A belated Happy Birthday to daughter-in-law Shelby Jean. Her birthday was yesterday and she is as young as ever. Now the goal is to get her feeling better.
I do my morning excercise and engage other people in discussions. This morning the subjects all seem to be about medical issues. As I get first hand information about medical situations, I become an expert. That is what old people do. They talk about medical issues. I know Marjorie in California allows each person at a gathering to talk 5 minutes about their medical condition and then they can not talk about it again that evening.
This morning it started with hemorrhoids. I know they pertrude from your butt, they itch and must be treated with “metamuscil” for fiber (1 tablespoon mixed with 8 ounces of orange juice). I bet you didn’t know that.
Next was a discussion about prostate cancer. The recommended age to start testing for the cancer in men is around 50 years of age. The advice is “test for it earlier” because a friend discovered the cancer at age 35. Get a “psa” test early. I didn’t know that!
Gall bladder surgery is done with robotics and they can suck the organ out of your body making only 3 small holes.
A cancerous spleen can be removed and you can live a long full life without it.
A stoke affects people differently. The risk is permanent speech loss and loss of physical coordination.
Then there is always common denominator problems like weight loss, gout, chloresterol, and diabetes.
As you can tell, I’m becoming an expert on medical issues. I think I’ll start my own medical advice website.
Enjoy the warm.
Love,
Dad