Has anyone had this happen to them?

Timm

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Posted 8/22/2010 9:15 PM (GMT 0)

about five months out from surgery. It's happened to me twice, once when buying a tool, off of Craigs list and once in Home Depot.

While having a conversation with a perfect stranger the subject drifts towards are age and how we need to take better care of are selfs, next thing you know, like two old gun fighter's were grabing at the corners of are shirts, proudly displaying the hicky are Surgent or Robot left us. What happens next is a ten to twenty minutes of great conversation and one up manship about are jouney. As my wife drags me alway, who was that? reply, another PC. brother.

I'm not much of a writter so I hope I'm getting my point across that this has to be a part of the good side of are disease

and are brotherhood. Tim

erbob

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Posted 8/22/2010 10:21 PM (GMT 0)

Tim, you made your point very well and you ARE a good writer. I agree, we of the PC brotherhood sure have something in common, like discussing our "war stories" in fighting this monster (PC). Hope all continues going well with you.

Tony Crispino

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Posted 8/22/2010 11:20 PM (GMT 0)

Many many times!

And what a wonderful thing.

Tony

tatt2man

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Posted 8/23/2010 2:25 AM (GMT 0)

timm:
I have had a number of my customers have their horticultural conversations drift over to PCa - very supportive for them to chat with another brother - and very good for me since most of them are longer term survivors - 2-14 years survival - it gives me hope
One great guy is John, another customer, who walks with a cane and has bone cancer mestastisis - original prognosis - he would be paralysed from upper chest down and dead in four months ... John is still alive and well and surviving 13 years later ... his docs have now got him on once a year review ....
-the great thing about the chats is the reminder - "you are not alone in this battle !"

hugs
BRONSON

Sleepless09

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Posted 8/23/2010 2:41 AM (GMT 0)

Tim, great post, and how true!

I recall being at the ballet last winter and at intermission my wife slapped my hand, hard. What's that for? I demanded. You were about to show your scars and you're not to do that here! I was not! You were. I know you. Don't do it.

Ah well. We weren't able to show off our scars, but we did have a great talk comparing war stories. Sometimes when my story isn't as good as the other guy's I just borrow some from the experiences of the guys here. I hate to be one upped. Besides, for all I know the other guy has some group of internet friends where he gets his stories.

Haaaaarrrrrumph!

Sheldon AKA Sleepless

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