To all

In 1999 at age 41 Mr. C came for a visit to me in the form of testicular cancer. The doctors at first were telling me that it could not be cancer that I was old enough that I did not have to worry about it as this was a “young mans” form of cancer.

To make a long story a little shorter after a short surgery and a long 6 weeks of radiation treatment it was declared that I was cancer free.

Jump forward to December 2011 Mr. C. has returned for another visit, again in the form of testicular cancer again. Well one short operation later and it is guaranteed that I will never have this form of cancer again. I hope not because I just don’t have any more spare parts if you know what I mean. Further treatment is being looked at but is not really a high probability.

Now the reason I’m telling everyone this is that hopefully someone will benefit from my experience. I encourage all of the men to please be aware of any changes that take place in that region of the body no matter your age, and I encourage all of the ladies to talk to their men about this. It really is not a laughing matter. If something like this comes along you really only have two choices you can live or you can die a (most of the time) long and excruciating death.

Now as some of you know I don’t take anything too seriously so I plan to face this like I do everything else in life.
If I get out of bed and place both feet on the floor and can stand ……its going to be a great day. So don’t be afraid to ask me about this disease or to joke about it. After all I have chosen life and I’m going to enjoy it every day.
If anyone feels the need to know details or get more information regarding the treatments or surgery I am more than willing to discus it in detail at any time .

Ok let the puns begin...... I dont care cause I"m alive and going to stay that way .

 

Wow that really took a set to post that!........errr umm well maybe not

Glad you are doing OK and keep the humor, it is beneficial to your long term health

 

bigfoot, appreciate the reminder. I also appreciate the sense of humor about such a serious matter. I am/was the same way after I broke my neck and paralyzed myself. The humor made some people uncomfortable. But for those that knew me, the humor was good, for them and me. I wanted them to know "it was ok". Plus it helped me blow off steam.

Anyway, take care. The reminder to be vigilant is good. I keep my husband's set in an old coffee can on the shelf. I'll do a routine check to verify they're good to go.

Be well friend.

 

Somehow I knew my older twin would post what he did.

The ability to make lemonade out of the lemons we are handed is a special gift and not everyone can do this. Thanks for sharing.

Shorts, did you have to wear a halo?
Reminds me of my Great Uncle who took a fall down the stairs and had to wear a halo. It made for a nice place to hang Christmas lights and garland. He too had a great sense of humor about it.

This is a good reminder that nothing should ever get so serious that we lose touch with our humor.

Like the time my 'friends' loosened all the wing nuts on my crutches and after a few short steps I was on my way back to the hospital for stitches in my head.
Or the time they cranked the hospital bed up on both ends so that I could not move. Real nice. LOL

 

Thanks for posting. I too have lost my "set" about 10 years ago. They got removed and placed on the fridge the day I got married. Though every now and then she lets me take them down and look at them

 

Glad to hear you're doing good and on the mend!

I don't know about ******** cancer being an old mans worry. I have had two friends now, one in his early twenty's, that have had some form of it.
John caught his early and is fine, Greg lost one and is also doing well last I heard.
It started with some slight pain and got worse, fortunately both acted upon it early and got it treated.

Sense of humor is key, it also helps others to relax a little around those with obvious situations and lets 'em know they don't need to act special, but unless you ain't wearing any pants it probably won't come up!!

 

Ummmmmm... is there something I ain't gettin' here? Or is there something you ain't tellin' us?





Good post Bigfoot! Hopefully someone will benefit from the knowledge.

 

Thanks for posting and reminding erveryone to check themselves. Good to hear you are doing well. Keith

 

I did. My first trip out my friends took me to Taco Bell. It was our social hot spot. My halo was decorated with straws. When we'd go to the summer league softball games we stayed until we saw lightening. Then I had to wait in the car


Boy, git yer dog. I want him to read and summarize forum posts for you.

 

Thanks for the thoughts everyone.
Also I’m sure that at least one of you are curious but is afraid to ask so I’ll be as diplomatic as I can be.
All equipment is in working order, I just will never get the call that starts off with “ um we met in a bar about 6 to 8 weeks ago and ummmm…….. and you said I was a real good sport and ummmm…… now guess what…..
I guess I don’t have anything to worry about in that department anyway seeing as how I’ve been married to the same woman for the last 25 years but y’all get the idea.

 

My BIL had one of his ********* removed in his late 20s due to cancer.......he got a big kick out of them offering to replace it with a prosthetic marble. He later had two kids and has not had a re occurrence of cancer. He is in his 50s now.

 

They offered the same thing to me, I told the doctor “ I’m 54 years old been married to the same woman for 25 years and she don’t care what it looks like so long as I’m still alive, so no I don’t need no new marbles to play with”.

 

Glad to see your spirits high and that you maintain a positive outlook.

God Bless.

 

bigfoot, thanks for sharing.
What are the symptoms?

 

The first go round I had some minor pain and could feel a small knot on one of the twins.
The second time no pain but noticed that the remaining one was getting larger.