Get your prostrate exams :(

Soldato J · Post by **Soldato J** » Wed May 20, 2009 8:39 pm

I had it done too, only 36 but fuck taking chances. Plus I was there, he suggested it. It really sucks to get an exam....but it's over before you know it and worth the discomfort, in my opinion

Sincere condolences to you and your family

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Wed May 20, 2009 8:41 pm

Soldato J wrote:I had it done too, only 36 but fuck taking chances. Plus I was there, he suggested it. It really sucks to get an exam....but it's over before you know it and worth the discomfort, in my opinion

Sincere condolences to you and your family

the doctor suggested it? you sure he didnt just wanna finger your ass?

Shumps4Free · Post by **Shumps4Free** » Wed May 20, 2009 11:32 pm

Way to ruin a serious topic dude. For shame.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Thu May 21, 2009 12:02 am

My condolences to you and your family, popawell.

BIL · Post by **BIL** » Thu May 21, 2009 12:08 am

My condolences, truly. I worry so much about my dad's health.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Thu May 21, 2009 12:29 am

My condolences to you and your family. 59 is too early to go.

Momijitsuki · Post by **Momijitsuki** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:25 am

Sorry to hear that, man. My condolences.

As weird as it sounds, I'll be getting prostate exams as soon as I'm told that I need them. I'm only 19, so that won't be for a while, but like others have said in here, fuck taking chances. It just isn't worth it.

Also, if he had a rough passing, it was probably a good thing that you weren't there. When my great aunt was on her death bed, my mom went inside to be with the family. My brother and I were told to remain in the car. I could hear her screaming in pain all the way from inside the car. It was heartwrenching, even if I never really knew her. The worst part of it was that she dealt with a week or two of that pain before finally letting go.

jonny5 wrote: the doctor suggested it? you sure he didnt just wanna finger your ass? :wink:

I want to kick you in the teeth right now.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:48 am

Momijitsuki wrote:
I want to kick you in the teeth right now.

easy loli boy....simmer down now....dont go ripping the heads off all your hello kitty dolls on my account

you shouldnt mourn a death.....you should celebrate a life.....

sure it was brought short by cancer, but you can still celebrate what they had and did during their lives....

i could have added a +1 to all the 'my condolences' posts.....in hindsight my attempt at humor probably wasnt very tactful, and for that much i apologize....

i was simply trying to lighten the mood, death is depressing....i meant no offense to the OP or his family

it was just the way that post was worded.....i had a mental image of the doctor all like 'hey since you're here, why dont i stick a few fingers up your ass?'

i suck at consoling people....and i have a very morbid sense of humor.....dont mind me

caldwert · Post by **caldwert** » Thu May 21, 2009 3:25 am

That sucks man. My uncle just got over it, so I'm a prime target for it now as well, as my grandpa had it too. I think a lot of guys are too macho to get their shit checked quite honestly, which is kind of ridiculous when it comes down to death or having someone's finger in your ass and living.

My dad's got colon and liver cancer but is actually doing surprisingly well. He just got his chemo mixture switched up and it fucking wrecked him today. My mom was telling me they had something in it where if you move within the first 30 minutes you will get violently ill and he moved his leg and puked like mad the rest of the day. Coming up on 2 years on his diagnosis, he still works full time as a mechanic, and is like the freak at his oncologist as far as response to treatments and whatnot. Still chemo beats his ass every 2 weeks. I'm going to try and get him to start smoking weed as one of my buddy's grows for the co-ops in CA.

On a side note, I had my prostate checked when I got colitis, I'm only 28. Felt like I was getting stabbed every 15 minutes for a week from the colitis, so the bunghole check was a cinch. Now I have to get a colonoscopy every so often which isn't bad other than the day before you drink this concoction that makes you have a blowout constantly. Imagine Dumb and Dumber when he drinks the Turbo Lax, except for like 3 hours straight. Good times!!!!!!!

