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jrc1963 (original poster member #26531) posted at 1:50 AM on Friday, September 20th, 2019
In the past month both myself and FWSO have had procedures to check for cancer.
Me: Breast
Him: Prostate
We were BOTH given a clean bill of health!!!
Bullet Dodged... Praise God
Me: BSO - 56 Him: FWSO - 79 DS - 23 D-Day - 12-11-09, R - he finally came homeYour life is an Occasion. Rise to it. - Mr. Magorium, "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium"
DragnHeart ( member #32122) posted at 1:56 AM on Friday, September 20th, 2019
That's wonderful news!!!!!!!
Hugs.
Must have been nerve wracking going through the tests and waiting. Glad the outcome turned out great.
Me: BS 46 WH: 37 (BrokenHeart911)Four little dragons. Met 2006. Married 2008. Dday of LTPA with co worker October 19th 2010. Knew about EA with ow1 before that. Now up to PA #5. Serial fucking Cheater.
zebra25 ( member #29431) posted at 2:03 AM on Friday, September 20th, 2019
"Don't let anyone who hasn't been in your shoes tell you how to tie your laces."
D-day April 2010
tushnurse ( member #21101) posted at 2:37 AM on Friday, September 20th, 2019
This is why preventative screenings are so important.
Slight soapbox: I hope you are both up to date on colonoscopies too.
To anyone reading....
Also get it done if you are 50 or older. Or if you have a family history in a 1st degree relative you need to have it 10 years prior to the age they were when Diagnosed.
Also if you have any bleeding pain or unexplained changes in habits get it done.
By the time you have symptoms it is top late. Stepping down now.
Me: FBSHim: FWSKids: 23 & 27 Married for 32 years now, was 16 at the time.D-Day Sept 26 2008R'd in about 2 years. Old Vet now.
jrc1963 (original poster member #26531) posted at 1:03 AM on Saturday, September 21st, 2019
Yes... we both are up to date on colonoscopies ...
Me: BSO - 56 Him: FWSO - 79 DS - 23 D-Day - 12-11-09, R - he finally came homeYour life is an Occasion. Rise to it. - Mr. Magorium, "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium"
thebighurt ( member #34722) posted at 3:22 AM on Saturday, September 21st, 2019
if you have a family history in a 1st degree relative you need to have it 10 years prior to the age they were when Diagnosed.
Not just 10 years prior to their dx, but earlier than is "normally" recommended to be tested, so I was warned. When I first went for a mammogram and made out the form saying that I had a first degree relative who had been diagnosed with it, I was lectured for waiting until the "normal" age even though my relative was older when diagnosed. I was told that with a first degree relative, one should begin to be screened at a younger age.
I'm not sure how insurance would view that, but that is what they said to me at the screening facility back then.
Jrc, I'm glad you both got an all-clear. The possibility and the wait are excruciating no matter what. Breathe now.
Finding what life could have been....... Why didn't I see it?
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