JimboPSM wrote:

Galee wrote:I remember reading an article in the UK press about how regular sex can reduce the chances on getting prostrate cancer.

Possibly an article on the results of some kind of comparative actuarial life expectancy study which included missionaries

Arr the missionaries..at least they knew their position in life.

beer monkey wrote:

JimboPSM wrote:

Galee wrote:I remember reading an article in the UK press about how regular sex can reduce the chances on getting prostrate cancer.

Possibly an article on the results of some kind of comparative actuarial life expectancy study which included missionaries

Arr the missionaries..at least they knew their position in life.

Does that mean if you don't have a missionary's position, you may be forced to live a dog(gies) life

My uro doctor is Dr. Thawat Phummabowon. He has a clinic just north of the clock round about. He is treating my father in-law for prostate cancer. He has an easy going personality and speaks a little English.

When you want to find medical care look for a doctor first not the hospital. Sometimes the nice looking hospital doesn't have the equipment necessary because they don't have the volume of patients that the government hospital.

I have used Udon Thani Hospital. It provides three levels of patient rooms: First Class, Business Class and Economy class

If you're over 40 Get your PSA checked!

agree with doctor over hospital. example, if you order a scoping, no mater what end , you can go to aek, paolo or udon (gov't) for, but it will be done at gov't since they have equipment.

on a side note, i noticed a new MRI place, across from museum, any info on this, hopefully the same company as the khon kaen version.

Maybe I finally beat BM to something:

George: "You Gracie, prostate cancer KILLS one man every hour in the UK..."

Gracie: "That poor man! Why doesn't somebody do something."


More seriously, if you are over 50, its important to get that PSA test every year, along with all of those other tests you are supposed to start having when you reach 50. If caught early enough, prostate cancer is highly treatable. If you ignore it, it go get you slowly, as in a decade or more, or it could kill you fairly quickly.

There are several types of treatment, which have varying risks. Being scared or prostate cancer is not a good reason to avoid the test. Do it. Its easy and inexpensive.

JimboPSM wrote:

Galee wrote:I remember reading an article in the UK press about how regular sex can reduce the chances on getting prostrate cancer.

Possibly an article on the results of some kind of comparative actuarial life expectancy study which included missionaries

Are you suggesting that missionaries get more sex than the average man, or less .

Cheers,
John.
BIDETS4SALE.COM

I completed radiation therapy last year for prostate cancer and my PSA is down to 0.16 (incredible - it's never been that low).

I used to have a DRE and a PSA test once a year and two years ago I reminded my Doc to include it in my annual check up and lab work. When I went in to review the results he gave me a clean bill of health and told me that everything was normal. He also gave me a copy of the lab report.

Fortunately, I read the report and noticed that there were no PSA numbers. When I questioned it he said "Oh, I'm sorry - They must have forgotten to do it ". They drew blood, at my insistance, and when the results came back my PSA had risen from 2.3 to 4.6 in the past year. They sent me for a "Free" PSA test and those results came back at 10%, way below the 25% minimum that is recommended.

I went to a urologist and when the biopsy results came back, my PSA was up to 11.2 and I was told that some (but not all) of the biopsy cores had returned positive with a "Gleason 8" rating (very aggressive). However, after immediate MRIs, Bone Scans and other tests it was determined that, although aggressive, the cancer was contained within the prostate.

The first line of treatment was hormone therapy to lower my testosterone (the cancer cells feed on it). An implant was put in my arm and my testoerone came down to 20. Let me explain something: A castrated male typically has a testosterone level of 50, because not all of your testosterone is produced in the gonads. My ability to perform went out the window and, weirdest thing of all, I didn't even fancy it.

After about six months, which included a trip to visit my brother in Udon, the radiation treatment began, every day for three months. I didn't have any major side effects from the radiation and, when it was over they removed the hormone implant. Since then my PSA level just keeps on dropping and my testosterone is slowly rising. Unfortunately, I now have my mojo or libido (desire) back but I can't get it up. Well, not adequately anyway. Viagara and Cialis don't cut the mustard and we'll just have to wait and see.

It has been quite an experience, an eye opener, and I cannot stress regular check ups enough. Have your PSA checked regularly and, if it goes above 3.0 to 3.5, try and find some place that can do a "Free" PSA test. The annual DREs are important as well. If you can find a female doctor with long fingers, good for you . Otherwise, you'll get used to a guy doing it. If the free PSA is low also, get a biopsy done. They put me to sleep and it wasn't too bad an experience.

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Cheers, and keep your pecker up,
John.
http://BIDETS4SALE.COM

ask your doctor for testorne cream it cured my problem and i was able to perform again

He did mention that option but would want to do more biopsies again to be sure there's nothing there that could "feed" on the testosterone.

Cheers.
John
http://bidets4sale.com/