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General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: Joyce on December 18, 2014, 11:09:14 PM
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Off he went yesterday as he had a large lump growing on his thumb, which is in fact a ganglion. BP taken, a bit high, but he's been well stressed with work recently. He's a workaholic! However, he asked for a hearing test as he's getting a bit deaf. So he went back for that today, BP was lower but he's to go back again in 3 weeks to get it checked again & get ECG. He's not a happy bunny, I can tell you. Says he won't change his lifestyle, blah, blah, blah. Meanwhile he's being referred to auditory clinic as something is definitely wrong with his ears. All that from a sore thumb!
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Once they get hold of you CG ;D
Get the family bible out and bash the lump. I had a big one on my wrist and that was the GPS advice. He told me they could cut it out but they invariably grow back.
So bash it we did.
As for his ears, yep mine has got that problem too.
Bet he won't take any more lumps to the GP any time soon :o
Honeyb
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My husband had one on the palm of his hand. Was removed over thirty years ago and has never come back. It all depends if it gets in the way. If it does it's well worth getting it removed.
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Cubagirl tell you OH that preventative health is better then treatment after the event.
His GP is on the ball :)
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My husband was a workaholic Cubagirl - went to see the doctor because of piles a few years ago - as he was the last patient of the day was given blood pressure, ECG - the doctor said they don't catch men enough in their 50s as they tend not to come to the surgery as they are usually too busy.
My husband is now on blood pressure tablets and statins and says he was probably lucky he had piles.
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Cubagirl tell you OH that preventative health is better then treatment after the event.
His GP is on the ball :)
Couldn't agree more - great to hear that the GP was so thorough.
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He's getting no sympathy from me. Daughter & I have been nagging him for ages to get himself checked out for anything that may be lurking. Daughter is well pleased he has been "caught." He thinks because his family lived until a reasonable age with a very unhealthy lifestyle, that he will be fine.
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My husband must be one of the exceptions to the rule. He takes getting older very seriously especially as he has osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. He recently went for the blood test for prostate cancer and passed with flying colours. He has no qualms about doing the test for colon cancer next year and goes for 3 yearly well man checks and has 2 yearly Dexa scans. The doctor was amazed at his blood pressure but he does work out three times a week. He takes no medication apart from his weekly tablet for his bones and he doesn't like taking that.
I am aware that all this is no guarantee, mum was as fit as a fiddle with a very healthy lifestyle, till the cancer moved in, but at least he is mindful of his health and I am glad :)
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We do the age appropriate tests as they are offered.
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Mine wont go for any tests if he can help it. He misses his respiratory clinic appointments (COPD and still a slight smoker) on a regular basis. He wont have testing for bowel cancer or prostate cancer even though his mum died from bowel cancer at the age of 43 and his dad had prostate cancer in his fifties and died of bowel cancer eventually. He wont even have his flu jab.
I used to mention it to him and get myself quite worried over it all but during some counselling a few years ago this topic came up and the counsellor told me to sit him down and tell him my concerns once and then leave it as it's not my responsibility. He's a 60 year old man, he's a grown up, and I'm not his mum! I did this and have kept to it ever since. He's an intelligent guy - I just don't get it!!
Taz x
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I don't get it either but could it be a bit of 'what he doesn't know can't worry him'. If he thinks test may turn something up then the goalposts of his life could move. I have known other men like this.
Our 2nd son will not have the DEXA scan recommended at age 30 due to the family history and the fact his father, uncle and brother all have osteoporosis as did his grandmother. His other uncle wouldn't either and has now been diagnosed following a bad break. It is his choice, he won't go looking for things, preferring to deal with them as they arise.
Personally I think prevention can be preferable to cure but it is his choice and, as you say, he is a grown up even though I am his mum :)
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I have my MIL to thank for my hubby taking his health seriously. She made him promise to have relevant health checks regularly before she died, including regular checks for bowel cancer, because of family history. He has a colonoscopy every 5 years and sends his poo samples off. He has also been checked for prostrate cancer several times. The only thing he doesn't take seriously is if he has new lesions on his skin, attributed to mild sarcoidosis. I do have nag about that.
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I reckon that it's because he's an eternal optimist - lovely in some ways but worrying in others. He just never thinks that anything bad will happen either to him or to anyone else. I am the exact opposite - pessimist although I prefer the term realist!!
