no dr dre

NO DR DRE
this is about the drs but not the rap one

prostatecancer911.com

its about doctors digital rectal exam

now it seems the women are happy they dont
have to have all those pap smears anymore
so
it may be with men

we may not have to have the finger wave anymore

of course if the dre goes away
what will happen with all those jokes
like
this is going to hurt you more than me
sorry i wear size 9 gloves
drop em and bend over
grab you ankles

theres more but ill stop there

now a study showed that doing a dre really didnt make
much difference in diagnosing prostate cancer
maybe doing just a psa prostate specific antigen blood test would
be just as good
even with its false positive and false negative results

it appears that may be the case

now the us preventative task force doesnt recommend the psa
test anymore

now though
this study does recommend it

so whats a doctor to do
so whats a patient to do

now as a doctor and as a patient
i plan to follow the path of least resistant

since
i have to have blood each year anyway
ill just
skip that finger wave thing
do the psa test
knowing if its positive
it could still be a false positive
but if its negative
then thats reassuring
but it may really be positive

well i guess
after reading about all this
there is no good answer

the organicgreen doctor

watson wows, dre day, neuro appt

WATSON WOWS
that watson is good
wow hes so far ahead that the humans wont be able to
catch up if even they combine their scores
watson did miss the final question but only waged a few dollars
so did not lose much

watson has over $30,000 in winnings so far
the two humans look defeated already
they seem to know many of the answers but just could not
punch the button in time

doubt they can catch him today
wonder what watson will do with his money and the
$1,000,000 prize
maybe split it three ways

DRE DAY
today is dre day ie digital rectal exam day
finally broke down and decided to have it done

the last two were done under anesthesia while having a
colonoscopy      now thats cheating right

have already had a psa (prostate specific antigen) which can be
elevated in prostate cancer
mine have always been normal

its recommended that males have an annual dre and psa done over
the age of 40, 50, or 60 (based on who you read)
race and family history alters this recommendation some

these are the only screening tests we have for prostate cancer

until something new comes available then thats what we have
to use to screen for prostate cancer

if you are male and are 50 years or older you need to get
these two done annually
dont whine as women put up this with type of stuff for years
and dont complain

its the least you can do for them

get er done

NEUROLOGY APPOINTMENT
uneventful event
no change in medication
the research study is 3 months behind so will have to wait until
then to get the other tests i need to have done
will wait for the study so i wont have to get more than 1 spinal tap
that sounds reasonable doesnt it

the spinal tap results will confirm what is already expected in my
diagnosis as the diagnosis is usually made from the
neuropsychological evlauation and on the medical history and
the family history
the spinal fluid is analyzed for two proteins called amyloid protein
and tau protein which are at abnormal levels in the spinal fluid of
people with alzheimers even real early like mine

this will soon be the test that will be added to the others that
people have done in their evaluation for alzheimers
its not readily available yet will it will soon be part of the
standard testing done

it really doesnt alter the treatment plan but just makes the
diagnosis more definite and can be helpful in cases like mine
where the symptoms are so early

the organicgreen doctor