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Chris W. · #1 12-26-2016, 12:29 PM

I just had an interesting discussion with my doc, who I have had for 20+ years. I asked why he had not been specifying a PSA test from time to time on my quarterly blood work for statin users. It turns out that there has been a rethinking of the whole prostate cancer thing these days. The rising or slightly rising PSA numbers which many of us have have lead to invasive biopsies and then sometimes to various treatments ranging up to removing the prostate, all of which can have serious secondary affects on quality of life which are worse than potentially slow growing cancer. The thinking nowadays is that _if_ there is slow growing cancer it can be left alone and monitored. Works for me....

And for those putting off a colonoscopy, man up. It is basically a non-issue. Drink a bunch of ginger ale with stuff mixed in, in the afternoon/evening before, crap your brains out for a few hours the evening before, get put to sleep next morning and wake up refreshed, zero memory of the actual scoping, zero hangover.

Rgds,
Chris W.
ex 95 E300D, 467K

Diesel911 · #2 12-26-2016, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris W.

I just had an interesting discussion with my doc, who I have had for 20+ years. I asked why he had not been specifying a PSA test from time to time on my quarterly blood work for statin users. It turns out that there has been a rethinking of the whole prostate cancer thing these days. The rising or slightly rising PSA numbers which many of us have have lead to invasive biopsies and then sometimes to various treatments ranging up to removing the prostate, all of which can have serious secondary affects on quality of life which are worse than potentially slow growing cancer. The thinking nowadays is that _if_ there is slow growing cancer it can be left alone and monitored. Works for me....

And for those putting off a colonoscopy, man up. It is basically a non-issue. Drink a bunch of ginger ale with stuff mixed in, in the afternoon/evening before, crap your brains out for a few hours the evening before, get put to sleep next morning and wake up refreshed, zero memory of the actual scoping, zero hangover.

Rgds,
Chris W.
ex 95 E300D, 467K

When I had it done by the VA Hospital I was conscious and get to watch the view inside on a screen. I can't remember what they do to numb the area the scope goes into.

E150GT · #3 12-27-2016, 02:34 PM

I had a coworker that would still be alive today had gotten a colonoscopy.

dynalow · #4 12-27-2016, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris W.

I just had an interesting discussion with my doc, who I have had for 20+ years. I asked why he had not been specifying a PSA test from time to time on my quarterly blood work for statin users. It turns out that there has been a rethinking of the whole prostate cancer thing these days. The rising or slightly rising PSA numbers which many of us have have lead to invasive biopsies and then sometimes to various treatments ranging up to removing the prostate, all of which can have serious secondary affects on quality of life which are worse than potentially slow growing cancer. The thinking nowadays is that _if_ there is slow growing cancer it can be left alone and monitored. Works for me....

And for those putting off a colonoscopy, man up. It is basically a non-issue. Drink a bunch of ginger ale with stuff mixed in, in the afternoon/evening before, crap your brains out for a few hours the evening before, get put to sleep next morning and wake up refreshed, zero memory of the actual scoping, zero hangover.

Rgds,
Chris W.
ex 95 E300D, 467K

My cardiologist of 25 yrs. tests for PSA every time he draws blood. 1x or 2x per year, whatever Medicare allows. I've always been a little below the test "normal range" (2 or 3?). Soooo, I haven't worried about it......yet

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