off subject - our health
imnumnutz
guys, especially those 50 or older, please take care of yourself. if you're not getting an annual routine physical, please consider doing so. and please, check with yr doc about having a colonoscopy done. Colon/colorectal cancer is among the most deadly forms of cancer, yet it is also easily detectable and preventable. But you need to be proactive and ask your doc about it. He or she will probably recommend a colonoscopy, a simple, 20 min procedure during which you'll be sedated and a camera will be used to detect any abnormalities in yr colon. if polyps, which can eventually become cancerous, are discovered, the doc will remove them then and there.
yes, part of this process is no fun. you must fast for 24-36 hrs prior to the procedure, and the nite before, your doc will ask you to drink some awful industrial strength drain cleaner/laxative to completely clean out your system. The good news is most of us pass this test with flying colors, and only need to take it once every 5 to ten yrs. I just completed my third one. In the first two, polyps were removed. In the one just completed, I was polyp-free. yr insurance should cover most if not all of the cost.
Now, I've got one less thing to worry about, healthwise. I'll be celebrating at the Rhino in Vegas next month. Stay healthy my friends.
yes, part of this process is no fun. you must fast for 24-36 hrs prior to the procedure, and the nite before, your doc will ask you to drink some awful industrial strength drain cleaner/laxative to completely clean out your system. The good news is most of us pass this test with flying colors, and only need to take it once every 5 to ten yrs. I just completed my third one. In the first two, polyps were removed. In the one just completed, I was polyp-free. yr insurance should cover most if not all of the cost.
Now, I've got one less thing to worry about, healthwise. I'll be celebrating at the Rhino in Vegas next month. Stay healthy my friends.
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So one week ago today (Thursday), I got it pulled out. Initial pathology looks good - it probably hasn't spread. We'll keep an eye on PSA for...ever, and expect it to remain around zero.
I'll be peeing in a bag until Monday when they pull the catheter out, then I can wear a diaper for a while...hopefully just a day or so. Hopefully the highly recommended surgeon was able to protect some of the nerves so that ED medicine can help me if I return to clubbing.
I have 5 friends who have had the same procedure and they are alive and cancer-free 3 to 5 years post. Sadly, one friend didn't catch it before it spread. We buried him the week after I found out about my situation.
I caught it early primarily because I was doing some easy and cheap preventative stuff. At age 60, make every effort to do as imnumnutz suggests with the colonscopy, and get the blood work (PSA) done annually, too.
If all goes well, I guess I can tell the BBBJ queen, "don't worry baby, you won't taste a thing."
I fixed your post for you. They suck but they're worth it.
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And yeah, go get a physical. I skipped mine for 2 years. I went last Jan, detected some a problem, saw a specialist in Feb, had a procedure in Mar, and am doing amazingly better today.
My doc lets me see the screen displaying my colon. It is very interesting to see what things look like in your bowels. Don't be wusses. Get this done. Colon cancer caught early is very treatable.