Annual PSA test

Jim Thompson

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Nov 20, 2009, 12:26:17 PM11/20/09

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Had my annual PSA test yesterday.

Possible bad news, but funny at the same time...

PSA=2.8, OK, but a BIG jump from last year's 1.4

So more tests :-(

The funny...

My urologist, female oriental, physical rating as "babe"...

"Drop your pants"

OK, I'm used to that, dropped pants, leaned over.

"No, Let's do the _FRONT_ first"

Panic!

The usual thoughts run thru my head... wonder what my automatic
response will be to a babe fondling my penis for lumps at the base.

No worry, no fear, SHRIVEL ;-)

Then, of course, followed by the probing via the usual path :-(

The things we old guys have to endure :-(

TTman

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Nov 20, 2009, 4:06:59 PM11/20/09

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>
> OK, I'm used to that, dropped pants, leaned over.
>
> "No, Let's do the _FRONT_ first"
>
> Panic!
>
> The usual thoughts run thru my head... wonder what my automatic
> response will be to a babe fondling my penis for lumps at the base.
>
> No worry, no fear, SHRIVEL ;-)
>
> Then, of course, followed by the probing via the usual path :-(
>
> The things we old guys have to endure :-(
>
> No lumps or abnormalities found.
>
> ...Jim Thompson

.

I got that to come.... but male Dr.- must have been a shock to your
system.... :)

GregS

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Nov 20, 2009, 4:24:25 PM11/20/09

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In article <qojdg5her5pp9tvpd...@4ax.com>, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-Th...@My-Web-Site.com> wrote:
>Had my annual PSA test yesterday.
>
>Possible bad news, but funny at the same time...
>
>PSA=2.8, OK, but a BIG jump from last year's 1.4
>
>So more tests :

The fun just begins !!!
Its awfull, and not always conclusive.

greg

Jim Thompson

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Nov 20, 2009, 5:01:29 PM11/20/09

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On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:06:59 -0000, "TTman" <someo...@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

Quite! I've had prostate exams before, but male doctor, and rear
check only.

Liberals need to learn to choose better
crackers and cheese with their whine.

Baron

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Nov 20, 2009, 6:01:36 PM11/20/09

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Jim Thompson wrote:

> Had my annual PSA test yesterday.
>
> Possible bad news, but funny at the same time...
>
> PSA=2.8, OK, but a BIG jump from last year's 1.4
>
> So more tests :-(
>
> The funny...
>
> My urologist, female oriental, physical rating as "babe"...
>
> "Drop your pants"
>
> OK, I'm used to that, dropped pants, leaned over.
>
> "No, Let's do the _FRONT_ first"
>
> Panic!
>
> The usual thoughts run thru my head... wonder what my automatic
> response will be to a babe fondling my penis for lumps at the base.
>
> No worry, no fear, SHRIVEL ;-)
>
> Then, of course, followed by the probing via the usual path :-(
>
> The things we old guys have to endure :-(
>
> No lumps or abnormalities found.
>
> ...Jim Thompson

You Lucky so & so. My quack is a bloke. ;-)

--
Best Regards:
Baron.

Bill Sloman

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Nov 20, 2009, 7:15:58 PM11/20/09

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On Nov 20, 10:24 pm, zekfr...@zekfrivolous.com (GregS) wrote:

> In article <qojdg5her5pp9tvpdq5oql7epv93gf4...@4ax.com>, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...@My-Web-Site.com> wrote:
>
> >Had my annual PSA test yesterday.
>
> >Possible bad news, but funny at the same time...
>
> >PSA=2.8, OK, but a BIG jump from last year's 1.4
>
> >So more tests :
>
> The fun just begins !!!
> Its awfull, and not always conclusive.

It's worse than that. My oncologist mate in Australia claimed in
public that he'd sue if anybody measured his PSA.

PSA doesn't distinguish between fast and slow-growing cancers. Since
slow-growing cancers are very unlikely to kill you before something
else does, they are effectively false positives, and they predominate
to such an extent that the PSA test does more harm than good.