Momijitsuki · Post by **Momijitsuki** » Thu May 21, 2009 5:40 am

jonny5 wrote:
Momijitsuki wrote:
I want to kick you in the teeth right now.
easy loli boy....simmer down now....dont go ripping the heads off all your hello kitty dolls on my account

you shouldnt mourn a death.....you should celebrate a life.....

sure it was brought short by cancer, but you can still celebrate what they had and did during their lives....

i could have added a +1 to all the 'my condolences' posts.....in hindsight my attempt at humor probably wasnt very tactful, and for that much i apologize....

i was simply trying to lighten the mood, death is depressing....i meant no offense to the OP or his family

it was just the way that post was worded.....i had a mental image of the doctor all like 'hey since you're here, why dont i stick a few fingers up your ass?'

i suck at consoling people....and i have a very morbid sense of humor.....dont mind me

You shouldn't be joking about something like that in a thread like this, even if you're trying to 'lighten the mood'-- especially when it all just happened yesterday.

Furthermore, I don't have any Hello Kitty dolls. You're free to send me one, though. :o

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Thu May 21, 2009 6:52 am

Shame on your loss Popawell, my dad didn't have what your dad did, mine had dementia. Unfortunately he died from pneumonia at 62, he had a will that said no matter what if he's bad off, don't try to save him. Needless to say I watched him go before my eyes, be thankful you didn't have to witness the tragic moment. :*(

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu May 21, 2009 9:40 am

Ruldra wrote: But if you don't do chemo, the cancer will get worse and kill you eventually. It's not like it's gonna heal all by itself.

Chemo is still bad but it's the only option for a cure.

Reread my post. It's clearly not in some cases. In fact, there are some types of cancer that don't really respond to chemo but the doctor's want to give them to you anyway to make sure.

an uncle of mine had pancreatic cancer,

That's like the worst one. When they find it, it's usually too late. I know two people that have had it. One was a colleague that died at 31 (about 4-5 years ago). Wanna know what's fucked up about it other than her untimely death? The doctor tells the next of kin (husband) that it's terminal. It's his discretion whether or not he tells her. He didn't. I have a standing order w/ my wife to give me full disclosure of anything these Japanese quacks tell her about me. If she doesn't and I die, I will haunt her.

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:31 am

My condolences.

One of our sales agents has prostate cancer. He told me that he was at the golf course a few weeks ago with four friends in their 50s and three of them had it

.

I'll make sure I get checked.
*Buys more nu skin Life Paks with fish oils*

Post by **undamned** » Thu May 21, 2009 4:33 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:
Ruldra wrote: But if you don't do chemo, the cancer will get worse and kill you eventually. It's not like it's gonna heal all by itself.

Chemo is still bad but it's the only option for a cure.
Reread my post. It's clearly not in some cases. In fact, there are some types of cancer that don't really respond to chemo but the doctor's want to give them to you anywhere to make sure.

A buddy of mine had testicular cancer (he's only like 30) and after removing one of his testes had the option of chemo or radiation to stop whatever was left. He chose radiation, but who knows how effective that is (I sure don't). He was told if he really wanted to have kids someday that he could donate sperm to a bank which would hold onto it for him. I don't know how I would deal with that, but he seemed to roll with the punches pretty well.
-ud

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu May 21, 2009 4:39 pm

I don't know how I would deal with that, but he seemed to roll with the punches pretty well.

You don't have many other options than to do so. I've never been in that situation, but my assumption is there's not a lot of alternatives other than to get on with your life. We get a shit deck sometimes. Sometimes w/ peanuts and corn.

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Thu May 21, 2009 5:08 pm

For popawell,
With deepest sympathy, I am sorry to hear about your loss

Maybe it is me getting older, but more people are passing away in recent times from cancer. I've had two friends who had a parent pass with cancer. Pancreatic cancer to be precise. Also, my favorite coach recently passed with the same ailment. My friends father who passed a year ago tomorrow, was a second father to me and taught me many things in automotive repair and service, as well as providing me with many tools that I have today…

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Thu May 21, 2009 5:14 pm

Can it be because of the constantly worsening ecological conditions?

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Thu May 21, 2009 6:00 pm

moozooh wrote:Can it be because of the constantly worsening ecological conditions?

