@Benzene posted:What if I’ve fallen because BKs wife has knocked me down on purpose?
What if I've fallen because I was laughing at BK and Benzene on the floor then BK's wife decides I need to join them?
@bvan posted:15 yrs ago I was taking two generic meds because of an enlarged prostate. Eventually they stopped being effective.
10 yrs ago I had a surgery called a green laser TURP which meant a gizmo that's a combined laser/camera inserted through the penis to blast out flesh from the inside of the prostrate to shrink it.
It worked great! Told the doc that if I was still in WI I could write my name in the snow. (IN CURSIVE)
Bvan, in 20/20 I had Holmium laser enucleation of my prostate because it was too large. Tests were benign, but I was having to catheter at night in order to pee. Did not make a cut on my body, but the recovery was 1 week. And like you, I can write my name in the snow. 🤗
@PA green & gold posted:Bvan, in 20/20 I had Holmium laser enucleation of my prostate because it was too large. Tests were benign, but I was having to catheter at night in order to pee. Did not make a cut on my body, but the recovery was 1 week. And like you, I can write my name in the snow. 🤗
Tried to reply earlier but CrowdStack was messing with me.
Tech has come long way since my procedure but I spent two nights in the hospital with drains and then a week or two at home with scary looking urine, but without any pain and then nothing. It was all over.
Snow beware, yellow is in your future...
@Tdog posted:Tom Robbins taught me long ago the wisdom of: being lighthearted
Mama T of PBB on their new CD sings me "we're only here for a moment, a blink of eye"
divorce taught me: love yourself, can't love no one else if you don't love yourself
love, joy, laughter, man, grab all you can and think on them often
I think it was Buscaglia that taught me: you paint your own picture and in you go
my heart goes out of rhythm for 24-36 hours at a time several times a month. finally had it checked out with a doc this year. he said I'm a young 58 and the heart's strong, just gotta monitor. I asked him why it goes out of rhythm. he said we never know, which surprised me...
(now I gotta get back in my cave and lurk)
It's not a-fib? Did he suggest metoprolol or anti arrhythmia meds?
@Pakrz posted:Back from the biopsy. Started off with a shot of antibiotics in the ass. Tube shoved up the butt numbing medications and 17 samples of flesh gathered from spring loaded needles. All in all, not horrible. Pain in the ass though…😂🥶
Results already back. Negative cancer. I may have shed a tear of relief.
@bvan posted:15 yrs ago I was taking two generic meds because of an enlarged prostate. Eventually they stopped being effective.
10 yrs ago I had a surgery called a green laser TURP which meant a gizmo that's a combined laser/camera inserted through the penis to blast out flesh from the inside of the prostrate to shrink it.
It worked great! Told the doc that if I was still in WI I could write my name in the snow. (IN CURSIVE)
Please tell me they put you out for this or at least freeze you from the waist down.
DD,
I had a similar experience. Got done running a 10 mile run, felt ok, while in the shower, I got extremely weak, ended the shower and blacked out and fell to the floor. Don’t remember a thing. Went to the ER and then admitted to the hospital. After a battery of tests, they concluded I was extremely dehydrated and had a severe drop in blood pressure. Very, very scary.
Happy for Pakrz, and glad you came out of it OK R Man!
Don’t know how long I was out for. Got up off the floor, went to mirror and face was completely covered in blood. Had to have multiple stiches on my forehead , nose and lip. Glad your ok too.
@RochNyFan posted:It's not a-fib? Did he suggest metoprolol or anti arrhythmia meds?
on lowest dose of metoprolol (which I have the hardest time saying so it's nice to type it)
Just heard about a friend of mine, age about 75, farmed most of his life, tough as hell. Lived alone after a divorce. In the past couple of weeks he fell at home and from piecing things together they figured he laid about 4 or 5 days. His brother found him when nobody had heard from for a while. Now in a nursing home, may never return home. I need to stop and see him soon.
I run too in my early 50's and aside from excellent bloodwork, my doc says i'm a little low on the blood pressure. Not to worry about but I can eat as much salt as I want? I have to cap around 10mi though because of ITB issues that seem to be getting worse as I age.
Have noticed the left achilleas is often stiff or tight, has been for months now even though I stretch it regularly. Anyone here snap theirs? Is the tightness a warning sign?
@DH13 posted:I run too in my early 50's and aside from excellent bloodwork, my doc says i'm a little low on the blood pressure. Not to worry about but I can eat as much salt as I want? I have to cap around 10mi though because of ITB issues that seem to be getting worse as I age.
