Take care of yourselves, see a doctor regularly.

[aeroxbud]

Jan 3, 2024 15:31:44 GMT -5 geoffh said:

It,s my 64th today to round it off I popped in for a lung cancer scan at my local supermarket!! After a few Q&As I was CT scanned ,job done I will hear in a few weeks whether I need further treatment,the whole process took 20mins. The nurses face was a picture as I lied about when I started smoking aged 13 it was earlier!.Bear in mind here in the UK this is all free on our NHS,the only downside is the the teeth sucking GP and nurses at my local surgery who monitor my health if I dodge this kind of check.

Geoff

Happy birthday.
It's good to get checked out as you get older. It's much better to catch something in the early stages of you can.

[geoffh]

Thanks Paul,the 10 days of fretting and worry before the scan have taken more of a toll,I must man up to this sort of "help"

Geoff

[FrankenMech]

Happy birthday to you
You belong in a zoo
You smell like a monkey
And you look like one too
-And many more!

Happy happy birthday!

Back in the day I could have started smoking at a right early age because the old man's store sold cigarettes and I even sold them to customers as a cashier. I bought them from the wholesale house for the store, transported them sometimes, checked them in, loaded the checkout shelves and all... But I had less than zero desire because the old man smoked, so did several employees I worked around, and I thought it was a filthy habit. I saw the burned holes in things, cleaned and dusted the counters, desks, tables, and chairs, swept the floors covered with ash and cigarette butts, emptied the ashtrays cups and saucers, cleaned them, had to smell the trash cans, empty the trash cans, clean the trash cans, -Yetch barf

Fork cigarettes...

[aeroxbud]

My grandad grew up in India. Started smoking at 9 years old. They were cigarettes without filters too.
Needless to say he had lots of problems later on in life. Had to have one lung removed. The other wasn't very good for the rest of his life.
Stopped smoking when I was very young. But man he used to go through packet after packet of nicotine chewing gum.
I can just remember my father smoking. But he gave up when I was about 5 years old. He used to smoke 40 a day. Then just quit.
It's only looking back later in life, you realise seeing what his dad was going through. Must have been a big incentive.

[aeroxbud]

Monday morning I had the pneumonia and shingles vaccine. After having shingles last year, I wouldn't want it again.
Within an hour I had a lot of pain in my shoulder. It got worse and worse as the day went on.
The pain was unbelievable. My shoulder was quite swollen. I couldn't move my left arm at all. The only thing I could move was my fingers.
Contacted NHS who sent out an ambulance. Apparently both the vaccines I had are quite bad. And shouldn't be given in the same arm.
It's still really painful today. So bad for a couple of days I couldn't even sleep. Then only sitting up.
I can move my forearm up and down now, no problem. But still have very limited movement in my shoulder.
On the plus side I managed to get a t-shirt on today.
I'm not very happy with the medical practice that issued the vaccinations.

[oldgeek]

Jan 11, 2024 15:33:47 GMT -5 aeroxbud said:

Monday morning I had the pneumonia and shingles vaccine. After having shingles last year, I wouldn't want it again.
Within an hour I had a lot of pain in my shoulder. It got worse and worse as the day went on.
The pain was unbelievable. My shoulder was quite swollen. I couldn't move my left arm at all. The only thing I could move was my fingers.
Contacted NHS who sent out an ambulance. Apparently both the vaccines I had are quite bad. And shouldn't be given in the same arm.
It's still really painful today. So bad for a couple of days I couldn't even sleep. Then only sitting up.
I can move my forearm up and down now, no problem. But still have very limited movement in my shoulder.
On the plus side I managed to get a t-shirt on today.
I'm not very happy with the medical practice that issued the vaccinations.

One would think, that seems to be some pretty basic stuff they should have known. Hopefully you are good now Paul.