It would have to be various factors that might be the cause for the increase in cancer...namely genetics, lifestyle, what you eat, etc.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Thu May 21, 2009 6:33 pm

One of the reasons for the prevalence of cancer is ironically that people are dying less of other diseases.

Each year you live the likelihood of one of your cells going haywire and devoloping into a tumor increases. Factor in the extended life expectancy and it's bound to get you at some point.

However, cardiovascular-related diseases are still by far the most common cause of death (over 30%), and that definitely has a lot to do with lifestyle, food, etc.

Ex-Cyber · Post by **Ex-Cyber** » Thu May 21, 2009 7:13 pm

CIT wrote:One of the reasons for the prevalence of cancer is ironically that people are dying less of other diseases.

Each year you live the likelihood of one of your cells going haywire and devoloping into a tumor increases. Factor in the extended life expectancy and it's bound to get you at some point.

However, cardiovascular-related diseases are still by far the most common cause of death (over 30%), and that definitely has a lot to do with lifestyle, food, etc.

In addition, diagnostic technology in general has made huge leaps over the past few decades. It's important to keep in mind that we don't necessarily know the true cancer rate, only the diagnosed cancer rate. I wonder how many millions of people have died of "natural causes" due to undiagnosed cancer (or cardiovascular disease, for that matter).

That said, environmental factors should not be overlooked. Quite a few cancer cases are related to occupational exposure to carcinogens like asbestos, benzene, and vinyl chloride (the monomer; PVC is not a carcinogen in much the same way that water is not a flammable gas), and history shows that without strong regulation companies will just dump this kind of stuff wherever they think they can get away with it and then pretend it doesn't exist (cf. the existence of Superfund).

Post by **undamned** » Thu May 21, 2009 7:20 pm

CIT wrote:One of the reasons for the prevalence of cancer is ironically that people are dying less of other diseases.

Each year you live the likelihood of one of your cells going haywire and devoloping into a tumor increases. Factor in the extended life expectancy and it's bound to get you at some point.

Interesting point, CIT. Not to compare humans to rats, but we had a few pet rats growing up and as I recall, every single one of them eventually developed tumors/cancer. In the back of my mind, I always wondered how much shorter their life would have been out in the wild.
-ud

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Thu May 21, 2009 7:33 pm

@ Popawell:

My condolences for your (no doubt) huge loss.

I wish you all the strength needed in this difficult times.
Please give this a "place" as soon as possible.

And please know you can always rant about anything you want on this right here.

All the best,

-Laydock

PS. I hope all people replying can help keeping this thread dignified.

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Thu May 21, 2009 9:56 pm

as someone who lost someone very close to cancer I genuine heart felt feelings go out to you and your family. there is not one piece of miracle advise i can give you about this (its been a good 12 years since they passed for me) but its good to talk, Friends will be there and even if your memories fade somewhat (which mine did im afraid to say) you will still have a shit load of moments which will never leave you.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu May 21, 2009 11:42 pm

, but we had a few pet rats growing up

Wha...?

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Fri May 22, 2009 2:34 am

GaijinPunch wrote:
, but we had a few pet rats growing up
Wha...?

I've heard of that before

Sorry for your loss, Popawell. If it's any comfort, it's great that you're using this tragedy to help others

Aba'suto · Post by **Aba'suto** » Fri May 22, 2009 2:44 am

My condolences to you and your family.

My mother and sister both passed away last December, so it's something that's still fresh on my mind.

Hopefully you and your family will stay strong and pull together closer to get through this.

My brother is 44 and recently found out his prostate is swollen. Not cancer, but it's still swollen and needed medical treatment to prevent it from possibly becoming cancer later on. Once you get into your mid 30's, it's something you should really start taking seriously.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Fri May 22, 2009 7:49 am

Man this thread pulls me down.
But you can't turn your head away from the fact that everyone dies sometime.
In other news, my mother was diagnosed with sarcoidosis in her lungs at age 44. The death rate may be not that high, but i'm still scared. :/

shmups.system11.org

Get your prostrate exams :(

Do you get your yearly check ups?