Cancer.

I haven't written, because I didn't think I had anything to add to my last post.  It was, in retrospect, an odd kind of limbo waiting for tests and then... test results.

But I'm not in limbo anymore; I'm in Cancerville.  I'm just getting used to the new surroundings, so please bear with me a moment.

Cure.

That's the next word upon which I'll focus...  I think it's far more productive to look forward than it is to linger...  I'm fortunate that I've known for the better part of 4 years that this diagnosis was coming.  It was, in fact, always one more 'digital exam' away.  By the way, digital exam is a misnomer.  Why don't they just call it: When the Doctor Shoves his Finger Up Your Ass!!, because that's all it really is.  DIGITAL EXAM sounds like something highly technical - like when I was in the Air Force and we got in a new digital multimeter or whatever... No!  There is nothing highly technical about a digital exam - in fact, I am fairly certain that digital exams are performed in correctional institutions all over this fine country every day
As my devil-may-care neighbor at work, Mr. Naader, said to me, "Prison isn't all bad.  Think of all those free prostate exams."  Mr. Naader shared this pearl with me when I informed him of my cancer diagnosis.  I couldn't have come up with a better response if I tried.  Thanks for the daily support, neighbor.  It keeps me sane.

THANK YOU!!!!!!  To everyone who reads this and all who have reached out to me via facebook, text, over the phone, as well as my incredible boss and co-workers.  The support and love I get from you is quite palpable.  I could not be in a better place in my life to face cancer.  Let me restate that last sentence please: I could not be in a better place to pursue a cure.   Better, isn't it?  I think so, too.

So, where the heck was I?  Oh.  I know.  Going to bed was where I was! It has been, to be sure, a day.

In summary:

Thank you!  Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

My next project is trying to figure out if I can change the name of this blog to "On the road to cancer  prostate health?" Hmmmm...  I don't know; it doesn't trip off the tongue...   Could work...

Good night.  I'll come back with the details of the diagnosis, next steps, and treatment options, as well as the pros and cons of each.  Heck, maybe someone in my shoes will read this someday and use it as a rough outline of what one might expect.  (Individual results may vary - see important disclaimers on the "Do Not Remove" tag).

So, sally forth into this blog at your own risk.  If science, anatomy, physiology, chemistry, biology, surgery, and the inner workings of the male parts are in your comfort zone, then come along with us, my friend, as we part for...

THE PROSTATE ZONE....

Special apologies to Rod Serling.  

Good night.  I think I've done enough here.  Make of that what you will.  Peace out.

Carpe Diem!