The General Chat Thread (2024)

caseydog said:
I have "first hand" experience with that. One of my "boys" got cancer, and had to go. Yes, it is okay to handle the jewels in the shower. You will know if something is wrong -- testicular cancer tumors double in size every two weeks. Caught early, the cure rate is very high. wait too long (Like dummass Lance Armstrong did), and it spreads to the lungs and brain (not that he had much of a brain before the cancer).

CD
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Yep the showers a great place to check.
One of our friends didn't go early enough and is no longer with us. He left his wife a widow with two young children to bring up on her own.
Ignoring anything lumpy is never a good idea.
Glad yours was dealt with nice and quick.
 
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Herbaceous said:
While we’re at it - get your colonoscopy when you’re due for one. A member on another forum I’m on didn’t get one for several years, and her cancer was caught too late. She is no longer with us.
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Yep, my SIL just got her first one at 67, and only because she had to have it done in conjunction with a larger problem she’s having.

I’ve had three so far (Mom had colon cancer, so I’m recommended to get them every five years instead of the usual 10).
 
TastyReuben said:
Yep, my SIL just got her first one at 67, and only because she had to have it done in conjunction with a larger problem she’s having.

I’ve had three so far (Mom had colon cancer, so I’m recommended to get them every five years instead of the usual 10).
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I've had two. I don't mind them. I'm fully under during them. The 24 hours leading up to the colonoscopy is that unpleasant part.

The upper GI endoscopy is the one I try to avoid now. The first time, the doctor removed one very small polyp from my stomach wall, and clamped the spot off. Two days later, it sprung a leak, and bled. I ended up in the hospital for five days getting blood transfusions to replace all the blood I lost. All for one insignificant polyp. Even the doctor said it didn't really NEED to be removed.

CD
 
caseydog said:
testicular cancer tumors double in size every two weeks.
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My brother had it, aged 26. By the time he realised, he had a metastasis in the stomach and another on his back. 3 years of radiation and 5 sessions of chemo later, and he was cleared, thanks to the wonderful medical team at Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge.
 
karadekoolaid said:
My brother had it, aged 26. By the time he realised, he had a metastasis in the stomach and another on his back. 3 years of radiation and 5 sessions of chemo later, and he was cleared, thanks to the wonderful medical team at Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge.
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I was on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean when I first noticed something wasn't right. As soon as I got home, I went to my PCP, who told me it was just an infection, and prescribed antibiotics. I insisted on him giving me a referral to a specialist, and after laughing at me, he did it. The specialist diagnosed it as a tumor in five minutes -- perhaps less. Surgery the next day. 30-days of radiation. Fully cured!

So, yes -- don't wait. If something doesn't feel right, and like I said, you will definitely know "this ain't right," get checked out. Testicular s
Seminoma (technical name for what I had) grows very fast, and spreads like... well, like cancer. But, it is also one of the most treatable cancers. With early detection and treatment, there is as much as a 95% success rate.

CD
 
caseydog said:
Surgery the next day. 30-days of radiation. Fully cured!
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Bro's cancer was in the early 1980s. He was in treatment for almost 3 years.Those were the days when radiation was like "mark an area and blast the Hell out of it"; not the precision treatment it is today.
Chemo was always done about 11pm. Before the patients had chemo, a nurse would come round with a drinks trolley.
" Anyone want a gin & tonic? Scotch? Cigar?"
That's how fierce it was.
He lost 30 kilos during treatment. I went back to the UK in 1986 because I didn't think he was going to make it . I spoke to the doctor: " Is he going to make it, doc?"
His answer was genial. " I don't do chemotherapy on patients who don't make it"
 
karadekoolaid said:
Bro's cancer was in the early 1980s. He was in treatment for almost 3 years.Those were the days when radiation was like "mark an area and blast the Hell out of it"; not the precision treatment it is today.
Chemo was always done about 11pm. Before the patients had chemo, a nurse would come round with a drinks trolley.
" Anyone want a gin & tonic? Scotch? Cigar?"
That's how fierce it was.
He lost 30 kilos during treatment. I went back to the UK in 1986 because I didn't think he was going to make it . I spoke to the doctor: " Is he going to make it, doc?"
His answer was genial. " I don't do chemotherapy on patients who don't make it"
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I didn't need chemo, since it was caught early. The radiation was optional, but the specialist (excellent, BTW) recommended it. Without it, there was a slight chance of cancer being in my lymph nodes and coming back to haunt me in the future. With the radiation, there was virtually zero chance of that. I went with the zero chance option.

CD
 
So driving home and phone goes unidentified number. It's my cousin who lives in Brisbane.
So my middle cousin was here for dinner last Friday . I see him regularly. But oldest cousin I haven't seen for 35 years. His then wife cheated on him . So he left and went to ozzy. Not on fb.
Anyway hes coming tomorrow night .
Look forward to it.

Riss
 
Lullabelle said:
If only, not easy in an open office especially when the boss is in.
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You need some of these glasses

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