I have previously posted Mr. Jennings on a link but did not see this video untill this morning. I am watching it and it's going along and I am really enjoying it and really like this person. The part about getting a buzz-cut and then it makes him feel like, " I'm putting on a …
I found it! Iceberg feinberg it’s all the same to me…could this be true for prostate cancer treatments?
The thing about this picture is that I had to pause and turn around to see it. I park in the visitors part on the third floor of this four floor deck, the top is the fourth. The first floor is for the physicians but its entrance more cumbersome to get to than the visitors and the physicians …
One man’s view of life one year after prostate cancer treatment-Jim Tucker and prostablog
New Zealand is a favorite post-urologic residency destination. They have a very good urologic medical community and I have two friends that did a fellowship there. That Mr. Tucker speaks of being sexually active after a prostatectomy bespeaks of the folks over there performing a prostatectomy the right way ( I also noted the length …
something attributed to Osler and applies to prostate cancer when you have been treated-“the well wear a crown that only the sick can see.”
Something I give to all my patients who are leaning for the surgical removal of the prostate is a part of a chapter from Patrick Walsh’s book on prostate cancer. It has to do with post-prostatectomy incontinence. The beauty of the piece is that Dr. Walsh thoroughly vets the unpredictable nature of this issue. I …
prostate cancer and the history of the “finger”…ps- that’s not the one we use to do the prostate exam
a urologist examines the prostate of a patient and tells him that it is normal. the patient says, " I want a second opinion." the urologist then re-examines the man's prostate with two fingers. " Well there's your second opinion. It's still normal." Be careful what you ask for! Ignorance is bliss and ignorance kills. …
regarding prostate cancer…this is poignant– as my mother would say, ” john, a word to the wise is sufficient”
For something like this to happen to someone you love and depend on, when it possibly could have been prevented or detected much earlier, I think we would all agree would be tragic. What a beautiful and unselfish person he must be. My ancestry is from Ireland you know. Love your prostate website …
Live prostate exam on Dr. Oz- Of 200 men in the audience 68%had never had a prostate exam…and that my friend is the issue!
From "The Decision" An easy way to get a rectal exam and PSA done is to look for free prostate screenings during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. My community has one every year, and it is an easy way to get checked at a convenient time and at no expense. Usually the urologists will do the …
prostate cancer and life don’t discriminate- the rich and famous get it too-quotes
What would be my " quote" about prostate cancer be if I were asked?- What would be yours? Put in the comment section. John McHugh:" Prostate cancer is a tough one. To put it in perspective you have to think of breast cancer. We all feel and understand what a mastectomy does to someone we love. …
prostate cancer, robert frost, and the road less traveled
I know you've read the poem, " the road not taken" my mother referred to it as the road "less traveled" and that is the problem with the common interpretation. It is more complicated than you would think and may have a different meaning than you thought. It also has a prostate cancer decision implication. …
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prostate cancer and the walnut and other fruits and vegetables the prostate is akin to
Urologists, and all physicians for that matter, are known to describe organs or other medical abnormalities in terms of something a patient can easily understand or identify with. I usually describe kidney stones in terms of various vegetables , i.e. a 5 mm ureteral stone is the size of an english pea. A 1 cm stone, …
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