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[snoopay700]

Originally Posted by Chaz

Nope.. Dr.'s will have bigger, juicer fingers in 17 years

Hmmm, that seems most unfortunate. Even the lady doctors? If so, ritual suicide may be my only option...

[Crunchy]

Originally Posted by Brewtt

Ah... the ol' "Digital rectal exam."

Sounds "high tech" doesn't it? Doesn't feel high tech at all.

Just be glad it wasn't the analog rectal exam.

[grimcpt]

DR mAR

[chrislognshot]

not sure why every crying over spilled milk. its part of life and something we will have to get one day. since there trying to save people life.

[snoopay700]

Originally Posted by chrislognshot

not sure why every crying over spilled milk. its part of life and something we will have to get one day. since there trying to save people life.

I believe that most, like me, were complaining in jest. If that is the only price i have to pay to make sure i don't have something my grandfather had, i'm perfectly fine with it. I'm not looking forward to it, but i'd rather have that then find out the hard way i have prostate cancer.

[cdrinkh20]

Originally Posted by tarakian

Legolas,

You are thinking of the PSA blood test, not the digital rectal exam. The PSA has been determined to be overly sensitive. Chemo is only used for advanced prostate cancer, usually meaning it has already spread. Found early enough with the digital exam, treatment typically is traditional surgery, gamma knife surgery, or radioactive seed implantation.

Now if you want something fun, as a younger man, I was "lucky" enough to have my backside scoped and then scoped topside on consecutive days. The "fun" part was that I was wide awake and the doctors forgot to drug me for both tests.

This is what I was (trying?) to say. If they catch it early chemo isn't used.
As for oversensitivity/false positives, it occurs with more than one cancer (breast cancer), and in some (statistical research) papers I've read, it may actually "cost" more to have everyone take tests all the time (in human suffering through false positives as much as the screening).

In this case, I'd bet that previous commenters I quite correct that when chemo is resorted to it is often when it is too late to do anything else but shoot radiation at it and hope - presumably an aggressive treatment is what kills said patients in an attempt to save their life...not because of inaccurate treatment or incompetency, but drastic measures and a gamble.

[Listessa]

At least it wasn't a Butt Party!
And at least you don't have a Frequent Butt Party punch card like some of us do.
I have doctors I'm pretty well convinced only recognize me if I moon them. The rest of them either get me confused with a pin cushion or are not-so-secretly vampires.

(I'm only laughing since I'd be crying over too many doctor visits otherwise.)


In my shop at work, we all get going over anything *** related. I really don't know why. Anyone's colonoscopy is instant amusement for the rest of us. I was a little disappointed that they didn't actually give me a butt hat to welcome me into the Butt Party club as the youngest and one of the most frequent members.
It's all good though, I love my coworkers and they have made all of the medical stuff a lot easier to deal with since they crack me up.

[Shrub]

I just had this done a few months ago due to a mis-diagnosis from my family doctor. He thought that I may have prostrate cancer based on the results of a urinalysis. So he sends me to a specialist who does the PSA and then informs me that he is going to perform a prostrate exam. Then he sets up a cystoscope and a colonoscopy to be done. After all of that the Prostrate exam wasn't as bad as the prep for the colonoscopy. (Not that I liked it but it was necessary) After all of this I then get the bill for $26000.00 for this wild goose chase. Keep in mind I had already paid for both scopes and my Lab work. This was just for the surgical suite and "Supplies" and the hour I spent in recovery. \rant

[DarkStar]

uhhhhhh is there an extra 0 in there? Did they line your colon with gold while they were looking around?

[Shrub]

No, I'm sorry I left out the $900 that went to the anesthesiologist...That's why I hate the hospital system because it is a ripoff. Keep in mind my insurance paid a large portion but after they cleaned out my HRA account I still ended up owing like $2200. All of the BS that goes with this procedure makes you feel violated enough but after I got the bill I felt like I was raped...