Have noticed the left achilleas is often stiff or tight, has been for months now even though I stretch it regularly. Anyone here snap theirs? Is the tightness a warning sign?
I was running 60 to 80 miles a week and my hamstrings are getting tight not to mention my right hip. I do foam roll but not enough. Can’t you do that for your itb?
@Pakrz posted:Results already back. Negative cancer. I may have shed a tear of relief.
Forever Pakrze
@R MaN posted:I was running 60 to 80 miles a week and my hamstrings are getting tight not to mention my right hip. I do foam roll but not enough. Can’t you do that for your itb?
Oh I do. Marathons just built up the scar tissue over the years. I could have a procedure where they surgically poke holes in them but I'm not that heartbroken with just cutting the miles down as I get older. Less wear and tear.
More concerned with the tight Achilles.
@ammo posted:Just heard about a friend of mine, age about 75, farmed most of his life, tough as hell. Lived alone after a divorce. In the past couple of weeks he fell at home and from piecing things together they figured he laid about 4 or 5 days. His brother found him when nobody had heard from for a while. Now in a nursing home, may never return home. I need to stop and see him soon.
Same thing happened to my brother. Lived alone in the country, he passed out on a Sunday night and was not found until the next Thursday when he was supposed to meet church froends. He had had a stroke and died 4 days after he was found. So many regrets.
@RochNyFan posted:It's not a-fib? Did he suggest metoprolol or anti arrhythmia meds?
Wife has a fib several times a month. She checks it with a heart monitor at home. If it gets too high she takes a arrthmia med and it calms down within 45 minutes. Sometimes those 45 minutes gets scary. Getting old sucks....
My dad, among other ailments like COPD, would get these "mini" attacks that he didn't know the real source of. Every time he went to the doctor for it they could never figure out the problem. Checked his heart, had him hooked up, did all their tests. Not fib, not arrythmia, no clue. Then one day he was at the hospital for a COPD episode and it happened. He was having mini heart attacks all this time. I can't tell you why they never picked up on that for years.
@Floridarob posted:Wife has a fib several times a month. She checks it with a heart monitor at home. If it gets too high she takes a arrthmia med and it calms down within 45 minutes. Sometimes those 45 minutes gets scary. Getting old sucks....
My wife has a pretty rare genetic disease called Fabry's that my son inherited as well. One of the organs affected is the heart. She has experienced pretty bad episodes of A-Fib and has had two ablation and a couple of cardioversions as well. Takes a pretty powerful anti arrhythmia drug twice daily as well as metoprolol and blood thinners. Still hard to eliminate A-fib episodes.
@DH13 posted:Have noticed the left achilleas is often stiff or tight, has been for months now even though I stretch it regularly. Anyone here snap theirs? Is the tightness a warning sign?
Tore both of mine (not at the same time) and there was zero warning signs both times. I do pay a little more attention to them now and I have occasional tightness or soreness but nothing beyond that.
Guys FYI: Regarding prostate cancer which is usually very slow growing. If you have a mild case 3 possible options 1: do nothing and monitor over time, especially true if you are very old, with the thinking being something else will get you before the cancer does 2: Surgical removal or 3: radiation treatment to zap it. For medium cases Surgical removal or radiation are the options. Surgical removal can cause impotency as well as incontinence. My cousin had his surgically removed and needs to wear a depends daily, and at 71 is not worried about being impotent. Lastly, for more serious cases, as in my situation, only radiation treatment was called for, no removal option. Keep in mind after the radiation treatments are done, still need to have "hormone" therapy for 18 plus months. I get a hormone shot every 3 months. This is to greatly reduce a recurrence of the cancer. Lastly, if it has spread beyond the the prostate to bones or lymph nodes all bets are off. So you older guys make sure your Doc does the PSA test yearly.
All true DD, I am currently in the monitor stage but my count recently went up. I have low grade cancer, my 2 biopsies and 2 MRIS confirm that diagnosis. Because my count went up I am having a MRI on Friday, hoping the pics show the cancer is stable, if not, it’s on to a biopsy. Hoping for the best.
Wishing the best for all of you guys.
@RochNyFan posted:My wife has a pretty rare genetic disease called Fabry's that my son inherited as well. One of the organs affected is the heart. She has experienced pretty bad episodes of A-Fib and has had two ablation and a couple of cardioversions as well. Takes a pretty powerful anti arrhythmia drug twice daily as well as metoprolol and blood thinners. Still hard to eliminate A-fib episodes.