--
Bill Sloman, Nijmegen

Ingvald44

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Nov 20, 2009, 7:20:07 PM11/20/09

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On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:29 -0700, Jim Thompson
<To-Email-Use-Th...@My-Web-Site.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:06:59 -0000, "TTman" <someo...@ntlworld.com>
>wrote:
>
>>>
>>> OK, I'm used to that, dropped pants, leaned over.
>>>
>>> "No, Let's do the _FRONT_ first"
>>>
>>> Panic!
>>>
>>> The usual thoughts run thru my head... wonder what my automatic
>>> response will be to a babe fondling my penis for lumps at the base.
>>>
>>> No worry, no fear, SHRIVEL ;-)
>>>
>>> Then, of course, followed by the probing via the usual path :-(
>>>
>>> The things we old guys have to endure :-(
>>>
>>> No lumps or abnormalities found.
>>>
>>> ...Jim Thompson
>>.
>>
>>I got that to come.... but male Dr.- must have been a shock to your
>>system.... :)
>>
>
>Quite! I've had prostate exams before, but male doctor, and rear
>check only.
>
> ...Jim Thompson

Just wait until they want to do a biopsy and shove a staple gun up
your rear...

Jim Thompson

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Nov 20, 2009, 7:51:47 PM11/20/09

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On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:20:07 -0500, Ingvald44 <no...@nowhere.com>
wrote:

Oh! I've had "procedures" before... I have a stent in my heart (1998)
and a Titanium hip joint (2007).

And I had the "sports model" conversion in 1973... let's see if anyone
can guess what that was ;-)

Nothing much before that, except I had polio in the Summer of 1947.

I once said, "We will bury you," and I got into trouble with it.
Of course we will not bury you with a shovel.
Your own working class will bury you. - Nikita Khrushchev

Martin Riddle

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Nov 20, 2009, 8:54:09 PM11/20/09

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"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-Th...@My-Web-Site.com> wrote in
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Have a gut feeling it has something in common with Seinfelds "the Soul
Mate" episode.
Hows the hip, Fully recovered?

Cheers

Joerg

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Nov 20, 2009, 9:27:32 PM11/20/09

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Jim Thompson wrote:

[...]

>
> And I had the "sports model" conversion in 1973... let's see if anyone
> can guess what that was ;-)
>

That's what the meathead had done when Gloria screamed at him. That he
also had responsibilities and so forth. Hilarious, saw that episode
again a few days ago.

[...]

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Regards, Joerg

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Use another domain or send PM.

Jim Thompson

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Nov 20, 2009, 9:28:43 PM11/20/09

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I was never a Seinfeld fan, so I don't know.

Hip replacement is great! Unfortunately right hip is now complaining
for a replacement ;-)

I'll have to do that before the leftists decide I'm too old ;-)

It's what you learn, after you know it all, that counts.

Jim Thompson

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Nov 20, 2009, 9:34:27 PM11/20/09

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On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:27:32 -0800, Joerg <inv...@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>Jim Thompson wrote:
>
>[...]
>
>>
>> And I had the "sports model" conversion in 1973... let's see if anyone
>> can guess what that was ;-)
>>
>
>That's what the meathead had done when Gloria screamed at him. That he
>also had responsibilities and so forth. Hilarious, saw that episode
>again a few days ago.
>
>[...]

Funny! We've just started watching "All in the Family" again.

Somewhere around 1975 we went to a brunch (southwest corner of
Camelback and Scottsdale Road)... Sammy and entourage walked in... ;-)

If you wanted a President with balls why didn't you elect Hillary?

Joel Koltner

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Nov 20, 2009, 9:36:01 PM11/20/09

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"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-Th...@My-Web-Site.com> wrote in
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> Hip replacement is great! Unfortunately right hip is now complaining
> for a replacement ;-)
>
> I'll have to do that before the leftists decide I'm too old ;-)

Ever been to India or Thailand? If you end up having to pay out of your own
pocket (heaven forbid :-) ), you can have a bit of a vacation during your
recovery AND save money in the process! (See, e.g.,
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/21/60minutes/main689998.shtml).
Seriously, you'd probably be an ideal candidate... in generally good health,
having a condition that doesn't require immediate attention, etc...

amdx

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Nov 20, 2009, 9:45:54 PM11/20/09

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"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-Th...@My-Web-Site.com> wrote in

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I'm guessing it's just for fun now, and there's no chance a 34 yr
old
will walk up to you and say " this is kinda awkward, but, I think your my
daddy!"
Mike

Jim Thompson

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Nov 21, 2009, 9:46:30 AM11/21/09

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On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:54 -0600, "amdx" <am...@knology.net> wrote:

>
>"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-Th...@My-Web-Site.com> wrote in
>message news:a3eeg59kj39e54hb5...@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:20:07 -0500, Ingvald44 <no...@nowhere.com>
>> wrote:
>>

[snip]

>>>
>>>Just wait until they want to do a biopsy and shove a staple gun up
>>>your rear...
>>
>> Oh! I've had "procedures" before... I have a stent in my heart (1998)
>> and a Titanium hip joint (2007).
>>
>> And I had the "sports model" conversion in 1973... let's see if anyone
>> can guess what that was ;-)
>
> I'm guessing it's just for fun now, and there's no chance a 34 yr
>old
>will walk up to you and say " this is kinda awkward, but, I think your my
>daddy!"
> Mike
>

No chance ;-)

If you wanted a President with balls why didn't you elect Hillary?

