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mvscal wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:27 pm

Mikey wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 6:24 pm I just got scheduled to have my prostate irradiated

JEEZITH?!?

Jsc810 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2023 3:20 am Y'all want to know how to make a jambalaya?

JPGettysburg wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:17 pm

Sven Golly wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 8:02 pm

Mikey wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 6:04 pm Rising PSA can lead to a biopsy, which is the only way to determine if there’s actually any cancer. My first, three years ago, showed a small amount of early stage, low aggressive cancer so we’ve just been watching it. The most recent one showed a small amount of “high risk” cells so all the red flags went up and I have to treat it. Most men will probably have PC at some point, and may never know it because it moves very slowly and most will die of something else before the cancer gets you. There are no symptoms until it metastasizes and, by then, you’re fucked. You have to catch it early.

PSA is very important, but can lead to false positives, as I discovered.

Mine went over 5.0 five years ago after having been lower than 2 for years. I sensed something afoot so I had the doc order another lab before succumbing to a biopsy.

Just as I thought, it was below 2 again, and has been since.

What caused the PSA to go down? It wasn't the biopsy.
My PSA was 3.5, so I had an MRI. Then had the biopsy.
But the PSA doesn't go down unless you have a procedure to increase the urine flow by widening.
When the prostate is enlarged, it makes the flow less strong.

Screw_Michigan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:25 pm

Jsc810 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2023 3:20 am Y'all want to know how to make a jambalaya?

Does it have gator in it?

JPGettysburg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2023 1:26 pm

Sven Golly wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:16 pm

JPGettysburg wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:17 pm

What caused the PSA to go down? It wasn't the biopsy.
My PSA was 3.5, so I had an MRI. Then had the biopsy.
But the PSA doesn't go down unless you have a procedure to increase the urine flow by widening.
When the prostate is enlarged, it makes the flow less strong.

There are several factors that can lead to a false positive PSA.

Inflammation of the prostate or having sex (or in Kierland's case, flogging the dolphin ) too close to the test can give an abnormally high reading.

Also, inaccurate test results, or some dufus at the lab switching results by accident.

Given my profession in the statistics world, I always question such a high variability in a health test in a short period of time.

Is that accurate? Excessive masturbation causes higher PSA levels?

Kierland wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 7:04 am Shell corp made 40bil last year.
That’s $500,000 per employee.
$250/hr/employee.

Ain’t late stage capitalism wonderful?

Diego in Seattle wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:45 pm It looks like Schmuck won't be coming around here anymore...

Diego in Seattle wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:45 pm It looks like Schmuck won't be coming around here anymore...

Booger wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 10:22 pm Good god. Came inside a while ago and this Pro Bowl abortion garbage is on. Total crap halftime. San Fran cheerleader has GOT to be a guy. Hideous. Ain’t believing that stadium is full. WTF?! Is there nothing else to do in Vegas?!

Pete Rose and Jimmy connors are two closet fag tough guys

Diego in Seattle wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:45 pm It looks like Schmuck won't be coming around here anymore...

Jsc810 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:04 pm


Cookies and a king cake for the doc and nurses for today's epidural. Thank G0D for the NeuroMedical Center.

Jsc810 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:36 pm

Sven Golly wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:10 pm Question Jsc:

How long do the epidurals give you relief? I tried them leading up to my double lumbar fusion/laminectomy a few years ago, and they'd give me 2 weeks relief at best. My pain is back and wondering if I should try them again.

Just waking up from post anesthesia nap. I've been having these epidurals for a long time, every 3 months for over 20 years I think. For me, they make the difference between total disability and being able to work and live.

Not trying to be dramatic there, but yes that is literally true. I've had three major back surgeries and am fused from my tailbone to the level of my sternum, there is a lot of hardware in my back. And significant for pain, I have permanent nerve damage (which was further damaged in the 3rd surgery).

So my life goes in 3 month cycles. I'll get an epidural and it works great for about a month, I won't take many pain pills in that month. The 2nd month still is decent in terms of pain relief but the effect starts to wear off. By the 3rd month, I'm remembering why I do the epidurals, the pain gets nasty and shooting down my legs, and I'm taking pain meds often. And without the epidurals it would get worse, pain so bad that I throw up and really can't function. At that point, percocets don't come close to helping, honestly the only thing that helps is IV dilaudid, and then an epidural asap.