[FrankenMech]

I picked up some meds today prescribed by a Nurse Practitioner which included a fungicide that my primary care physicians have not given me in the past due to it being very hard on my liver that was compromised by chemical exposure. I certainly won't be taking it until I have talked to my present Primary Care Physician. The primary function of medicare is to kill off the elderly and get us off Social Security.

aeroxbud , the NHS doctors were just trying to stop unauthorized wanking

[aeroxbud]

Jan 11, 2024 17:03:04 GMT -5 oldgeek said:

Jan 11, 2024 15:33:47 GMT -5 aeroxbud said:

Monday morning I had the pneumonia and shingles vaccine. After having shingles last year, I wouldn't want it again.
Within an hour I had a lot of pain in my shoulder. It got worse and worse as the day went on.
The pain was unbelievable. My shoulder was quite swollen. I couldn't move my left arm at all. The only thing I could move was my fingers.
Contacted NHS who sent out an ambulance. Apparently both the vaccines I had are quite bad. And shouldn't be given in the same arm.
It's still really painful today. So bad for a couple of days I couldn't even sleep. Then only sitting up.
I can move my forearm up and down now, no problem. But still have very limited movement in my shoulder.
On the plus side I managed to get a t-shirt on today.
I'm not very happy with the medical practice that issued the vaccinations.

One would think, that seems to be some pretty basic stuff they should have known. Hopefully you are good now Paul.

Thanks. I have a lot more movement in my arm today. It's still quite painful, but much improved.

[90GTVert]

I thought it was standard practice to give vaccines in different arms if getting more than one. After hearing this, I'm swinging while I still can if someone tries to stick me twice in the same arm.

[FrankenMech]

I got three vaccines at the same time. They ran out of arms and doubled up on one arm.

I was worried that I was going to have to drop trousers at my age.

-No complications.

[aeroxbud]

Jan 12, 2024 12:22:05 GMT -5 FrankenMech said:

I got three vaccines at the same time. They ran out of arms and doubled up on one arm.

I was worried that I was going to have to drop trousers at my age.

-No complications.

I have had quite a few vaccinations where two have been done in one arm. Never had any problems before.

[oldgeek]

Still dealing with the side effects of Keytruda, Oncologist gave me a script for high dose steroids but I have not started them yet because I am a bit weary of them.
To make matters worse my brother/business partner had a heart attack last evening. Quick treatment and a well placed stint so he should be good as new shortly.

[captincvmn]

I’m not sure where I left off with myself.
I went back a few pages to reread. Some of y’all have been through Hades lately.

So my butt and belly are all healed. However, I have had three high PSA tests, failed my MRI, had a Prostate biopsy and found out last week that I have Prostate cancer. Stage 2, Gleason score of 3+3 in over half of the biopsy samples. Intermediate risk based on findings. Radiation consultation yesterday and that doctor advised a firm NO to the seeding radiation, said external radiation was a possible but due to me being 52 it could cause other cancers along the way. I have a consultation with surgeon on the 20th to see what removal options I have. Either way it’ll be unfun.

[FrankenMech]

OOouch! Messing with that equipment is very painful. I hope the surgeon does not advocate for a sex change, -just remove everything... Let us know how it goes. Just the thought of that turns everything from an outie to an innie, like when I pissed on that electric fence while winter camping in the snow. My father had prostate cancer but it was very mild and he only had to have a roto-rooter job every few years. He lived to 90 and died from a broken knee implant.

[oldgeek]

Feb 8, 2024 8:32:15 GMT -5 captincvmn said:

I’m not sure where I left off with myself.
I went back a few pages to reread. Some of y’all have been through Hades lately.

So my butt and belly are all healed. However, I have had three high PSA tests, failed my MRI, had a Prostate biopsy and found out last week that I have Prostate cancer. Stage 2, Gleason score of 3+3 in over half of the biopsy samples. Intermediate risk based on findings. Radiation consultation yesterday and that doctor advised a firm NO to the seeding radiation, said external radiation was a possible but due to me being 52 it could cause other cancers along the way. I have a consultation with surgeon on the 20th to see what removal options I have. Either way it’ll be unfun.

Sorry to hear about your struggles Rob, welcome to the unwelcomed club. I have an enlarged prostate and take meds for it but PSA levels are normal and past MRI's have not concerned doctors so far. I have an MRI upcoming Tuesday of the entire spine to see what may be causing the pins and needles in the back of my head neck and back when I exert myself at all. IMHO I would consider a second opinion or at least research any treatments or surgeries they recommend to the fullest. Had I researched Keytruda deeply beyond what they tell patients I doubt I would have started the treatment. I found the doctor's guide on Keytruda and am floored by the things that can and do happen. I have suspended Keytruda treatment and am on steroids to hopefully fix what Keytruda likely caused, I dont think I am willing to go back on it. For me the treatment to prevent cancer recurrence has caused a quality of life issue. Good luck on your journey.
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