Nico Coesel

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Nov 21, 2009, 1:49:26 PM11/21/09

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Bill Sloman <bill....@ieee.org> wrote:

>On Nov 20, 10:24=A0pm, zekfr...@zekfrivolous.com (GregS) wrote:
>> In article <qojdg5her5pp9tvpdq5oql7epv93gf4...@4ax.com>, Jim Thompson <To=

>-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...@My-Web-Site.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Had my annual PSA test yesterday.
>>
>> >Possible bad news, but funny at the same time...
>>

>> >PSA=3D2.8, OK, but a BIG jump from last year's 1.4

>>
>> >So more tests :
>>
>> The fun just begins !!!
>> Its awfull, and not always conclusive.
>
>It's worse than that. My oncologist mate in Australia claimed in
>public that he'd sue if anybody measured his PSA.
>
>PSA doesn't distinguish between fast and slow-growing cancers. Since
>slow-growing cancers are very unlikely to kill you before something
>else does, they are effectively false positives, and they predominate
>to such an extent that the PSA test does more harm than good.

Besides that, I've been told that every man developes prostate cancer
but it grows very very slow. In many cases its more convenient to let
it be than to treat it.

--
Failure does not prove something is impossible, failure simply
indicates you are not using the right tools...
"If it doesn't fit, use a bigger hammer!"
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ChrisQ

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Nov 23, 2009, 5:05:37 AM11/23/09

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Nico Coesel wrote:

>
> Besides that, I've been told that every man developes prostate cancer
> but it grows very very slow. In many cases its more convenient to let
> it be than to treat it.
>

Might be an off colour way to express it, but it helps to get laid
regularly into old age, apparently :-)...

Regards,

Chris

amdx

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Nov 23, 2009, 8:25:51 AM11/23/09

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"ChrisQ" <me...@devnull.com> wrote in message
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I can't argue with that!
I don't see evidence that it prevents prostate cancer though.
Mike
Maybe you can get a prescription from your doctor.

Jim Thompson

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Nov 23, 2009, 10:01:57 AM11/23/09

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Indeed ;-)

ChrisQ

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Nov 23, 2009, 10:05:09 AM11/23/09

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amdx wrote:

> Maybe you can get a prescription from your doctor.
>
>

Lol - the mind boggles, though it might wake up some of the prematurely
dead from their slumber :-)...

Regards,

Chris

boB

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Nov 23, 2009, 9:59:01 PM11/23/09

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Nico Coesel wrote:
> Bill Sloman <bill....@ieee.org> wrote:
>
>> On Nov 20, 10:24=A0pm, zekfr...@zekfrivolous.com (GregS) wrote:
>>> In article <qojdg5her5pp9tvpdq5oql7epv93gf4...@4ax.com>, Jim Thompson <To=
>> -Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...@My-Web-Site.com> wrote:
>>>> Had my annual PSA test yesterday.
>>>> Possible bad news, but funny at the same time...
>>>> PSA=3D2.8, OK, but a BIG jump from last year's 1.4
>>>> So more tests :
>>> The fun just begins !!!
>>> Its awfull, and not always conclusive.
>> It's worse than that. My oncologist mate in Australia claimed in
>> public that he'd sue if anybody measured his PSA.
>>
>> PSA doesn't distinguish between fast and slow-growing cancers. Since
>> slow-growing cancers are very unlikely to kill you before something
>> else does, they are effectively false positives, and they predominate
>> to such an extent that the PSA test does more harm than good.
>
> Besides that, I've been told that every man developes prostate cancer
> but it grows very very slow. In many cases its more convenient to let
> it be than to treat it.
>

I had a rising PSA (6+) about 10 years ago when I was 45 years old.
Went through all this. It was a slow growing, but really there.
Had it pulled out. PSA < 0.08 now. I'm glad I did it.

boB