or " lackadaisical labs" [expand title=”Show this Post” swaptitle=”Hide this Post” rel=”prostate-highlander” findme=”auto” trigclass=”noarrow prostate_text colomat-trigpos”] you've got to ask yourself one thing… why isn't speed a priority when it comes to the determination of the presence of cancer in biopsies of potentially afflicted individuals? I mean there are literally lives on the line, not to …
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Day 9 – Prostate Perforation
or "is that gunpowder I smell?" [expand title=”Show this Post” swaptitle=”Hide this Post” rel=”prostate-highlander” findme=”auto” trigclass=”noarrow prostate_text colomat-trigpos”] although it was a month between diagnostic tests… it appears, from searching thru my old email archives, that during that month I also had my first appointment with a urologist (I am completely at a loss as …
Day 8 – Prostate Peace II
or "peace cont'd." [expand title=”Show this Post” swaptitle=”Hide this Post” rel=”prostate-highlander” findme=”auto” trigclass=”noarrow prostate_text colomat-trigpos”] then the questions of myself… you've held to your faith in so many lesser things – how about now – facing the big one! Does it hold – is it sure – are you really experiencing the peace that should be …
Day 7 – Prostate Peace
or "who's in control" [expand title=”Show this Post” swaptitle=”Hide this Post” rel=”prostate-highlander” findme=”auto” trigclass=”noarrow prostate_text colomat-trigpos”] so… we left off with the question of how do I cope with all this – the fear, the frustration, the waiting for further testing what was so desperately needed was peace – peace that regardless of …
Day 6 – Prostate Paranoia
or "is it or isn't it" [expand title=”Show this Post” swaptitle=”Hide this Post” rel=”prostate-highlander” findme=”auto” trigclass=”noarrow prostate_text colomat-trigpos”] the general consensus has always been that waiting for a result/not knowing is the hardest thing to deal with… and although I may not agree totally – it is indeed a frustrating experience. There's all the …
Day 5 – Prostate PSA
or "what's an antigen?" [expand title=”Show this Post” swaptitle=”Hide this Post” rel=”prostate-highlander” findme=”auto” trigclass=”noarrow prostate_text colomat-trigpos”] so, we pick up our story the next morning or maybe it was two days later – off to the local lab for a PSA test… I brought a cheat sheet with all the answers and was pretty sure …
Day 4 – Prostate Probing
or "is THAT really necessary?" [expand title=”Show this Post” swaptitle=”Hide this Post” rel=”prostate-highlander” findme=”auto” trigclass=”noarrow prostate_text colomat-trigpos”] alright, enough ranting and airing of pet peeves… let's get down to the story… It all began on a rainy day – an early April shower – my galoshes sticking in the mud as I trudged through …
Day 3 – Prostate Politics
or "what's in a name" [expand title=”Show this Post” swaptitle=”Hide this Post” rel=”prostate-highlander” findme=”auto” trigclass=”noarrow prostate_text colomat-trigpos scroll-to-trigger”] this may not be a popular post – but, then I have no desire to be "politically correct". My intention is not to offend anyone – especially friends and family (not mine) that may by some bizarre chance …
Day 2 – Prostate Phraseology
or "wacky words" [expand title=”Show this Post” swaptitle=”Hide this Post” rel=”prostate-highlander” findme=”auto” trigclass=”noarrow prostate_text colomat-trigpos”] before getting down to any meaningful sharing of my own experience with prostate cancer, we need to settle on some terminology – most, if not all of it related to cancer in general. analogies are rarely perfect and in many …
Day 1 – Prostate Preamble
or "opening remarks" [expand title=”Show this Post” swaptitle=”Hide this Post” rel=”prostate-highlander” findme=”auto” trigclass=”noarrow prostate_text colomat-trigpos”] you won't find media sharing icons on this site – I don't want to be followed. I don't want my face to be booked on dozens of sites belonging to who knows who… and I really don't want to be liked …