I’ve had medical students attend my appointments quite a few times. I am always asked ahead of their presence and as a former teacher I feel I need to say “Yes.” We just had our state’s first medical...
Dr. Brown, Billings Clinic....
They did a full replacement: balloon, cuff, pump, and all the tubing. My uro said that a cuff-only replacement was possible but with the average replacement running something like 7-10 years, she...
Mine started leaking, bad, at 4 years and I had it replaced a few months ago. I am totally dry again....
As you can see from my data below, my situation, except for age, was very similar to yours. My uro had me doing annual with her for just a couple years and then turned me over to my PCP. I just had...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ck77k80nlwro...
A couple years ago, well into the pandemic, I started feeling sick: fever, fatigue, etc. My wife was concerned because, except for PCa, I really never get sick with anything: flu, colds, virus, etc....
When I asked my uro about the sling vs. the AUS she suggested the AUS. She said that either could work but her reasoning was that as a distance runner, the sling isn’t recommended. Something to do...
I am a FB user but can’t remember seeing ads for much medical stuff. I just took a quick look through my feed and see ads for ear plugs for motorcycling, motorcycle seat covers, Toyota, car polish,...
That guy weighed about 300 pounds and pushed his one leg into my area (I was on the aisle), slopped over the armrest, and pretended to be asleep. I admit I might have coughed in his direction once...
The way I see things is that once we have passed on our genetic material and our offspring have survived to the point where they can pass on theirs, we have outlived our sole purpose and the...
Here’s hoping for a complete recovery. I lost the same virginity last November. I was fully vaxxed and had the booster in September of October. In November I flew to Pittsburgh to visit my son and to...
In my experience, Terry is correct in all regards. I mentioned it to my urologist and pretty much got a nod that it is a new normal. What I would like to mention is that I have an AUS and the...
A fantastic example of what he can do. Thanks for posting that....
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/13/entertainment/david-sanborn-death/index.html One of my personal favorites who I saw live many times. One of the best shows was when he guested with the Long Beach (CA)...
Yes, exercise, for so many reasons. I am currently on a 2-3 week long motorcycle trip across the country. I do about 400 miles/day and I camp out. From Montana I met my son in Pittsburgh and we rode...
For what it’s worth, I was on a mostly plant-based diet for decades before PCa so one just never knows but I still stick to that diet for cardia vascular reasons and there I believe it has paid...
Several of my running partners work at our local hospital so listening “shop talk” is frequent on our runs. One woman works in IT, training docs on the various software packages and another is a...
^^^ This ^^^...
I do the same and then some. I make up a batch of an oatmeal mixture I can use as “overnight oatmeal” where I add water and let it sit overnight in the fridge. Or add warm water if doing it in the...
I make all my own salad dressings and quite frequently they are oil-free. I use ground flax seed or chia seeds as thickeners. Recipes are easily found in the web. Another advantage of flax and chia...
I guess it just shows that there is plenty of randomness in the universe. On a side note, perhaps it runs in the family but most males on my family tree die of cardio-vascular disease before it...
That salad sounds great. I really like tempeh too. My wife went through breast cancer and is now avoiding soy so that’s not a big source in our diet anymore but I do use soy when I cook just for...
While I shared my friend’s story I guess I can share a bit of my own and why I made the change so long ago. It started when I took a biology class in college. I needed the science credits and the...
About 15 years ago, my teaching/coaching/running partner lost parents to cardio vascular disease and then a sibling had an issue. He talked about looking into his his own numbers but what pushed him...
While it wasn’t medical school, in my late-30s I decided to chuck my career (engineering, design, construction in the petro-chem area) and went back to college for a couple years and trained as a...
Congrats to all of you who figured out the nuances of SS. It certainly is a challenge. For me, I fully retired from working when I was 60 so I had 2 years before applying for SS and 5 years of...
I have a friend in upstate New York who lives under the path of totality and is hoping for some clear skies today. In 2017, I think we had about 75% or so here and on that day our running club set up...
I am married to a CPA so I haven’t seen out tax return in about 40 years. She tells me to keep a receipt for everything I purchase and I place them in a basket in her home office. She runs the...
I wonder if he’s using the NHS?...
I am always amused by comments like “ I HAVE to have my morning coffee or I don't function….” which is pretty common. Then I hear someone decrying the “drug problem” in the country. Hmmmmm…....
I understand that reducing PSA does not mean reducing cancer and taking that approach might be like putting the black tape over the “Check Engine” light on the car dashboard. Or, maybe, like the old...
Couples therapist to husband: Your wife says you never buy her flowers. Husband: I didn’t even know she sold flowers....
Thanks. I am quite convinced that the benefits outweigh the risks. I just wasn’t sure in my change in mood was related to that....
For those who are on statins and seen your total cholesterol drop, how low is too low? Depending on the source, total cholesterol below 120 or LDL below 50 are considered very low. Mine, as mentioned...
And on a related note, the superintendent of our water treatment plant had a building named after him ”The Michael L. Rubich UV Disinfection Building.”...
Not before but after I like to send thank you cards. I’ve made series of cards that have a print of one of my drawings on the front. After my recent AUS revision, on activation day I thanked the...
They are sort of like the anti-surgery police....
I’ve been on a strict vegetarian diet for over 40 years, probably 75% vegan. I do all the cooking so am in complete control of what I eat including bread which I make from scratch. The only time that...
My new PCP suggested I start statin about 2 years ago. I was surpised since my total cholesterol is usually under 180 and the only number that is high is the LDL which stays around 125, which would...
I would say so....
Some media outlets are in the business of selling fear. On the radio that this is quite common and one notices that when they break away to a commercial those spots tell you to convert retirement...
Thanks. I’ve heard of those but don’t think much about my own safety regarding them. I think the reason I asked is that I’d just come in from a long run and my running partner was relating to me a...
Safe from what?...
If the AUS is not something you want to try again, perhaps the sling? Full disclosure, I am on my 2nd AUS which is going to be activated in 3 days....
Speaking of statements that can be unsettling, how do you feel when headed for a medical procedure and someone says “Good luck.” I understand their intent but the phrase can have some unintended...
Some years ago we hosted an exchange student from the Netherlands. We were discussing curse words and how they differed across cultures. She said that in her language they were based on disease and...
My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer a two years before I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. We both used the same clinic (initially.). When her positive biopsy came in, she received a call from...
Maybe there’s a 12-step group…. ;-) Humor aside, I know that for some people TV is a connection to others, allowing them to have done something in common and that they can share about afterwards....
Maybe that’s it. I don’t like pageantry. Can’t stand parades, weddings, graduations, and ceremonies in general. I suppose a few sessions of therapy could dig out why that is but I just avoid that...