BinaryBob
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A few of my friends have prostate cancer. Sometimes seems as prevalent as the common cold.
You CAN and you WILL beat this Jeff!
You CAN and you WILL beat this Jeff!
Rene T said:Good luck Jeff. You'll beat this.
I'm going to have the finger wave next week during my physical. Colonoscopy was last year. For those of you leery about getting a colonoscopy, I've always said the prep is the worst part. The actual procedure is nothing because you're out. Get it done before it's too late.
Cooperhawk said:Oh my Lord is that an understatement. I put off the Colonoscopy as long as I could, but then a test came back positive for Colon Cancer. Had the procedure on Wednesday and they removed the problem and all is well. I guess. I'll bet the Drs. office has a suggestion box asking "How can we make a Colonoscopy even more revolting?"
Had a good friend with Prostrate Cancer and he is cured and doing great. Hang in there.
Rene T said:For those of you leery about getting a colonoscopy, I've always said the prep is the worst part. The actual procedure is nothing because you're out. Get it done before it's too late.
When they found some growths (benign, thankfully) on my wife's colonoscopy a couple of years ago, they cut them out (normal, of course), but there was one moderately large growth they couldn't really get to very well at that time (it was in a fold or something), so she had to go to a different place (with extra equipment) to get that out. The result was that a couple of times her colonoscopies were just a few months apart, then a year apart, and the last one they finally told her to come back in five years (they got the growth out).Usually after the first they schedule them every 10 years or at least that is what Medicare will pay for.
Maybe someone who has been had the prostate operation can answer this question. I have heard that there is a high likelihood of incontinence with the operation. Any truth to that?judway said:Jeff
Just remember, radiation can cause cancer as well as kill it. Be sure to keep up to date on your colonoscopies. The colon and prostate are in the same area. Usually if you are under age 70 they go for the operation, if over 70 they tend to go for the radiation. With the operation you always have the radiation as a backup if it comes back. With radiation the backup is to put in menopause. Good luck!!
judway
Alpena Jeff said:We got this!