I thought it was great cutting lawns and making money, until my dad charged me usage for his brand new mower. It was about 50%. Early lesson in life....
I love you mattam, but $10 bucks down in Topeka won't get you your nose hairs trimmed. :wink: We're at a minimum of $50 down here in the great suburbs of Topeka....
I'm sorry I don't know. Piflufolastat F 18 is 30K, and insurance is certainly trying to wriggle away from their responsibility....
Thanks Djin, I see my Onco every two months and my PCP twice a year. Believe me I did, I was stopping towards the end about every five minutes and sucking down H2O. Sounds like you think it might be...
When I was kid and I'd mow grass, my face would get red. It didn't affect me at all. Now that I'm 63, I mowed our grass Saturday and my face was as red as it's ever been. As bright red as any apple...
I know the reason, my wife and my brother knows the reason. It bothers me a small bit, so I just wear 2X t-shirts....
CVS stopped taking BCBS/KS insurance about 5 years ago. Oh well, Walgreens here I am....
Halbert, Suggestion, call docs office and ask when to expect the results. Something like this would drive me knuts....
halbert, Do you have a follow up appointment scheduled? Or do they have something like MyChart where they post test results? Of course something like a biopsy might not go up until a consultation....
I hear you my Brother! You have to be your own advocate! My PCP is also completely unaware of my current cancer state of affairs. I went to him a few months back for a renewal of my BP medicine, they...
Sorry, I have no one else or where else to blow steam to or at. I'm holding back this morning on two fronts. I'm trying to not blame one co-worker for screwing up. Data was left out of a spreadsheet...
Personally, I got my DX from the Uro. But, I wouldn't mind getting it from MyChart. This would give me time to research what the report means. Then I could formulate questions for the doctor....
halbert, as it does me. I was blessed to see him perform in an outdoor arena near KC, KS. That was such a memorable night!...
I saw that episode and was fairly angry like Henry. But even more so at the show. They portrayed PCa as a nothing cancer. They need another episode where suddenly it has gotten worse, and Henry going...
My daughter, Son-in-law, and oldest son are taking me to a Royals game on Prostate Cancer Appreciation Day June 12th. Feeling loved!!!...
It's not that, I would be happy if that was it was. It's that BCBS/KS is saying that Pylarify is experimental, and therefore I'm responsible for $25,000+. The whole cost of the scan as submitted to...
Thanks JNF!...
I had my Pylarify scan in late January. Initially BCBS said the scan was covered but the agent they used was only experimental. Thankfully KUMed is working with them to hopefully get them to realize...
Thanks guys!! Those are wonderful wishes, very much appreciated. I have always wanted to live at least as long as my GMa, 103....
I was only able to get a PSMA scan when I became castrate resistant. But it's worth a try, you won't know unless you ask. But make sure your insurance will pay for it. I'm still waiting on BCBS/KS to...
Mattam, I agree, their salaries are obscene. I gave up NBA, I'll watch the Chiefs, but no other team, and I just follow the Royals, I don't listen to games anymore. KSU bball lost our best player to...
Thanks all for the well wishes and the balloon!! Oh and the benches? Stephen S, I think google translate has failed, it said stolat is an Albanian word meaning benches. But I'll take it! I love...
No, no, no, no!!! Sports is nothing but a mindless distraction. It is nothing, if the world collapsed we would do well without it. But I was thinking, If I were Musk rich, I would buy the KC Royals...
No treatment there, but they were my go to for second opinion. I can't say enough good things about everyone there. And I mean everyone. From Custodial staff to the doctors, they were all very...
The Royals are tied for the second worst record in MLB. Thank you Cincinnati!...
This song was written and performed by Dan Fogelberg for his wife Jean. After his death Jean said all proceeds from it's sales on the internet would go to The Prostate cancer Foundation. Sometimes a...
It's a great day today. I woke up after a great night's sleep. Realized it's my birthday today (63), don't applaud please! LOL Just shower me with gifts, preferably cash! ha ha ha ha ha Sang this...
MSSoft's one drive has excel and word available. You enter data in the spreadsheet and then add a chart/graph. You then have to share it. It provides a URL. Then I went to tinyurl and created an even...
I had the Pylarify scan which is a PSMA scan. Thankfully it didn't find mets to bone or organs. But it did find widespread lymph node involvement. This got me on Xtandi. My PSA at the time was about...
SILLYSALLYSELLSSEASHELLSONTHESEASHOREIFSILLYSALLYSELLSSEASHELLSONTHESEASHOREWHEREARESILLYSALLYSSEASHELLS. Just a thought about nothing at all....
I have to agree with everyone that responded. The rate of increase of your PSA combined with your age, personally I would wait for any treatment....
I was in a job that was driving me into the ground. So, I would be dead. With the DX of C, I have done a ton of reflection. I only wish I could break free of my current job. But alas, I have super...
IMHO It should be required that all biopsies be sent for a second opinion to a doctor outside of the practice. If the second opinion agrees it's G6, then it should be classified as pre-cancerous....
Bohemond, Darn!! BCBS does that to you. Wow I guess my employer sure got a deal from them. BCBS/KS through Washburn University. All oral cancer drugs are paid at 100%. This is why I probably will...
I'm sorry I can't help you as I'm not on Medicare, and I will more than likely stay will working until I can't. Why? Because my insurance pays 100% for both my Orgovyx and Xtandi. And yes, they are...
TomTempe, I've thought about describing it like that to family, but I figured they wouldn't like it. But yes, that's how I thought about it. Suddenly asleep, 5 hours later suddenly awake. My mind was...
"Your Friend", Even root canals?...
I had a boss once that refused any sedatives for dental work. She had bigger ones than I do! LOL One of the best bosses I have ever had....
Mattam, That and the competition for the open roster spots has me a bit concerned for KSU. We aren't a cream of the crop team, and I'm worried they will all get snatched up very quickly....
I went to sleep and woke up, didn't seem time had moved. No dreams whatsoever. But that's the way I sleep most times....
Well KC Royals appear to have started where they left off last season! I have lowered my standards so much that, I just wish we could be 10 games over 500. My KSU Wildcats hired a new basketball...
Not mine, Urologist didn't wait long enough for the sedative to kick in. I felt every last one of the thirteen (including sedative) sticks. Plus the darn device made a loud clacking sound when it...
I'll just say, if you still have a prostate you still have a chance to get PCa. Taking ADT shots certainly will reduce the risk, but the risk is still there but at a minimal level....
I have always, at least up until 2-3 years ago been very open about my PCa. I used to message my family: sons, brothers, cousins, even the females about it. Mostly I suggested getting a baseline PSA...
IMHO Having gone 8 years until I reached castrate resistance, with three treatment holidays. I went back on ADT when my doubling time dictated it. That for me was a second rather fast rise in PSA....
I have used a clamp, gave up bc it kept catching the pubic hairs. What I'd suggest is wear an adult diaper but put a pad inside it. This worked great for me. I drove to Houston from Topeka, KS with...
Wow, to have that kind of money to lose. I'm sure he starting having stomach upset....
BW took over two fairly successful teams(one coached by Bill Self, the other by Frank Martin), used the previous coaches players and did well. Illinois went down after those players were gone. He had...
Mattam, I'm sure Iowa players aren't pay to play either like the NatChamps. Just MHO about them hawks in lowrents. I haven't seen it, but some say that BSelf has a no blame clause in his contract. I...
Garyi, "Or your walking somewhere, and meet a cloned you.... " And he's a real di c k head....