GET YOURSELF CHECKED!!!

Damn FX , sending all the best your way !!!

Can't stress enough on recommended checkups as well.

One of the easiest and overlooked is a colonoscopy. Starts at 50 for most men i believe. Have a friend who didn't do a check up until his late fifties when he wasn't feeling well. Colon cancer and is now going through treatment.

Get your routine check up ,guys.

Thanks for the reminder FishermanX we all need it at one time or another.  Wish you a full recovery and that your back out on the water ripping some lips soon!

Just had my first colonoscopy and thankful the polyops removed came back negative.  Really wasn't as bad as people make it out to be, git R done boys if you haven't!

 

*BUMP*
I can’t stress this enough! If you have any symptoms which are not normal for you, see a doctor, get tests done, ask questions.

I was treated for cancer in 2010/2011, I’ll not go thru all that righ TV now, been clean.

In November I went to my PCP as I had a nagging dry cough, no other symptoms. Phys exam, discussion - referred to blood work and follow up. Doc noted I was considered in good health following the appt. Bloodwork comes back with some issues showing in kidney function. Again, no other symptoms. Doc reorders the blood test as all other numbers are good, maybe a lab glitch?

Second bloodwork results come back, confirms kidney issues. Doctors office calls me and tells me to go to the emergency department at Stanford. I am admitted and spend 8 days inpatient with many tests and scans. They discover I have a mass which was affecting kidneys and bladder. TBH, I had periodically had to push to void bladder.

Docs (many!) which were involved when this all was revealed couldn’t understand why I wasn’t:
In pain
Swollen face/legs
Nauseated
More difficulty peeing
Fever

Since November I’ve since spent many days in hospital, had surgery at the end of February, chemo wash the whole 9 yards+. Cancer had returned and I had to have extensive treatments.

I’m working at recovery but am sharing this just to remind everyone:

Don’t ignore little changes in health, write it off to aging.
GET YOURSELF CHECKED!

Wishing you well , prayers and strength to you and your family my friend.

I almost had kidney issues with my kidney stones. I was held int he hospital for three and a half days because of all the toxins that had entered my blood. Was told infection was very close to damaging my kidneys.

Unfortunately my wife is going through cancer procedures as well. She starts chemo and then radiation later.

Been a bad month for us. Things can only get better i pray.   

Sorry to hear about your wife's diagnosis Alex, I'll for sure keep her in my thoughts and hope her treatment is successful.  Big hug for ya man 

Sorry to hear about your wife's diagnosis Alex, I'll for sure keep her in my thoughts and hope her treatment is successful.  Big hug for ya man 

Thanks ,Al. 

She is mine and our boys anchor and moral compass. Its easy to be strong for her because of her support and love she has put in to our family. Just gets a little tough when I see her shed a tear and reminds me of how much i care for her. 

Sending healing vibes your wife’s way Alex !

Sending healing vibes your wife’s way Alex !

Thxs, appreciated.