The story goes like this: A 85-year-old goes to his doctor and complains about the pain in his left knee. The doctor looks over his medical record, does a cursory examination and orders an x-ray of...
You hit the nail on the head with surgical precision, Vince. One-size-fits-all medicine helps no one and can be hazardous to your health....
I have not personally experienced ageism in my encounters with the medical system; however, I cared for my parents for 12 years (my father died at 92 and my mother at 96) and encountered it in their...
Mel--Nope, I didn't open the link included. It was addressed to "Tara" at my email address....
To let you know: I got what looks to be an email from you from a charter.net email. It looks like spam....
Congratulations, Pontiac and Jmon! I'm 73 and at 16 years post-prostatectomy this month. PSA undetectable....
Yup! Windows with Chrome....
I love reading this kind of good news! Congrats!...
I remember those boot camp vaccine guns https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/jet-injectors/2021/02/02/23f3b8b0-6578-11eb-886d-5264d4ceb46d_story.html ...
Maryland is the only state that regulates hospitals payments and puts the kabosh on the big amounts hospitals charge for services....
Rather than provide a sound bite answer that misses important details about medical billing, I recommend this outstanding book, "An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became a Big Business and How You...
Steve--I've donated blood regularly my whole adult life. In order to get a faster blood flow, the needles used for collecting blood for transfusion are quite a bit larger than the needles used for...
I worked in the medical laboratory trenches for 40 years and occasionally did blood collections. I also taught healthcare procedures, including phlebotomy, at a community college for 30 years. Yes,...
Congratulations on 9 years, Granpaof4!...
Good Luck to you, too...
Congratulations on 14 years. Wonderful news for you and us!...
Good to see your name on the board again, SpottyDog, and congratulations on 12 years!...
It's always encouraging and inspiring to read stories like yours....
Steve, Thanks for bringing this PCa Off-Topic up. I think it's an important one for PCa patients because we're all of an age to weigh in on this topic. There are some clear guidelines for those who...
Yes, I get the sexy ads here all the time. Why do you think I keep visiting this forum?...
It's good to read that your 14-year Zero Club membership is still active. I'm at 15 years....
"Bob's Your Onco"...
I don't know about any bans, but there may have been. There was a guy named David who liked to mix it up and was itching for a fight. There was another guy named Selmer who posted a lot of weird...
I didn't know that the Moderna booster is a half dose. I wonder if that applies for seniors as well. When I got my annual flu vaccination last month, I was given a high-dose vaccination meant for...
@VinceinMT--You will doubtless live to 110 with your healthy lifestyle. While sports are very popular, there are a lot of people who could care less--"Who the hell is Tom Brady?" Watching the Tour de...
@alephnull--Too bad you missed the forum fisticuffs that started about 15 years ago over PCa treatments: surgery vs. other treatments....
It's amazing how much time is freed up by not watching television. I watch specific TV programs, but don't leave the TV on all day. You've haven't missed much in three decades of no TV, unless, like...
Fred--This was a wonderful article about heroism. Thank you for sharing your story with us....
I realize that I am convincing no one who is not already convinced. I'm pissing into the wind. I suppose it helps to get it off my chest, since I'm PO'd at the irrational, unreasonable, " I woke up...
I think the issue is complex, but as I read those who tout alternative treatments for Covid, they all really say one thing: the vaccines are incidental to avoiding serious illness or death from...
GoBucks-- Take care and heal well....
Thanks for the update. Take care and heal well....
I wholeheartedly agree. Of course, I'm a believer in vaccines. Period...
@BillyBob Thank you for writing the additional post to answer my questions and to clarify your position on prevention and treatments for Covid-19 and its variants. You have done a lot of research and...
Wise advice, Pratoman. I recently tried to ask someone questions about Covid vaccinations and he danced around but didn't answer my questions. Better for my mental health and others to leave well...
Not only that, but 5 out of 4 people don't understand fractions....
@Halbert-- There are two kinds of people: Those who believe that there are two categories of people--those who have had it, and those who will get it--and those who don't...
@BillyBob You and I both spent our careers working in healthcare and both of us understanding the scientific method. You write that the vaccines were rushed. What to you would constitute scientific...
4.5 million people worldwide have died miserable, painful deaths from Covid-19. How many of the vaccinated have died from Covid-19? Me, I'll take the risk of possible long-term side effects from an...
I was driving past a farm with a sign that read: "Duck, eggs". I thought: That has an unnecessary comma. And then it hit me. What do you call a hippie's wife? Mississippi...
From the Scientific American magazine: "In June the Kaiser Family Foundation polled people about getting the vaccine. Fifty-seven percent of unvaccinated adults said what’s in the news about COVID is...
Thanks for sharing your good news, Dan...
Good news, indeed!...
I got my flu shot early this year and will get the Covid booster later....
I don't have to wait longer than 15 minutes for any medical appointment, except on a rare occasion. This includes PCP and specialists....
My opinion is to continue the colonoscopies if, as Pratoman wrote, you have a history of polyps, and if you are otherwise in good health. @garyi makes an excellent point that the colonoscopy test is...
Mandates are coming..... "Requiring people to get a vaccine is part of the fabric of American history going back to the Revolutionary War. General George Washington compelled troops to get a smallpox...
4,930,000,000 doses of the Covid vaccines have been given worldwide. To the vaccine hesitant: How much testing of the efficacy of the vaccine do you need to convince you to get vaccinated? What would...
@Redwing-- Allow me to go on the record that I totally disagree with your definition of selfishness with regard to vaccination against Covid. Love your neighbor: Get vaccinated....
@ F8, Tudpock18, and Pratoman--You hit the nail on the head with surgical precision....