OK guys over 50, are you getting your annual blood work done with PSA tests?

[Moonglow]

A Colonoscopy that was given saved my life. I had a benign growth that would have obstructed
the colon, it was half way there, and had no symptoms.

So the Fantastic Voyage vehicle is real!

 

[Darkwind]

Anything under 6 for an older man is generally good.

I turn 65 this year. I was growing concerned as I am starting to get up more in the middle of the night to pee and I've notices a little loss of the ability to control the stream.

 

[WelfareQueen]

I turn 65 this year. I was growing concerned as I am starting to get up more in the middle of the night to pee and I've notices a little lose of the ability to control the stream.

Could be BPH. Very common in older men. Finasteride can help. There are other meds as well. Talk with your Doc.

 

[GLASNOST]

OK guys over 50, are you getting your annual blood work done with PSA tests?​

Doctors don't seem to be doing the ahem finger probe anymore so there's no excuse for not getting a PSA blood test to check for prostate cancer. For that matter I hope you geezers like me are getting full blood work done every year, the earlier you know somethings out of whack, the better your chances are.

I've never even given it any thought. Maybe I should?

 

[Meister]

So the Fantastic Voyage vehicle is real!

Don't worry, in your utopian world, there is no such thing as colon cancer, moonie.
It must be great to live there.

 

[Moonglow]

Don't worry, in your utopian world, there is no such thing as colon cancer, moonie.
It must be great to live there.

The no flavor gatorade is great too.

 

[Moonglow]

I turn 65 this year. I was growing concerned as I am starting to get up more in the middle of the night to pee and I've notices a little loss of the ability to control the stream.

Is it like festooning the walls?

 

[Polishprince]

A Colonoscopy that was given saved my life. I had a benign growth that would have obstructed
the colon, it was half way there, and had no symptoms.

LGBTQ+ guys love colonoscopies and getting it shoved up their keisters.

 

[Moonglow]

I did manage to have a hydrocele in 1996 when I was thirty-five, they cut open the pit of my manhood and cut a benign growth, and my testicle shrank from the size of a grapefruit to its normal size..and I had another kid at 41.

 

[Moonglow]

LGBTQ+ guys love colonoscopies and getting it shoved up their keisters.

With or without the water works?

 

[Care4all]

Some good info here:

Should I Get Screened for Prostate Cancer?

Talk to your doctor about the benefits and harms of prostate cancer screening.

www.cdc.gov

If you are over 70, the recommendation is not to test anymore....

 

[Winco]

I usually don't root for cancer but when it comes to Raskin I'm happy to make an exception....Go cancer.

Negative across the board thus far.

Here is to me wishing you a "Raskin"

 

[evenflow1969]

Nope. I never get sick. I can't remember the last time I have ever seen a doctor other than physical required by work. Men in my family stay healthy then drop dead some where between 76 and 81. That's long enough to be in this place.

 

[WelfareQueen]

Some good info here:

Should I Get Screened for Prostate Cancer?

Talk to your doctor about the benefits and harms of prostate cancer screening.

www.cdc.gov

If you are over 70, the recommendation is not to test anymore....

That is changing.

 

[debbiedowner]

The American Cancer Society's recommendation for screening PSA tests is annual for men over 50 who have at least 10 years of life expectancy left.

Prostrate cancer is generally slow enough, if someone already has 1 foot in the grave, they don't get tested.

However, in the case of Sleepy Joe, he said he was symptomatic, which is a different

PSA-based screening for prostate cancer is not recommended for individuals 70 years and older.

But I still have one twice a year.

That was suppose to be a link to the National Cancer Institute, why it didn't copy as so I don't know.

Here's one

Should I Get Screened for Prostate Cancer?

Talk to your doctor about the benefits and harms of prostate cancer screening.

www.cdc.gov

Prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels by age: What to know

What constitutes a normal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level? Why might someone’s PSA levels be elevated? And, is there such a thing as a “dangerously high” PSA level? Urologic surgeon Lisly Chéry, M.D., weighs in on these and three other frequently asked questions.

www.mdanderson.org

 

[GLASNOST]

Some good info here:

If you are over 70, the recommendation is not to test anymore....

We're already "goners", eh? We've outlived our use on this earth.

 

[Care4all]

Doctors don't seem to be doing the ahem finger probe anymore so there's no excuse for not getting a PSA blood test to check for prostate cancer. For that matter I hope you geezers like me are getting full blood work done every year, the earlier you know somethings out of whack, the better your chances are.

My husband's PSA test had gone up to over 4.0 in a short time period, so we went to see a urologist...his older brother had been diagnosed with prostate cancer just two years prior, his dad had died of cancer at 57, so with the higher PSA it was recommended to get it checked out further.

Anyway, at this appointment the Urologist did have to do the finger probe to see if they could feel any tumors I think?, of which the hubby had never had before and was a little nervous....plus the Urologist was a younger woman, I was there in the room on the other side of the curtain.... The whole thing was stressful for him, which usually makes him say something silly or tell some sort of joke to ease his nerves....he was not looking forward to this probe and imagined it hurting...

So, I hear him say to her...."Just remember, this orifice has seen nothing but outbound traffic! Be gentle!"

Oh my gosh, I've never heard a doctor laugh so hard, and I with her, and then Matt too...which eased the tension in the room and his concern!

 

[MarathonMike]

I've never even given it any thought. Maybe I should?

If you're over 50, maybe you should.

 

[GLASNOST]

I've never even given it any thought. Maybe I should?

If you're over 50, maybe you should.

I'm nearing 80.

 

[MarathonMike]

My husband's PSA test had gone up to over 4.0 in a short time period, so we went to see a urologist...his older brother had been diagnosed with prostate cancer just two years prior, his dad had died of cancer at 57, so with the higher PSA it was recommended to get it checked out further.

Anyway, at this appointment the Urologist did have to do the finger probe to see if they could feel any tumors I think?, of which the hubby had never had before and was a little nervous....plus the Urologist was a younger woman, I was there in the room on the other side of the curtain.... The whole thing was stressful for him, which usually makes him say something silly or tell some sort of joke to ease his nerves....he was not looking forward to this probe and imagined it hurting...

So, I hear him say to her...."Just remember, this orifice has seen nothing but outbound traffic! Be gentle!"

Oh my gosh, I've never heard a doctor laugh so hard, and I with her, and then Matt too...which eased the tension in the room and his concern!

LOL I don't miss the finger check at all. I think my doc enjoyed it. The low lights and Barry White music was a bit much.