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Did you find the headline alarming?
If you did, good for you. This slow killer
must be stopped! The only way that this can happen is by every man taking
personal responsibility for their Prostate Health.
Dear Friend,
I would like to
start by telling you a story about my friend Joe.
It started like any other weekday. The only
difference is this is the day Joe had to take that physical for the new
insurance plan at the office.
Actually, he thought that it was not such a bad
idea. It was a beautiful day and it would be nice to get out of the office and
into the fresh air for a while.
He made his way across town to the doctors office
and it looked like his luck will hold, there were only two other patients in the
waiting room. So he grabbed a magazine and took a seat. Just as he finished
catching up on the latest trends in new cars, the nurse calls his name.
He donned the latest and greatest creation from
“Armani” and tried to hold back together as he followed the nurse down the hall
for his chest x-ray. Next was the lab where a pleasant young lady who looked
nothing like “Vampira” sucked enough blood from him to satisfy Count Dracula!
He breezed through the rest …the dreaded little jar
with the cap on top, standing on one foot and pointing at his nose and
finally he was guided back to the exam room where he’d started. He had a seat
on the table and the crisp white paper crinkled as he shifted to get
comfortable.
Just as he are retrieving his magazine, the door
opens and in walks the Doc. He’s pretty cool, for an older guy. He
gave him his first shot as a kid. Doc flipped through his chart, asked how the
wife and kids were doing, and pulled out his stethoscope.
Deep breath, in and out, in and out. Next were the
ears and mouth. Everything looks great says Doc. Finally he turned to the
counter top and pulled out a pair of surgical gloves. “Uh, oh, can’t we just
skip that part Doc,” Joe asked with a grin. Doc just chuckled and told him to
“assume the position”.
Suddenly, the room was very quiet. Doc seemed to
be taking an awfully long time. Finally, the Doc straightened, snaped off the
gloves and asked Joe to take a seat. By the time Joe get seated he was
scribbling copious notes on Joe’s chart. He cleared his throat and said, “Joe,
we’ve got a bit of a problem here. Now we won’t know more until we run some
tests, but I’ve got some concerns about your prostate”.
Stunned, Joe barely heard his voice rattling off a
list of instructions. Finally, it hit him. “Wait a minute, Doc. There must be
some mistake, I can’t have any prostate trouble, geesh, I’m
only 38 years old”!
Doc stopped writing and gave Joe his full
attention. “Joe, your prostate is abnormally enlarged. We won’t know what that
means until we’ve conducted further tests. Let’s get them taken care of and
we’ll meet again to discuss treatment options. Oh, it might be a good idea to
bring Kathy along for that visit”.
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