A Friendly Correction for those Man-Haters who Delve to be Single

[taxwonk]

And that's how you wonk it, bitches.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by taxwonk

And that's how you wonk it, bitches.

Nicely done.

[Adder]

Originally Posted by taxwonk

Every man on the planet that doesn't die of something else first dies of prostate cancer. And the treatment ahs certain unpleasant collateral consequences. If the doc says don't worry about it, take a Xanax and don't worry about it.

Bullshit. Most of us die with prostate cancer, not from.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Adder

Bullshit. Most of us die with prostate cancer, not from.

The lesson of all of this live your life to the fullest, don't worry about a little indolent cancer here or there.

What do you think, Hallmark material?

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

So you break 50 and you start learning all sorts of fun facts. The blood test in your physical has a quantity called PSA-"prostrate specific antigen." If it goes up it might be indicative of a problem- my prostrate is enlarged so my PSA should be higher but this year it went up a bit. My doc tells me to be safe I should get a prostrate ultrasound. Okay. It shows the PSA level is normal given the size of my prostrate. Doc thinks I should see an urologist to be safe.

The urologist says don't worry, we'll check the PSA in 6 months. He tells me I could get a biopsy, BUT, and here's the fucked up part, a man's chances of having prostrate cancer is roughly equal to your age. I mentioned I'm over 50, right?

He says almost all prostrate cancer is indolent, meaning it just sits there doing nothing, like adder when he trolled the bars. It is not suggested to treat it.

So millions are walking around with it.

Let me help you.

Prostate - a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing prostatic fluid.

Prostrate - lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward.

TM

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

Boston Globe obit, “50, of _________, died after a brief illness on April 9th, 2015.” She was a family court advocate for dependent youth (didn’t know that; we could have talked shop maybe). Her family asked for contributions to a fund, apparently in furtherance of that interest around New England. A memorial is planned for May 31st.

PM me if you want a link to the legacy.com obit.

That is horrible. Way too young.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

Sloppy spelling is why we risk losing the vital distinction between Ernest and Earnest that powers the pun at the conclusion of Wilde’s funniest, though far from best, play.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

So you break 50 and you start learning all sorts of fun facts. The blood test in your physical has a quantity called PSA-"prostrate specific antigen." If it goes up it might be indicative of a problem- my prostrate is enlarged so my PSA should be higher but this year it went up a bit. My doc tells me to be safe I should get a prostrate ultrasound. Okay. It shows the PSA level is normal given the size of my prostrate. Doc thinks I should see an urologist to be safe.

The urologist says don't worry, we'll check the PSA in 6 months. He tells me I could get a biopsy, BUT, and here's the fucked up part, a man's chances of having prostrate cancer is roughly equal to your age. I mentioned I'm over 50, right?

He says almost all prostrate cancer is indolent, meaning it just sits there doing nothing, like adder when he trolled the bars. It is not suggested to treat it.

So millions are walking around with it.

This is horrible. Way too graphic.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Let me help you.

Prostate - a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing prostatic fluid.

Prostrate - lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward.

TM

If only it was just Hank's spelling that was sloppy.

[ferrets_bueller]

Dear youngsters:

I have a prostate gland which, in cocktail conversation, I describe as the size and consistency of a bowling ball. I've been on medication for this for at least 15 years. The dosage is now double what it was in my early fifties. The usual prescription is medication to prevent swelling, and therefore allow one to urinate without difficulty.

If you get an annual physical with the traditional long, thorough and generous body cavity exam, and get the PSA test to monitor for cancer, It is simply no big deal. If the PSA number jumps suddenly, you've got options, the best of which is watchful waiting, and the worst of which, surgery, has some fairly hideous side effects.

With that, I'm going to take my 68 year old prostate gland for a stretch and a run.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Let me help you.

Prostate - a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing prostatic fluid.

Prostrate - lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward.

TM

thanks- 1 of those words I have never used, the other I have never written prior to January.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

thanks- 1 of those words I have never used, the other I have never written prior to January.

I thought the fact that any cancer risk was not merely indolent but actually prostrate, and yet you were complaining, was just par for the course.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by ferrets_bueller

Dear youngsters:

I have a prostate gland which, in cocktail conversation, I describe as the size and consistency of a bowling ball. I've been on medication for this for at least 15 years. The dosage is now double what it was in my early fifties. The usual prescription is medication to prevent swelling, and therefore allow one to urinate without difficulty.

If you get an annual physical with the traditional long, thorough and generous body cavity exam, and get the PSA test to monitor for cancer, It is simply no big deal. If the PSA number jumps suddenly, you've got options, the best of which is watchful waiting, and the worst of which, surgery, has some fairly hideous side effects.

With that, I'm going to take my 68 year old prostate gland for a stretch and a run.

68???? Holy shit, when did we all get so OLD?

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Let me help you.

Prostate - a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing prostatic fluid.

Prostrate - lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward.

TM

The things you learn when trolling the interwebs for pictures of near-nekkid ladies.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

This is horrible. Way too graphic.

I left out a detail so disgusting you guys would ban me if I'd post it.