how to recognise prostate...

[drugsarebad...hummmkayy]

...problems. how do you recognise them? i know that people say you get pain in the genital area but what are the other symptoms?

[joemomma]

I would think that any of the sides they mention on the enlarged prostrate commercials would indicate (at least) some sort of issue: trouble going, going often, dribble or weak stream, etc...

[Poobah]

Well I heard Dr. Ruth once tell a girl how to sexually stimulate a man's prostate..

It involved a pair of latex gloves, some water based lubricant, a finger or 2 carefully and lovingly squeezed up your arse, and rubbing along the wall of the large intestines, in the direction of your Penis... So if you want to check it out..

And I might add that's exactly what the doctor does when he says this might feel uncomfortable, as he rummages around in your butt, while your sort of laying on the examining table in the fetile position with your pants down.

.. Oh the joys of prostate play.

Now if you really want to get serious about feeling some Prostate.. May I suggest this number.

They call it the "The Ream and Scream Butt Plug", Can't imagine why though?

[drugsarebad...hummmkayy]

that thing is bigger than her head!!!!!!

[RJSMuscle]

I pee a lot only because I drink a lot of water

[drugsarebad...hummmkayy]

Yes But I Think A Healthy Persons Times Of Passing Water Have Some Kind Of Consistancy Whereas Someone With A Problem Would Be Going All Over The Place!!!!!!!

Pissing Here.... Pissing There....

[dogsoldier]

Late for the prom again, as usual.

I'm 50 and know a thing or three about prostrate, had a little scare a year ago. All over a slightly elevated PSA.

If you are getting a pain in the balls when peeing, it is because of a enlarged prostrate....or a strain from lifting or it could be nothing, just one of those things.

You have a dribble instead of a stream, your prostrate could be enlarged, or you have some form of bladder obstruction.

You feel like you have to piss, but nothing comes out, the stream is weak or magically cuts off before your bladder is empty. It could be an enlarge prostrate.

You get up in the middle of night multiple time to pee. (This could be caused by blood pressure or coronary issues, get that checked also)

The finger exam is nothing compared to what they do to you if the doc feels any lumps of bumps. You have a choice, a needle biopsy or a MRI. If your doc insists on a needle biopsy, grab him by the throat and tell hem you're finding a new doctor. I had one of those barbaric mideavel tortures from the days of the Spanish Inquisition. They tell you that they can do in in the office. Yep they sure can. The doc will tell you it wll be unconfortable. He is LYING. They go in through your recum and insert as many as 18 needles through your intestinal walls to draw off cells samples. So the next question is "Does it hurt?" It hurts like a mother ****er. When it was all over it took my wife and two nurses to keep me from killing the SOB. I was in a white hot rage. The doc actually ran and hid. If I was ever going to murder another person, that was the day. It was after the event that I found out about the MRI. What they don't tell you is since they are puncturing the intestinal wall, there is considerable chance of post treatment infeection. I lucked out, and got nothing. If I did, I would be posting from death row at Yuma Prison.

Fight with the doctor, fight with the insurance company, GET THE FU*KING MRI! If they see problems with the MRI, then it becomes necessary to do the cell sample. 85% of all the men with enlarge prostrates do not have cancer. Keep that in mind. Also, the PSA test is actually pretty unreliable. If your PSA is getting a little high, suppliment with selenium, saw palmetto and pumpkin seed oil extract. The pumpkin seed extract reportedly will help shrink the prostrate a little.

I can go on and on about this. Just remember, the doctor gets a big chunk of change from you or your medical insurance for the biopsy. He gets jack for the MRI. Doctors are businesses; the goal of any business is to maximize profits.

The Lancet reported a couple of years ago that a large percentage of surgical prcedures were unnecessary. If the doc wants to do something to you, ask about alternatives, there are usually always alternatives besides getting sliced and diced.

[Traps]

Great post. Thank you for sharing!

[drugsarebad...hummmkayy]

lol.. it started off as a prostate thread and we ended up talking to the president of the anti-biopsy organisation!!

[dogsoldier]

Originally Posted by drugsarebad...hummmkayy

lol.. it started off as a prostate thread and we ended up talking to the president of the anti-biopsy organisation!!

No, I am not the president of an anti-biopsy organiziation. I am advocting the point that there are other non-evasive techniques available. You stand a better chance of getting a post biopsy infection in your rectum than you do of the doc actually finding cancer. I did state the biopsy is necessary when the MRI or ultrasound sees anything weird. My stand is simple, if there are slternatives, why go through the pain (unless you are into that sort of thing) and the chance of picking up a really nasty infection when a half hour on an MRI table could answer many questions,that's all.

[drugsarebad...hummmkayy]

hey.... ****face i was just ****in around wiv ya!!!
lighten up lay off the roids a little!