Thread: Get those med tests

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Denny- exact same thing happened to local car friend. Supposedly they told him a person can get as many a 10 stents. !!!

Wow Denny, didn't know that happened to you!!! Hope you are doing well bud.

That brings up another test everyone over 40 should do.........a stress test once a year to see how the heart is doing. When I had my heart attack about 18 years ago (at 43 ) the Doctors told me if I had been having stress tests they could have probably prevented it.

Don

An aquaintence of mine just went in for his first ever colon exam.
The doctor found 48 polyps. I was floored.. 48... my god the chances of one of them being cancer at his age is big time. If someone you know, or even you, hasn't had it done ...don't wait a minute more.

John

Good advice.
I have had a few polyps removed twice, so far, so good. Last month, they drained 3 thyroid cysts - so far - ok, but a further check up will be made at the end of May. PSA, blood pressure and cholesterol are still within reason, but I do have my yearly physical - and I don't take any pills(YET) except the vitamins my wife puts alongside my dinner plate every night

Ain't it fun getting old

I'm on a two year cycle for the colonoscopy drill (my cruder aircrafter buddies refer to it as a "borescope" inspection).

The first one I had was close to forty years ago and was brutal. Extremely painful, but don't let me scare anybody off. Huge advances have been made, not only in that procedure but in just about everything else medical. For my more recent examinations I have been either heavily sedated or zonked out completely and they haven't been bad at all.

So do It!

I guess the worst part is having to drink some grim tasting stuff then dealing with the result of having done so.

And, yes, they have found some polyps, but dealing with them wasn't too tough either.

Thanks for bringing the subject up, Twitch.


Jim

I'm still kicking myself for "diagnosing" my own symptoms.
I had plenty of warning signs including very high blood pressure and all the risk factors.
Well, it caught up with me and thank God we had stellar medical coverage.

After many complications and almost 300K later, I came out of the hospital with a 5 way bypass job.
Dropping 50 lbs and still going is helping allot and is keeping my blood pressure under control.
Now I go to Cardiac rehab three times a week and jog on this belt sander they call a treadmill for almost an hour.

I came so close to "checking out".

It wasn't so bad being that sick and knowing that I was pretty much history as they wheeled me down to the operating room.....It was the look on the faces of my Wife and Kids at the end of the hall that really chilled me.

Ok, so if not for you......how bout the ones that love ya...????

Gawd!!!! I wish I had done something sooner....


DT

Originally Posted by 41willys

Ain't it fun getting old

"Getting old isn't for sissies".....now, WHO was it that said that? as he wanders off, mumbling to himself.

I was taught at a rather tender age, I thought, in a rather elite school of learning, SL University, Sin Loi University (those that are alumni will know where), just how fragile life is, have tried to make the best of what time I have been given, and not take for granted or assume anything.

Originally Posted by DennyW

Ah yes, SL University, Sin Loi University, 66-69.

I took your place, Denny. I was a freshman when you graduated...I just didn't stay as long...69-70

By the way, Thanks for your sacrifice and Welcome Home!

Denny...Don't go checking out on us.

Ditto!!!!
Denny, your old signature 'Its been good knowing you all' always got me to wondering if you knew something you wern't telling.

I'm glad you got rid if it!!!!

My dad is 93 years old and still is reasonably good health because he gets the tests done. He would died years ago without these.I am 68 and can say the sane thing. SO PLEASE GET THEM DONE Francis