive. Fortunately, it was early. I opted for radiation & I'm going on 12 years now cancer free. I’ve seen my sons grow up. I’ve got to know my first grandchild. Hate to think what would have happened if I put off going to the doc. My next door neighbor at the time was one of those guys who refused to go to the doctor for anything. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer about 2 years before I was. He waited too long. He didn't make it. <br /><br />Bottom line, get yourself checked. IF CAUGHT EARLY, prostate cancer is usually very survivable. I repeat, IF CAUGHT EARLY. <br /><br />-SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post-80205604011631235512015-09-01T11:23:14.994-07:002015-09-01T11:23:14.994-07:00Okay, since we're on the subject here's my...Okay, since we're on the subject here's my spiel. This is coming from someone who had Prostate Cancer.<br /><br />Neither the rectal check nor the PSA blood test alone is sufficient. You really need to have both done yearly. I had an aggressively growing form that came in just barely over the cutoff. If I'd had the blood test a month or two earlier it'd been below the limit and I wouldn't have been told about it (this was during an examination for life insurance). As it was, by the time I got in for surgery the tumor had made it to the edges of the prostate gland. Had the test been done several months later the tumor would have been into the lymphatic system and changes for a successful recovery would have been low. After getting the bad news I went to the doctor. The rectal exam was negative, so by itself it is not conclusive.<br /><br />So . . . every year get both a rectal and a PSA blood test. It's important to know what your baseline PSA level is. If it stays flat year to year that is good. If it starts climbing, even if it's below the cutoff of 4.0, then it's something you need to check into. ASAP! If you don't know your baseline number you won't know if it's climbing or not.<br /><br />I hate doctors, but this is an easy one to beat if it's caught early enough. Get on it guys, you owe this to your wives, kids, parents,and all those around you.<br /><br />MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post-27988457099227277142015-09-01T09:54:51.264-07:002015-09-01T09:54:51.264-07:00Hey, whatever blows your kilt up!
~wink wink~Hey, whatever blows your kilt up!<br />~wink wink~hiswiserangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13823260651306838495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612801744889562315.post-62358852787969503212015-09-01T09:53:34.509-07:002015-09-01T09:53:34.509-07:00Angel,
Thanks for boosting the signal!
DennisAngel,<br /><br />Thanks for boosting the signal!<br /><br />DennisDragonhttp://www.dlwtn.comnoreply@blogger.com