Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From your photos and posts, it seems to be a most creative and vibrant 82 - there is hope for me yet! Ken On 2/8/2012 6:36 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > Ken, > > I appreciate the view of your family practice doc. I watched my late > father-in-law go through radiology treatments in a brand new facility > while in his 80s, and then suffer side effects for the remainder of > his days. I can't help but feel that the urologist was just trying to > boost the patient count at the new facility. > > I will soon be 82, and ceased to be tested several years ago. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 6:21 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT (very) The Great Prostate Debate: Does > Screening Save Lives?: Scientific American > > >> On 2/8/2012 10:24 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: >>> keeping this important debate alive... >>> >>> >>> http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-great-prostate-debate >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> My urologist has had me do eight PSA tests in the past two years, all >> of which hover around the same score save for one outlier. We have >> now gone to six months. He is cautious about avoiding a biopsy, >> because of possible complications and prefers just to "watch and >> wait". Our family practice doc says he usually doesn't recommend >> the test for males 70 and older (me), since "treatment will just >> screw up whatever time you have left" (maybe not the best bedside >> manner but I appreciate an honest opinion). Anyway, postings about >> this and other health issues are appreciated, so long as it doesn't >> involve red wine suddenly not being good for you. >> >> Ken >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >