I was on a flight back to Los Angeles from Atlanta last night when it started. Like unexpected turbulence, it hit me with a sudden jolt. Instantly, I had a strong and almost completely uncontrollable urge to laugh out loud and very loudly. I knew if I started, I wouldn’t stop.
We’re closer than ever to being able to diagnose prostate cancer with absolute certainty and distinguish aggressive cancers from non-life-threatening varieties, but for now, the the road is still difficult for those in the early part of the diagnostic process.
September is the traditional month for raising awareness for this disease. Last week, President Obama issued a Presidential Proclamation supporting this annual observance.
My anxiety never lets me sleep. I feel compelled to try and do something about the horrors of the world but I really need rest because rest is the best thing for me.
I have been a respiratory therapist for 25 years and have been deeply interested in the state of our health care as a nation and as an individual. The one thing that it always comes back to, for me, is understanding my own body and looking beneath the surface of what the doctors say.
Some of us are already here while hundreds are still to arrive. Yet, in spite of all the progress that has been made recently, PSA-bashing still rears its ugly head.
Having advanced, metastatic disease gives me the mixed blessing of clarity. But, for those whose prostate cancers were contained, post-treatment doubts can become demons.
I went to the endocrinologist yesterday and told him that I've been waking up achy. He told me I was probably hypo so he sent me to get some bloodwork done. I found out today my THS levels were 4.52, which apparently is high (before my surgery my THS was 0.86).
It's been a while since I've written here. The first month after surgery was a blur, as one medical pro told me it would be. I sort of forgot I'd signed up here!
At only 58 years-old, Derric DesMarteau lost his three-year battle to prostate cancer in August 2009. On Friday, November 12, 2010, friends, family and the Hooked on Driving (HOD) community will be racing for a cure in Derric’s memory at Derric’s Day at Thunderhill, benefiting Athletes for a Cure.