PSA test and prostate cancer

[earntaz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NWYENKO</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Side note. I believe there has now been a link between Agent Orange and prostrate cancer as there is Parkinsonsons Disease. A marine friend of mine went on partial VA disability after his cancer.</div></div>

YES!!!

[737Driver]

As a commercial pilot, I have mine 'physically' checked every six months. Once per year, I get a PSA included in a CBC. Every five years, my proctologist checks my prostate after my colinoscopy, while I'm still out.

Great advice...can't be too careful.

[Canuck]

Good to bring this up. Its a touchy subject with most guys,but its essential. Keep the dialoge going and it creates awareness. Mine has been steady low for 14 years, No family history but get the checkup done annually.
A few years ago a Concours show I was judging at, was doing a fundraiser for the local Urology Unit at Vancouver General Hospital. The Head guy is Dr. Larry Goldberg, who is a very funny at a public speaking event, was there to address and thank the show committee.
Larry admitted to me he knew nothing about cars, and wanted some references that car guys could relate to in repect to Prostate cancer. I told him how most car guys will use one of their digits to check out various components of their cars, Larry took that info and had the group in tears laughing at the similarities between his practice and us taking care of our cars.

Paul

[hiperf406]

I just went to see my Dr &amp; my PSA was 0, I had my prostrate removed 11/2 years ago. I was on pills for high PSA, it was good for several year but suddenly started to increase significantly. Mr Dr sent me for a biopsy &amp; 11 of 12 had cancer cells. I decided best for me was surgery so I had it done &amp; now my PSA is 0. I strongly recommend everyone get it done yearly, if caught early chances of recovery are very good.

lorne

[RST]

This thread proves what a great site this is and a great community of people we have here. Yes this is a touchy subject, especially when you have to personally deal with it, I commend everyone who is sharing!

[black69]

I got to review my numbers, thanks for the reminder. I just survived bladder cancer by detecting one drop of red pee. One drop is all it takes for a wake up call. I went in, and got a great urologist, and caught the earliest stages of bladder cancer my doctor as ever seen. Fortunately it was low grade and not the high grade invasive, a couple of outpatient surgery visits. Most just get antibiotics from the local doctor, symtoms go away for 6 months, and bam, 6 months later you are in a different boat.

I think the best thing about this thread is don't take your health for granted. I too know enough folks that are now gone, because they didn't read the signs right, or never got a check up.

[markinnaples]

black69, glad to hear that your bladder cancer ordeal has worked out.

I went through something similar a few years ago when I had my prostate surgery and the doc checked my bladder and found a tiny polyp and removed it. It was so small that the lab tech couldn't even do full testing on it, but he was sure it was cancer. Anyway, I just didn't have confidence in that doctor and decided to find another and this new one checks me out annually and so far, no mas, thank God.

I also did some of my own research after that situation regarding cancer, and bladder cancer specifically, and found that many, many times people have these types of stagnant cancer cells in their body for their entire lives and they are never negatively affected by them. And, the research stated further the stress of someone finding out they have some, any, form of cancer has far more negative affects than the cancer ever will. Always, always do your research and get multiple opinions. Doctors are wonderful most of the time, but they're still just fallible men.

[KevinW]

To continue the levity, one of the Dr's in my Urology group was name Dr Fingerman! very apt profession!

[markinnaples]

A friend went to have his checked, and when the doctor asked him if it was going to bother him when insertion occurred, he responded, &quot;Only if I feel both of your hands on my shoulders...&quot; The doctor had to take a minute to regroup.

[whitetop]

Been going to the same family doc for 25 years..4 years ago at my age 49 physical Dr J told me was was going to do the digital exam the next year/next physical-whatever came first.

In the meantime age 52 rolled around and had to get a physical and Dr J recently sold his practice to a cutie pie young(er) gal doctor who did my physical and yep she did the berry check and digital. Dr J observed-stayed in the room the whole time as custom when the doc is a different sex of the patient and he wanted to see her physician skills.

My wife just laughed..she has gone to Dr J for years for her physical so she told me how she felt.