A bright light that I used for many years fits right on your head using a ball cap, so you can go about your daily activities. It's great for the short grey days in the Pacific NW....
Four miles daily! That sounds like a good aerobic workout. I like "S for sustainable" and will add it to my list. An acquaintance in his eighties says he does balance exercises every morning when he...
I make New Year's resolutions every year. The one that's lasted the longest--more than two decades--is to exercise regularly, although the details vary from year to year. A couple of us geezers were...
Woody, Apply for benefits now, because the new 2019 Act will cover Blue Water Navy Vietnam veterans retroactively. Also, if you have any ongoing PCa-related issues, for example, incontinence or ED,...
I am a Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veteran. I applied for, and my claim was denied in 2006, which I posted about on this forum. Fast forward 13 years:I received a letter from the VA Administration this...
https://www.va.gov/BWN-one-pager-7-5-2019-V4.pdf ...
An exception to this is our daughter's medical practice. She works as a family physician at a clinic owned by a large university medical system. She has never had a free dinner, vacation, or other...
A doctor's time with a patient is decreasing. If you're lucky, you get 15 minutes of undivided attention. In my most recent doctor visit I was in the examining room for 15 minutes. After the Medical...
Congratulations and three cheers for your outstanding one-year report \0/\0/\0/...
Thanks for your interesting personal reflections about Richard Brautigan. I haven't read him. Sounds a bit like the guy who wrote The Third Policeman, Flann O'Brien...
And there was the bug, a gadfly I believe, who was transmogrified into a human being, but remained a gadfly at heart. Bulgakov (Heart of a Dog) has written wonderful little tale about the...
Since you're looking for a change, I think it's good to have both a PCP and a specialist. It's too hard these days to keep up with all the changes I see a cardiologist separately from my PCP (an...
I've been reading Kierkegaard for 50 years. I never quote him because he is often misunderstood, especially by those whose job is to understand things. If I misunderstand, I hope by now that I have...
Andrew, I can't think of anything to add to all the good suggestions already posted. It is wonderful that you are doing these presentations. Your balanced views and desire to be helpful will make the...
Both William Ellis and Bruce Dalkin at University of Washington Physicians Urology Clinic have an excellent reputation....
Medical communication, in this case, veiled by a foreign accent, is often problematic. I referred here before to Dr Danielle Ofri's excellent book about medical conversations What Patients Say, What...
Two other prominent men died recently from prostate cancer Dr. John G. Gunderson, whose research helped establish borderline personality disorder as a stand-alone diagnosis. Albert J. Dunlap, a...
Mumbo, I have yet to watch the Ken Burns Vietnam War series. This book is by a respected historian who was a journalist for much of the American involvement in the Vietnam War. He has conducted...
It's something worth thinking about, but not now if you don't plan to stop testing until your late 70's. You and I have both made it to age 70--a wonderful milestone. The rest is gravy....
Many of us older guys are Vietnam Vets. Getting VA Benefits for prostate cancer due to Agent Orange exposure used to be a regular topic of discussion. There is a recently published book on the...
That was my strong hunch, Halbert. Personally, I think it is underhanded to change one's forum name without announcing it on the forum. And to badmouth someone's poetry posted on the forum is beyond...
Blackjack--Did you post on the forum previously under another name?...
When this thread runs out of space, one of the moderators should restart it like they do Gat Goren and others, ....
Human beings are complex. Very, very complex. I personally do not see the logic of some of your assertions, but few can argue with anecdotal evidence that gets positive results for you. All the best...
The word 'addictive' has popped up more than once on this thread in relation to anti-depressants. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly prescribed anti-depressants....
Mattamx--There is absolutely no reason for you to regret posting as you did. The stigma related to those afflicted with biochemical imbalances is everywhere and abundantly evidenced in this thread....
81--Thanks for posting this interesting article. Reading the replies, I am surprised that so many otherwise intelligent men remain in the Dark Ages regarding neurobiology....
"40-some years ago I was taking a biology class in college and one of our projects was to do a family tree and chart what diseases people on it have or die from. I'd never really thought about it but...
Congratulations on your 4-year anniversary, Pratoman!...
The guidelines for Coronary Artery Calcium CT scans have not been clear in the past. Most were done to clarify risk in patients considered intermediate risk for coronary artery disease. I am age 70...
Three cheers \0/\0/\0/...
Self-publishing is the way to go. There may be some self-published authors on the forum who have some guidance from their experience....
Nurses deserve all the credit they get. And more. A superbly written book about nurses and their importance is Theresa Brown's Critical Care The most important person in healthcare is "The Team"....
There are a lot of things that qualify for the top list for 20th century. This thread reminded me of an interview with an old man after the 1969 moon landing. He was asked if this was the most...
WOE--Wow! Congratulations on your outstanding results. Stories like yours inspire us all....
Amen and amen to what Paul wrote. Patients can be very demanding and insist on antibiotics, regardless, for whatever ails them. 95% of upper respiratory infections are caused by viruses, none of...
All antibiotics are dangerous because they all can have side effects. With Cipro, it is recommended to take probiotics to replace the gut microbiota wiped out by the antibiotic....
Nice!!...
That's a tall order! I have only good will towards forum members, but plenty of animosity towards a host of non-forum people (mostly public). Naming names would violate forum rules...
Consider your age (77) when deciding on options. I don't have any specific advice, but you've gotten opinions from other members. It's good to see your name on the board again and hope that all is...
Excellent observations and article, 81. Your experience with your grandma was similar to mine. My mom died when I was 3 and my grandma helped raised my older brother and me until my dad remarried...
Smart grandson. Very smart!!...
Subdenis, This is a beautiful post and a wise one. There is an old proverb that 'Love casts out fear' The reverse side of that verbal coin is true as well: 'Fear casts out love'. I have been reading...
All of us are of a certain age where many of us have grandchildren. I happened to be reading some statistics recently and was amazed--shocked, really--to read that 8 million children in the US live...
You have good reason to be happy, Roger. All the best for a long and prostate cancer free life....
1. “Statistically…. 9 out of 10 injections are in vein.” 2. “PMS jokes aren’t funny; period.” 3. “Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He’s all right now.” 4. “I once heard a...
As the moderators like to say, "We're done here!"...
Violation of Rule #3 .....Times two....
"interesting - a little rant about an MRI tech has morphed into an anti-vaccine debate. seriously dudes? I guess staying on topic is too much to ask" (In The Shop) My post was to explain why the MRI...
I hope your recovery is quick and with no lasting complications.. "Old age is not a battle, it's a massacre"...