Thank you.
LOL. I was terrified of the football exam when the doctor said "turn you head and cough."
The Prostate Exam. Say Ahhhhhh...
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LOL. I was terrified of the football exam when the doctor said "turn you head and cough."
You know, they don't do that anymore - I know he's glad. At least not Freshman year.Thank you.
LOL. I was terrified of the football exam when the doctor said "turn you head and cough."
It can now be done using blood tests. However, the old-fashioned bend-over-I-will-now-stick-my-gloved-finger-into-your-rectum
method is still used. Though highly unpleasant (for the patient), this method gives the proctologist a good idea how well (or ill) your prostate is. Had it done once. And, yes, Virginia--again it's time.
method is still used. Though highly unpleasant (for the patient), this method gives the proctologist a good idea how well (or ill) your prostate is. Had it done once. And, yes, Virginia--again it's time.
Reading this thread i feel sad not having an experience to contribute with. Never done any. But because of my epilepsy things have been shot down (or do you say up?) my rectum to stop cramps. Supposed to work much faster than if you take a pill.
...it's because of the quick absorption of drugs through the blood rich membrane of the rectum....
...my friend, if they used radiation on you and your PSA is below 1, you are going to be with us for a good long time....my dad had the same treatment when he was in his early 60's and is now nearly 87 and his bloodwork stays superb....his only regret was lying on his back with his legs up in stirrups, and pretty young nurses about his manhood and not being able to enjoy it....Thank you.
LOL. I was terrified of the football exam when the doctor said "turn you head and cough."
Dio - glad to hear you are doing well. Here's to 10 years and beyond!
My good friend had the same treatment about 2 years ago. He was a big tough guy who always said no one would ever stick anything up his butt, but a girl friend persuaded him. They aren't together anymore, but we thank her often that he's still with us.
He was just told this week that his numbers had gone up a bit.
I don't know details or plans, but hope that he gets this under control.
My good friend had the same treatment about 2 years ago. He was a big tough guy who always said no one would ever stick anything up his butt, but a girl friend persuaded him. They aren't together anymore, but we thank her often that he's still with us.
He was just told this week that his numbers had gone up a bit.
I don't know details or plans, but hope that he gets this under control.
...fluctuation in and of itself is not abnormal, only if on repeat tests it continues to trend higher....one thing about prostate CA, it's probably the slowest moving and most easily treated cancer out there...Dio - glad to hear you are doing well. Here's to 10 years and beyond!
My good friend had the same treatment about 2 years ago. He was a big tough guy who always said no one would ever stick anything up his butt, but a girl friend persuaded him. They aren't together anymore, but we thank her often that he's still with us.
He was just told this week that his numbers had gone up a bit.
Thanks for the info. Sure hope so. They mapped out and stuck the prostrate full of highly radiated gold pellets. (There's GOLD in 'dem 'der thills!...my friend, if they used radiation on you and your PSA is below 1, you are going to be with us for a good long time....my dad had the same treatment when he was in his early 60's and is now nearly 87 and his bloodwork stays superb....his only regret was lying on his back with his legs up in stirrups, and pretty young nurses about his manhood and not being able to enjoy it....
). I always joke that I continue to glow in the dark. And man, that radiation does take it’s toll on the body, in addition to killing off the cancer. Doctors told my it would take a couple months for the pellets to reach a level of radioactivity that wasn’t harmful after the operation. But for a couple months I had to avoid proximity to pregnant women and small children, and not be confined in a room with them. I lived like a hermit for the most of the time, and took a wide path when I did go out, whenever I had to pass any. I actually avoided all women because there was no telling if they were in the early stages of pregnancy. I thought it was odd that the medical profession would do something to someone that presents a danger to pregnant women and small children, as safety it is left up to the honor system of the individual.Luckily they put me under in the hospital before shaving me, and any of the other indignities I'd rather not know about.
...dad had the option of the pellets or more conventional irradiation and as I say, he chose the latter-and given where he lives, he might have nixed the procreative proclivities of a few groundhogs and squirrels-but not much else....Thanks for the info. Sure hope so. They mapped out and stuck the prostrate full of highly radiated gold pellets. (There's GOLD in 'dem 'der thills!
Luckily they put me under in the hospital before shaving me, and any of the other indignities I'd rather not know about.
My pops had prostate cancer, the kind where he needed to have it removed immediately, so I proudly part my ham sandwich when the doc says she needs to check on things. I'm only 44, but early detection is key. Even though my doctor is a woman, I ask all the embarrassing questions I can in order to be informed. Good vibes to Scott's dad and all who've had to address the serious troubles the prostate can bring.
I used to work on a rail gang and every 6 months a doc would travel from gang to gang giving us the old finger treatment then holding on to our jewels and asking us to cough (one at a time of course in private). I don't remember ever thinking, "What a sweet job that would be!".
YOU sir, are a sick individual...LMAO
I think I might've related this story before. I was in Marine boot camp, and I was a platoon secretary. That means I got to do admin stuff and missed out on a little abuse. A little. One of the questionable benefits I got was that when the platoon got marched to the sick bay to get shots, I went there first, got my shot, and came back so that someone was minding the store (i.e., squad bay).
There was this rumor going around about The Square Needle. It was the urban legend of boot camp. It was supposed to be this humongo needle and syringe full of penicillin that would kill whatever nasty venereal disease might be cultivating in one's nethers, and the high point of the legend was that it was injected directly into the scrotum. It was discussed in uncertain tones. No one wanted to believe it, but we'd taken so much by that time, anything was possible.
Then one day, I had to go to sick bay, and not for an inoculation. I think it was just for paperwork. I came back, and the guys sitting at the front end of the squad room said, "Whereya been?"
"Sick bay," I said.
They knew I went to sick bay for early inoculations. They said, "What for?"
Seized with a sudden impulse, I lowered my voice and said, "Well.... have you guys ever heard of.... the Square Needle?"
Within three minutes, the squad bay was in an uproar. A couple guys were threatening to sit it out or go over the wall. I did tell them, "Look, it's not so bad," but they were unheeding.
I'm not one to carry humorous emotional torture on too long, and I 'fessed up in a few minutes. But I got 'em good. One of my proud prankster moments.
Yes, I can be a mean bastard.
...I wear that compliment as a badge of honor...
You boys! Square needle in the scrotum! A fate worse than death.
I've had off and on problems since April of 2010.. made more than one trip to the gallo... er the urologist's......
Yeah, this would not be anywhere near my top ten things to have done to me.....OUCH!