TMI time
 

I'm sitting here writing and actively ignoring the grumbles of a spoiled first world stomach. Once again I am awaiting a south polar invasion in order for a biopsy of my prostate to be performed. At least this time I didn't need to drink a gallon of a nasty, vile and bitter solution! When, oh when will we be set free from the tyranny of fasting and rectal probes? Sigh, the last Fleet is announcing it's arrival at the port, I gotta go.

talk lat.....

Don't count the snips - it makes twelve seem like a huge number.

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It will be great when "they" invent the salt shaker size scanner like Bones used in Star Trek. Just wave it around over you and diagnosis the problems.

Good luck!

Good luck with the results .

Good luck with the procedure.

Yea, we hope everything come out OK.

Your in my thoughts bud. Hope it goes well.

Best of luck brother. Wishing the best for ya.

Best wishes!!!

Good luck. I had the procedure multiple times. Every time some woman starts telling me about travails of childbirth I just say, "Oh Yea? I had a prostate biopsy!"

You're on an Alien Spacecraft? How did you get internet?

Well here I go, see youse guys later! Thanks for the well wishes.

Best of luck...

Mr. Flatbutt.......we're ready to check your ........well .........you know.......the thing.
Best of luck to you.

Everybody worries about the go-in, but it's the outcome that really matters. I wish you a good outcome.

I didn't want to bring this up before you went under the anal probe because they probably wouldn't have been able to pry your access point open with a crowbar after reading about my epxerience, but here is what I wrote about my experience a few months ago.

"I’ve had three or four of the old style biopsies and they were unpleasant but they were a walk in the park compared to this new improved literal pain in the ass.
OH MY FKIN’ GOD!
First, the doctor had the bedside manner of a rabid badger. He walked in to the exam room, where I was lying on my side with my naked ass sticking out. He said, “Hello, I’m going to do a quick rectal exam,” and without another word jammed something up my ass. I had never met this guy, had no idea what he even looked like, but he didn’t sound American and he’s back there, poking assorted objects up my flu. Something he was doing hurt like hell and I kept moving away from the pressure. He said, “Hold on still please sir, you keep moving avay!” I practically shouted, “Damn right I’m moving away, it hurts!!”
So finally the nurse piped up and said, “We gave you a lidocaine injection and it should be kicking in in a minute." I asked if they would kindly wait a minute for it to kick in before they shoved the garden hose up my ass again. They did, and after the lidocaine kicked in it was fairly smooth sailing, but damn!

So today I got the results back:

"Dr. **** has reviewed the results of your prostate biopsy showing all benign (non-cancerous) prostate tissue. He recommends following up in the office in 8 months with a repeat PSA blood test."

I hope you get the same result.:)

First time in that rodeo is always nerve wracking. My first was ~ 10 years ago and the second was 1 year ago. Biggest disappointment for me was the sedative change as they seem to have shifted to something that wears off completely 1 hr after the procedure. I had the most blissful day at home after my first event, wife gave me a plated of scrambled eggs and toast. I then took the most restful nap I could ever imagine despite the neighbors doing construction just 100' away.

Best of luck on positive results!

The Day After
 

So I'm home, butt sore and passing a bit o' life fluid but it went well. Now I wait.

My blissful recovery was 15 years ago. I still remember and talk about it. It was divine.

All the best flatbutt.

I have one of those recovery stories. It involved sister morphine.

No cancer!! Normal old guy prostate stuff and all benign.

Apparently my high PSA stems from the irritation caused by sticking a catheter in there 4X a day. Yay me!!