Cancer fight begins

[gouch]

I opted for surgery. Just wanted to get it out of me. It turned out it had spread locally outside the prostate, so I had to have radiation to deal with that. That was five years ago and haven't had any sign of cancer since. If I had to do it all over again, I would probably opt for radiation rather than surgery, even though radiation is no picnic.

They don't tell you ahead of time that the surgery will shrink your dick down to the size of a 10-year-old plus they cut the nerve that allowed me to have an erection, so. But life goes on and that's a good thing.

My wife just recently finished 9 months of pure hell fighting colon cancer. So far everything looks good but it's still early. My best friend just passed away a couple of months ago from skin cancer and another good female friend has terminal breast cancer and is now just trying to live as long as possible.

So everyone, please get a colonoscopy, and have a doctor look you over really good for anything on your skin every year. You guys have your PSA checked every year and you gals get those breast exams. Don't put it off, it aint worth it.

Best of luck to you and as my doctor told me, "This is just one more thing in life you have to deal with."

 

[JustinsDad]

Your positive attitude goes a long way. I, like most people my age have friends and family that had the C. Those with positive attitudes do seem to fare better. One great guy, one of the best custom rifle builders and a great elk hunter got depressed when he had it. It was a different form of C. He was going downhill quick. I don’t advocate what he did but it worked for him. He took micro doses of mushrooms and got himself positive. That was about 5 years ago and he recovered into full remission with no surgery or treatment. I’m not advising that either but him getting positive about it sure helped him. Stay positive like you are now.

 

[shoots-straight]

So yea, my wife has breast cancer and fighting those effects, as she does chemo every 3 weeks. I had the prostate scare last year, but so far no cancer. had laser surgery to allow me to pee. Needing now to monitor. The list of friends with cancer is too large to post. Most are still alive and beating it. You can too! Prayers for you!.

 

[Northwoods]

I’ll be praying for you.