You check your oil, have you checked your PSA lately?

Good Stuff Mike!

You'll be here for Christmas though - won't you?
 
Thanks for the update, glad it’s going good!

Gofirstclass said:
This being Veteran's Day (Not that this has anything to do with anything) I thought I'd give you an update on what's going on in my life.

First of all, I couldn't possibly be feeling any better than I am today. Sailor got me up at 7:30 a.m. for our morning walk. It was chilly (38*) but no wind and a beautiful sunny day.

I spent part of the morning cleaning leaves out of the pool because the guys are coming tomorrow to shut it down for the winter, Then spent an hour or so with the lawn tractor picking up leaves in my yard as well as 4 neighbors' yards.

It's a beautiful day today after several days of high winds and some rain. It felt really good to be out with him and let him sniff his way up and down the river., Our walks usually take about 30 minutes and I let him set the pace and direction. I'm not sure which of us enjoys it most.

Last week I had a checkup with my oncologist. We both were pleased with how I'm handling this cancer crap. My PSA level was down to 4.39 which is a huge improvement over what it has been! Whatever he's doing it's working. The best part of that office visit was getting a shot in my butt from a 5'10" tall, slender blonde, good looking nurse. Ahhhh, life is good.

I'm feeling better all the time and I'm REALLY enjoying that. The old spring is back in my step and I'm getting stronger all the time. I love finding the little improvements that let me know things are getting better. I'm talking LITTLE things like being able to open the tab top on a beer. Couldn't do that with just my finger nails up until about a month ago.

My hair has started to grow back and it looks like it's going to be a bit whiter than it was before, and my fingernails are almost grown to full lenth. (I lost 5 fingernails and 4 toe nails from the chemo). Again, little successes are greatly appreciated.

As many of you know two friends and I took the boat around the coast to Seattle in August to sell. I couldn't have asked for better weather and a good time was had by all of us. When we set out on that trip I had a bit of trepidation about it:
..was the boat going to run without any problems?..it did
..was the weather going to cooperate?..it was wonderful except for the first day
..were the 3 of us going to get along without any personality conflicts?..yes
..were we going to make it without anyone getting seasick?...no problems there

So all things considered the trip was a success by anyone's measure.

So I hope this finds all of you in good health and good spririts and looking forward to the end of this COVID crap.

Happy Veteran's Day, Happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas to all of you, and to all a good night!
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Great to hear Mike. Thanks for the reminder to take pleasure in and to be grateful for, the little things. So easy to get caught up looking ahead instead of enjoying what’s right in front of you at any given moment. Reminds me of Fred Rogers’s quote ..”the most important thing in the world to me is what I’m doing right now”. So again ..thank you for the reminder and the perspective.

Keep up the good fight!
 
Great to hear Mike! Good for you!
 
Thanks for the update Mike, so glad to hear it's going well.

I thought about you a couple weeks ago, I took a run over to Poulsbo for a long weekend. I passed by Lake Union SeaRay and saw Beachcomber, so I grabbed a quick photo on the way past. Still looking pretty!

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GnrlPatton, Thanks for that photo. In my mind she will always look pretty. Makes me want to fly to Seattle and bring her home.
 
Gosh Mike I am so very sorry to read of your predicament. Have not had time recently to use our boat much, let alone visit Club SeaRay so was not aware until today. However, really pleased to hear you're making headway with it!!! Keep up the good work and I wish you everything you wish yourself for a speedy recovery! Take care!
 
I'm now 65, At the age 52 on a annual check up my PSA came back slightly elevated . My doctor said its probably nothing i'd like you to go see a Urologist . Well the biopsy showed i had it, not one symptom did i have ! So at age 52 and being the hardest decision i ever had to make I had my prostate removed. Yea it has some issues but you over come them. So Captain's its so important to get checked regally it's not if your going to get it, but when!
Les
 
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Well after a year of delays due to COVID I’m back to doctors and the stress. My PSA was at 4.5 last weeks test has me at 8 now. More testing next week. They are telling me I have a one and three chance. I haven’t slept in three nights now since they told me. Biop is next week
 
dwna1a said:
Well after a year of delays due to COVID I’m back to doctors and the stress. My PSA was at 4.5 last weeks test has me at 8 now. More testing next week. They are telling me I have a one and three chance. I haven’t slept in three nights now since they told me. Biop is next week
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What do you mean you have a “one and three chance” ?

I think I posted earlier I went thru robotic prostrate removal 8 years ago. I saw a few oncologists but Patel was the best at the procedure in the world at the time and probably still is. https://globalrobotics.adventhealth.com/global-robotics-institute/our-physicians/vipul-patel-md
You need the biopsy for sure and you can use that to help decide your path.... but I wouldn’t hesitate to have Patel look at your results as another opinion
 
Blueone said:
What do you mean you have a “one and three chance” ?

I think I posted earlier I went thru robotic prostrate removal 8 years ago. I saw a few oncologists but Patel was the best at the procedure in the world at the time and probably still is. https://globalrobotics.adventhealth.com/global-robotics-institute/our-physicians/vipul-patel-md
You need the biopsy for sure and you can use that to help decide your path.... but I wouldn’t hesitate to have Patel look at your results as another opinion
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Blueone said:
What do you mean you have a “one and three chance” ?

I think I posted earlier I went thru robotic prostrate removal 8 years ago. I saw a few oncologists but Patel was the best at the procedure in the world at the time and probably still is. https://globalrobotics.adventhealth.com/global-robotics-institute/our-physicians/vipul-patel-md
You need the biopsy for sure and you can use that to help decide your path.... but I wouldn’t hesitate to have Patel look at your results as another opinion
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Make sure it's an MRI guided biopsy. Don't do it the old fashioned way.
 
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