Same here for my wife. Her cardiologist says that both her heart arteries are clogged even with stints in place. Her family genetics are terrible for women. Anyway, the Dr told her the reason she is alive today is because she was so active when she was younger the heart made other tributaries to carry the blood outside the main arteries to where it is needed. When the blood gets backed up is when she does into a-fib. She takes Eloquist and another blood thinner as well as Metoprolol but sometimes it scares the hell out of her and me. I know one day they are going to have a cure for all these type of ailments. I hope I am around to witness it.
@Pikes Peak posted:All true DD, I am currently in the monitor stage but my count recently went up. I have low grade cancer, my 2 biopsies and 2 MRIS confirm that diagnosis. Because my count went up I am having a MRI on Friday, hoping the pics show the cancer is stable, if not, it’s on to a biopsy. Hoping for the best.
you need an award just for getting into an MRI machine. I always was by wife when she had her MRIs to encourage her that she could do it. Then one day I got put in one thinking no biggie. I got my head in and started pushing the button to get me the hell out of there. No way I was going to be able to handle that even with drugs. And since that day I can't be in anything enclosed without freaking out.
Good luck with the test Pikes. Praying for the best possible outcome. The not knowing stuff sometimes is worse than knowing. Good Luck
Sure looks like that guy is participating. Or maybe he's just missing a thumb.
This is why I enjoy this forum so much and why I've followed it for a couple of decades now. Mix of joy and bitching about the Packers, but essentially a group of good people. Never met any of you, but somehow I feel like I know many of you. Wishing all of you nutjobs a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!
@RochNyFan posted:This is why I enjoy this forum so much and why I've followed it for a couple of decades now. Mix of joy and bitching about the Packers, but essentially a group of good people. Never met any of you, but somehow I feel like I know many of you. Wishing all of you nutjobs a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!
Hankies all around!
@RochNyFan posted:This is why I enjoy this forum so much and why I've followed it for a couple of decades now. Mix of joy and bitching about the Packers, but essentially a group of good people. Never met any of you, but somehow I feel like I know many of you. Wishing all of you nutjobs a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you RochNYFan. I have been here for couple of decades now and every moment of it has been awesome and I look forward to a couple more decades with you dipshits. I mean that in the most affectionate way possible.
@Floridarob posted:you need an award just for getting into an MRI machine. I always was by wife when she had her MRIs to encourage her that she could do it. Then one day I got put in one thinking no biggie. I got my head in and started pushing the button to get me the hell out of there. No way I was going to be able to handle that even with drugs. And since that day I can't be in anything enclosed without freaking out.
Good luck with the test Pikes. Praying for the best possible outcome. The not knowing stuff sometimes is worse than knowing. Good Luck
I'm claustrophobic and have had 5 MRI's. I know everyone is different but I get on the table, shut my eyes and wait until it's over.
Wish I could piss my name in the snow! Drugs aren’t helping much for my prostate and they don’t want to do surgery as I’ll be on 2 blood thinners for the rest of my life due to pulmonary embolisms.
And I have had a nasty “widow-maker” heart attack. Lucky just to be alive. Also had a thing called super ventricular tachycardias, where the heart suddenly beats super fast and eventually you get so dizzy you can’t stay standing. The first time it happened I was fly fishing a trout river with buddies. The buddies were far away. If I had been in the middle of the river when it happened, I probably would have fallen into the water and been swept downstream. They put me on metoprolol for a year or so. It helped, but as a side effect any time I bent over and then stood back up I felt like I was going to pass out. They don’t think I need to take it anymore, but I still get very lightheaded if I stoop over and then stand back up.
In short, this aging crap is a bear! Best of luck to all my fellow old farts! At least we’re still all here to tell the Packers what they need to do: fire Joe Barry!
@RochNyFan posted:This is why I enjoy this forum so much and why I've followed it for a couple of decades now. Mix of joy and bitching about the Packers, but essentially a group of good people. Never met any of you, but somehow I feel like I know many of you. Wishing all of you nutjobs a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!
FU RochNyFan. You don’t know me sucka!!!😂
@Packiderm posted:I'm claustrophobic and have had 5 MRI's. I know everyone is different but I get on the table, shut my eyes and wait until it's over.
I think I could handle 15 or 20 minutes with meds. but knowing I have to be awake and in there for almost 2 hours sends me into a different head space.