Where in the World Isn't Bob Saget?

[Mr Ferret 75]

@Goofyernmost
Hope everything goes well and your recovery time is minimal sir .

 

[rshell68]

@Goofyernmost hope the PSA numbers stay low!!

 

[Goofyernmost]

My fil is sort of going through the same thing, but the good news is the life expectancy remains pretty much the same the same at each visit x.y years left. It went down once then way up the next time, he doesn't even read or listen to that any more

Well, I have an additional thing and that is that my Pacemaker battery still has 9+ years left on it. So that leads to the serious dilemma of which one is right. So I have that going for me, I think.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Speaking of medical jargon, I just finished five consecutive days of Radiation Therapy trying to eradicate my Prostate Cancer. Based on that and some chemical injections as well, the prognosis is looking pretty good. I'll have a better idea in about 6 weeks when I have a follow up and, hopefully, a favorable PSA test and I'll be home free until the next old age problem rears its ugly head. Although, it appears that they are planning on monitoring it every 6 months until the end of time, nothing much is changing except what department monitors it. The last 10 years it was the Urology Dept. Now it is Radiation Oncology. All I can say is Hallelujah.

So are you glowing yet?

Just kiddin'. Hope your PSA numbers are in range and that they just monitor you every six months (I'm guessing treating ya like a human pin cushion every six months...)

 

[Goofyernmost]

So are you glowing yet?

Just kiddin'. Hope your PSA numbers are in range and that they just monitor you every six months (I'm guessing treating ya like a human pin cushion every six months...)

I much prefer the pin cushion route to the radiation thing. Nothing about it is painful, but it is uncomfortable and requires a lot of prep timing and since all my sessions were in the morning it meant waking up around 5 or 5:30am, getting ready and driving 16 miles to Durham. The only fun I had was getting to ring the "end of therapy" bell at the end of the 5 sessions. I had to quickly drink 40 oz of warmish water until I felt like I had consumed Lake Michigan just prior to each session.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I much prefer the pin cushion route to the radiation thing. Nothing about it is painful, but it is uncomfortable and requires a lot of prep timing and since all my sessions were in the morning it meant waking up around 5 or 5:30am, getting ready and driving 16 miles to Durham. The only fun I had was getting to ring the "end of therapy" bell at the end of the 5 sessions. I had to quickly drink 40 oz of warmish water until I felt like I had consumed Lake Michigan just prior to each sessions.

Gotta say, I was very glad to have avoided chemo for my treatment. I had radioactive iodine, which wasn't fun either, but it was a heck of a lot better than chemo/radiation therapy.

At least it was only five sessions for you.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Gotta say, I was very glad to have avoided chemo for my treatment. I had radioactive iodine, which wasn't fun either, but it was a heck of a lot better than chemo/radiation therapy.

At least it was only five sessions for you.

Absolutely!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Absolutely!

Still feel like if they're going to give radiation, we should get super powers.

Absolutely cheated out of that...

 

[Goofyernmost]

Still feel like if they're going to give radiation, we should get super powers.

Absolutely cheated out of that...

I did think about carrying a small box that contained a spider and try and get the bite as I got the radiation. I think I would have made a good overweight spiderman.

 

[Figgy1]