All of this is case specific, what works for me may not work for you and vice versa. For example, many (most?) people find improvement with radio frequency ablation, a process similar to microwaving bacon, which is designed to interrupt the pain signal going to your brain. Alas, it didn't do squat for me. So too with epidurals. I've heard of the entire range of results. Some people get one and it knocks out the pain forever. Some have to get recurring epidurals. Some people it doesn't help at all.

If you hurt, tell them. There is no reason to endure pain. There are many different procedures and meds they can try, so keep trying until y'all find something that works.

Jsc810 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:36 pm

Sven Golly wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:10 pm Question Jsc:

How long do the epidurals give you relief? I tried them leading up to my double lumbar fusion/laminectomy a few years ago, and they'd give me 2 weeks relief at best. My pain is back and wondering if I should try them again.

Just waking up from post anesthesia nap. I've been having these epidurals for a long time, every 3 months for over 20 years I think. For me, they make the difference between total disability and being able to work and live.

Not trying to be dramatic there, but yes that is literally true. I've had three major back surgeries and am fused from my tailbone to the level of my sternum, there is a lot of hardware in my back. And significant for pain, I have permanent nerve damage (which was further damaged in the 3rd surgery).

So my life goes in 3 month cycles. I'll get an epidural and it works great for about a month, I won't take many pain pills in that month. The 2nd month still is decent in terms of pain relief but the effect starts to wear off. By the 3rd month, I'm remembering why I do the epidurals, the pain gets nasty and shooting down my legs, and I'm taking pain meds often. And without the epidurals it would get worse, pain so bad that I throw up and really can't function. At that point, percocets don't come close to helping, honestly the only thing that helps is IV dilaudid, and then an epidural asap.

All of this is case specific, what works for me may not work for you and vice versa. For example, many (most?) people find improvement with radio frequency ablation, a process similar to microwaving bacon, which is designed to interrupt the pain signal going to your brain. Alas, it didn't do squat for me. So too with epidurals. I've heard of the entire range of results. Some people get one and it knocks out the pain forever. Some have to get recurring epidurals. Some people it doesn't help at all.

If you hurt, tell them. There is no reason to endure pain. There are many different procedures and meds they can try, so keep trying until y'all find something that works.

Mikey wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 10:47 pm

Jsc810 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:36 pm

Sven Golly wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:10 pm Question Jsc:

How long do the epidurals give you relief? I tried them leading up to my double lumbar fusion/laminectomy a few years ago, and they'd give me 2 weeks relief at best. My pain is back and wondering if I should try them again.

Just waking up from post anesthesia nap. I've been having these epidurals for a long time, every 3 months for over 20 years I think. For me, they make the difference between total disability and being able to work and live.

Not trying to be dramatic there, but yes that is literally true. I've had three major back surgeries and am fused from my tailbone to the level of my sternum, there is a lot of hardware in my back. And significant for pain, I have permanent nerve damage (which was further damaged in the 3rd surgery).

So my life goes in 3 month cycles. I'll get an epidural and it works great for about a month, I won't take many pain pills in that month. The 2nd month still is decent in terms of pain relief but the effect starts to wear off. By the 3rd month, I'm remembering why I do the epidurals, the pain gets nasty and shooting down my legs, and I'm taking pain meds often. And without the epidurals it would get worse, pain so bad that I throw up and really can't function. At that point, percocets don't come close to helping, honestly the only thing that helps is IV dilaudid, and then an epidural asap.

All of this is case specific, what works for me may not work for you and vice versa. For example, many (most?) people find improvement with radio frequency ablation, a process similar to microwaving bacon, which is designed to interrupt the pain signal going to your brain. Alas, it didn't do squat for me. So too with epidurals. I've heard of the entire range of results. Some people get one and it knocks out the pain forever. Some have to get recurring epidurals. Some people it doesn't help at all.

If you hurt, tell them. There is no reason to endure pain. There are many different procedures and meds they can try, so keep trying until y'all find something that works.

That really sucks. They use a general anesthesia for your epidurals? I’ve been having some severe lower back pain since about August. Did six weeks of PT that didn’t help much and then had an epidural in the L5S1 joint in December. It helped a little but still having pain going down my right leg. I’m having a second one next week that had to be postponed for the other shit I was doing. They only use a local for mine though. I hope yours brings you some good relief.

Kierland wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:50 pm Nikki Haley was born Nimarata Nikki Randhawa.

Nimarata

Screw_Michigan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 5:14 pm

Kierland wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:50 pm Nikki Haley was born Nimarata Nikki Randhawa.

Nimarata