Don't wait to go to Dr.
Since early Dec, I had had a cold a bronchial cold, or so I thought. Wife went to her Dr, rather a fill in, with identical condition and that is what he told her it was and wouldn't even prescribe an ...
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bsinmich wrote:
"Ignore it and it will go away" is a very common attitude.
This is very true, especially for men. Women are about 5 times more likely to see a doctor in a year. Many men have a really hard time going to the doctor--maybe it's control thing, I don't know.
About 12 years ago, DH started having seizures. I'm an RN, so you know I just trotted his butt to a neurologist. The neurologist did some quick xrays. When he came back into the room, I knew something was wrong. He said "had something" in his brain and he had already called a neurosurgeon. The next day we were sitting in the neurosurgeon's office. The doctor burst into the room and said, "Well, I guess you know this is probably cancer." :E Well, no, as a matter of fact we had no idea! The neurosurgeon showed us the xrays, which clearly showed a diffuse mass. He recommended a biopsy, but he warned us, "We need to take a look at this. It looks like cancer, and if it's what I think it's not a good prognosis." Holy cow!
I was completely stunned. DH? Not so much. He hardly heard anything after the word "biopsy". So he decided to put it off for a few months and have it "looked at" later. (I don't even have a smiley for how horrified I was.) I begged him to get the biopsy, but he was busy at work and wanted nothing to do with it. I lost 15-lbs in 2 weeks, from worry. Finally, one night I just broke down. DH was so moved that he decided to schedule the biopsy.
Now, this doesn't end the way you think. It turned out not to be cancer after all. It was just some scar tissue that they couldn't really figure out. But at least it wasn't something that could kill him...or was it? About 2 years later, DH was diagnosed with sarcoidosis, which causes scar tissue to grow in the lungs and other places. Most people don't get all that sick with it. After conferring with the neurosurgeon, we found out that the scar tissue was actually sarcoidosis, a very bad sign indeed. He also had it in his lungs, his heart, his joints, his sinuses and on his skin.
For DH, it has been a progressive slide but he's hanging in there. He has a great attitude, despite the fact that he doesn't feel too good. And the one great thing that came out of all this is that DH takes his health seriously now. That "brain tumor" was just the shot across the bow. It straightened him right up and he is downright religious about taking his meds and seeing his doctors. It has probably added 10 years to his life.
Guys, please go to the doctor!! Your wife or SO will love you for it.
