Good evening everyone. I know I'm not on here very often but I try to keep tabs on everyone from time to time. It's good to see everyone being so supportive as always. HW is such a warm and inviting...
Hi Lana!! A lot of hard work went into that thesis! Big Time Congrats on all fronts. With a new hip CJ will be doing cartwheels in no time. Swim :-)...
Wow! More Thanksgiving blessings! Seeing a couple of names I don't see very often anymore is just so wonderful :smile: I really need to pop in more often to visit both old and new. You all make my...
Thanks everyone. I often think about how blessed we've been over these past many years. Paul is healthy, Chris is healthy. If that isn't enough of a blessing, our daughter Devanie, who has had six...
First things first; Paul is a 9 year member of the ZERO club and counting. All of PCa and TCa markers are ideal. Good news at our house continues on :) Second; Though not on the same PCa topic, our...
I've had them in both knees. The injection takes only seconds and the lido makes it a bit easier. I felt immediate relief and still enjoying the same relief 13 months later. Can't say the injections...
Redwing, Our thoughts and prayers are with your family. Your understanding and willingness to be a shoulder to lean on and an ear to listen were a blessing. God Bless. Paul & Vickie P...
I was on duty that morning here in the Detroit area. The morning was busy. My partner and I had rushed by the station to resupply when he noticed the TV showing the World Trade Center Towers with...
Donate directly to a research institution (aka, Medical College) for the sole use of direct cancer research. There are so many and they all need funding for so many things....
Be sure you ask for the brand an not a generic Armour. Sure makes a difference in my personal experience....
Crev, Your symptoms sound a lot like mine. It took 10 years before it was suggested I try Armour Thyroid. Nothing was working and symptoms, including heart palps continued to get worse. Turns out I...
142, I always enjoyed target shooting. I believe I can still shoot a flea off a fence post at 100 feet, maybe. It's such a cathartic sport really. Except for the first time I shot a 12 gauge and it...
Whoot! Fantastic....What great news. Swim...
Thanks for the article, Purg. Secondary cancers are indeed a concern though it isn't something that happens too often thank goodness. Paul's PCa was believed to have been a secondary cancer. The...
100 years old. What a jewel she must have been to all those whose lives she touched. May her spirit shine through all who will miss her. I am sorry to hear of your young friend. May his loving memory...
I am so sorry to hear such difficult news. Our thoughts and prayers will be with your brother in law and all of the family as you support him in the coming weeks and months ahead. God Speed Swim...
Well, it's official. We're grand parents. Our son and wife had their first born early this morning. She's pink, perfect, and absolutely beautiful. We are so excited to have a little one around again....
Fantastic News! Have a brew for me too. Swim...
Thanks Everyone, We are indeed blessed. The whole year has been a year of celebration. Paul and his promotion to battalion Chief, Devanie and her wonderful & elegant wedding, Our new son in law, Nic,...
Evening everyone. Just thought I'd share Paul's yearly results. Eight years and he's still a big 0. He's been free of TCa nearing 18 years and 8 years clear of PCa. We are so blessed. Good wishes and...
Gunner, You have been so blessed. Congratulations on a great outcome. Five years is huge! Swim...
Hi Dave, You should remain on your wife's insurance with/without Medicare. Medicare pays first, then your other insurance picks up the slack and pays more...or pays what Medicare A does not. As you...
I can't speak as to getting cold sores (sorry) but I do know Armour is the only thyroid medication that has even remotely worked for me and I have Hashi's. After a decade of using every replacement...
Hey hey to my fellow Michiganders! I meant to say "it's hard to SAY Michigan without that ahhhhh feeling. I love this beautiful state and have seen just about every nook and creek. My family is from...
Hi to all the MI crowd! We're in SE MI between Detroit and Ann Arbor but spend time in the Oscoda area whenever possible. It's hard to day Michigan without that ahhhhhhh, feeling! Such a beautiful...
Larger number surgeries being done, higher number of incidences. It would be so good if complications and injury could be held to zero regardless of the technique being utilized. Maybe someday......
Gosh, I've fired a number of physicians over the years, too many. Having been in and out of specialists with my kids for 34 years, I've had the opportunity to meet some amazing medical professionals...
What a fun thread! I am enjoying reading about the variety of careers. My initial education was in accounting and business. Motherhood took front and center for a number of years. At 36, I got the...
Thoughts and prayers that Michael recovers fully and quickly....
Skooley, Paul used a sublingual homeopathic remedy (silicea 30x) and had no burns at all which awed his radiation oncologist. The poo-hooer that he is, he had such doubts but he couldn't argue with...
Hi Susan, Paul gives himself a lower dose injection once a week. I did them for him the first couple of times but he learned pretty quickly how to manage them himself. Quick and painless. No muss, no...
MrsG I am so sorry. My thoughts and prayers are with you. God Bless, Swim...
Good thoughts headed your way Ms....
The dose of Arimadex for a man is not what a woman would take. Paul takes a teensie dose weekly; 25 mg. compared to a female dose of 1mg daily. I do believe his initial dose was 1mg weekly taken...
Lana! I am so glad to see you post! I've missed you!! Even more happy about such a nice PSA again. I hope the flagged test turns out to be no big deal. You're probably correct that it implies CJ's...
Metformin is worth a try but I'm not sure I'd want to take a beta blocker without some clear evidence out there. Not unless I already needed a beta blocker for some other diagnosis. Just my 2 cents...
Paul has been on testosterone replacement threapy since shortly before he was diagnosed with a Gleason 6, PCa in 2005 at the age of 48. In fact it was T therapy that surfaced an indolent cancer...
Hi Purg, Maybe he only needs 15 minutes because he's that good...that must be it :) We'll go with that as a reason because it sounds better than he's a poo... Reality is more likely to be; few, if...
Thank you JAV, It is so nice to hear that someone thinks Detroit is a destination. I love the ole girl and all her historical beauty. Spending a day at nearby Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford...
CC, Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Come in anytime you need a cyber hug and we will provide. God Bless, Swim...
Our son is 24. We've always been proactive in educating, Chris, about self checking after, Paul, had testicular cancer at 38. The Doc's told us then, that 38 was older than normal for the type of...
Dear Silver, Our deepest condolences. May Jerry rest in peace. God Bless, Swim and Paul...
Purg, Thoughts and prayers for a full and fast recovery. Swim...
Rest easy. He's in good hands for the night. As for his pepp; it may take a little time to gain his strength back. Given his generally good health for his youth :) he'll get there. Acute change is...
Hi 6, I hope your Dad gets to feeling better soon. Seniors are like kids; no manuals to give us the clues until they're sick, sick. Poor guy. I would have guessed a UTI or pneumonia. Both of those...
NMK, My money is on low T. Sounds all too familiar. Sounds to be a tad more than post operative depression IMHO. Good luck and hoping for all good things. Swim...
Red meat, like everthing else, can be bad for us. The benefits of a 3oz. serving of daisy the cow provides 10 different nutreints and about 160 calories. Heme in red meat is easily digested. The...
1. 48 (Paul) 2. 36 and 57 Swim (Mrs. Paul)...
KIm, I have Hashi's and I take Armour Thyroid. The combination of Synthroid and Cytomel could not be balanced so after Armour came back on the market, I was given the oportunity to try it again. From...
Well, I didn't get any SUPARTZ injection stories but I can tell ya'll how my first one went yesterday /community/emoticons/smile.gif Diagnosis: Bilateral 3 compartment moderate OA and getting worse,...