OT: Annual post for me. It was 8 years ago this morning that I had surgery

[OhioLion]

to remove a cancerous testicle. Radiation followed, and now I have been clean for 8 years.

Live Strong!

OL

 

[Obliviax]

+1, fantastic OhioLion! *

dfs

 

[demlion]

Great! Continued good health.**

&*

 

[Zenophile]

Love seeing this post. Keep living strong, brother. **


nfm

 

[OhioLion]

Re: +1, fantastic OhioLion! *

Thanks, Obli. Thinking Around the Corner might be too far to drive tonight!

 

[massimoManca II]

Keep these coming**


keep rockin'

 

[OhioLion]

Allow me to share more since I have the time to type now..............

My son was 7 at the time. Father and son wrestling, and he caught me in the jewels. Two weeks later, still swollen and hurting. Called the urologist and make an appointment.
Ironically I took the full day off on Wednesday March 14, but only needed 1/2. He immediately sends to his Toledo office following my 10:00 appointment for an ultrasound. I return to his office on the 16th and get told I have cancer.
Tuesday the 20th I get the surgery.

Absolutely no sign of any illness prior to my son taking a shot at the nads.

Doctors concur that my son likely saved my life with the punch.

Thanks for letting me share and for all the replies to my OP.

OL

 

[sluggo72]

thanks for sharing**


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[Big 0]

Serendipity is a wonderful thing

Over the years I have seen a lot of cancers diagnosed by chance. Abdominal CT scan for an auto accident and there is a kidney tumor, etc. Many time the cancers are at an early stage with a chance for a complete cure.

This post was edited on 3/20 9:44 AM by Big 0

 

[lionlurker]

Dude! Your now-homeless testicle is paying the price,

sitting alone in some lab jar, while you and your healthy testicle are living la vida loca.

Congrats.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Actually More Accurately -1, Fantastic Ohio Lion!


Tough way to lose some weight.....but this Board is better with you here!

 

[Doctori]

Re: Serendipity is a wonderful thing

Currently having radiation/hormone therapy for recently diagnosed PROSTATE ca...had normal DREs, slight elevated PSA and negative X2 PCA3 tests...yet bx was positive...guess us guys have about a 1in5 chance to get ca of the prostate.
Doing very well thus far...still working and working out...
Nice to hear stories like the OP.

 

[nittlion]

Re: Serendipity is a wonderful thing

Happened to my 44-yo wife last year. Noticed a lump that turned out to be nothing but the mammogram turned up invasive cancer on the other breast. That benign lump saved her life.

 

[mn78psu83]

Fortis in perpetuum! **

antidisestablishmentarianism

 

[fairgambit]

Congrats! Wishing you many more happy, healthy years. ****

******

 

[masterbaker65]

God is good!