Taz x
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I am also a pessimist, always have been. I always expect the worst because then I can't be disappointed but it does suck the joy out of life. Hey ho, we are what we are :)
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Babyjane - I would keep pushing for your son to have the DEXA as prevention really is better than …… and with the NHS being strapped currently he should feel it a privilege that he has the option ;) …….
I am lucky that mine isn't a sickly soul ;) OR ELSE!
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Obviously something about men & doctors. Daughter says women go more often because they like to moan. Men don't moan in the same way. I beg to differ. They moan, but do nowt about it. ;)
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Women know that they have the World, her husband and his dog to 'keep going' so we go to the GP sooner rather than later ;) ……… however, I have no sympathy for those who have symptoms but don't seek advice, either from their GP or Pharmacist ……..
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Hubby went for ECG this morning. They also did blood tests. One is for cholesterol. Results for that one will be interesting, as he eats way too much cheese. His BP was borderline again. I told him he needs to take better care of himself. But it has fallen on deaf ears. Chances are if his cholesterol is high he'll find out tomorrow, Monday at the latest.
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I tell mine 'you are a big boy now but don't expect me to sit by the bed when you aren't taking care of yourself now' ;)
I can mutter for England ;D
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I have given up with OH about cholesterol and cheese. He levels are very high, won't take statins, his is type that is naturally high and inherited.
There has been a lot of new research saying that its sugar and stress that raises cholesterol and saturated fats are not as bad as once thought. I get this quoted at me a lot by OH , the problem is he has a very sweet tooth too ::)
Healthy fats are most important though, and fish oils bring down cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Benecol has also been proven to help too.
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A little of what we fancy :-\ ……..
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If it was a little of what he fancies, it would be fine. We've all nagged him for ages about his cheese consumption. He's always eaten cheese in excess as long as I've known him. He's already refusing to take statins, if he needs them that is. I'm the same mind you. Would rather lower levels naturally.
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I believe that statins are handed out too freely :-X
I cant' eat anything in excess ………… not even chocolate!
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Well he got the phone call this morning. Not a happy bunny. Another blood test, a fasting one this time to be done next week. He then has to visit GP week after. He had a bit of a go at receptionist about getting all this done, when he hasn't asked for it. He only went with a ganglion on his thumb.
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They are just doing what they are supposed to. I take it the results are not what the GP wanted to see.
Hopefully if they are very high the GP might convince him to change his ways.
What is it with men who think they are invincible.....until something goes wrong. ::)
Honeyb
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What happened about the ganglion, did it get examined ...........
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Told to hammer it with family bible! ;D Alternative is minor op, which guess what, he's refused!
He just needs to exercise more, eat a bit less. That's how I did it & am doing again.
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It does work CG. YouTube have a few clips of it being done. Hubby did mine for me the first time, it came back a bit smaller a couple of times and I did it myself. It nips a bit but nothing you can't cope with.
It needs a bit of a thump though.
The relief when it was done and I could move my wrist properly again.
Give it a go.....he will thank you for it after he gets over the shock ;D
Honeyb
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Hitting and bursting the ganglion is one way to go but it does hurt :D …….
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I've offered. Maybe not the family bible, but got a good few big books in the house. My family bible is somewhere in the loft & actually quite small. Was my grandmother's and her mother's before that. Leather bound with very thin pages. Of course there's always a mallet! ;D
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:D he's a Big Boy now but oh my ………. 'man 'flu' etc., I think because they aren't mentally prepared for 'what if ……. ' :P
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Today he's fizzing again. Turns out cholesterol test, the unfasted one, a week ago, his level was 5.6. Not horrendously high. They did a blood sugar test today, again not overly high but has to go back next week for glucose test. OK he admits his levels are maybe a wee bit higher than they should be, but compared to 20 years ago when his tests were much higher, he's done well. What is annoying him is when they are complaining about people having to go to A&E because they can't get GP appointments, he has now had 5 appointments when he only originally went with a sore thumb. These appointments could be going to folk who are in much more need of them. Meanwhile our surgery is making money running all these tests, because they get paid to do them. Heaven help the doctor who sees him at his next appointment as he plans on putting his point across! He says it's things like this which put him off going in the first place.
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He doesn't have to undergo these tests, however - if necessary these tests can be done when the patient is 'caught', particularly as men don't go to the Surgery that often ;)
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Cubagirl 5.7 is good, its about the nation average.
There is a lot of new thinking about cholesterol and levels now. What was his ratio? if the HDL levels were satisfactory, he will not have to worry too much.
It is best to keep triglyceride levels low though.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mercola/the-cholesterol-myth-that_b_676817.html
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Daughter, who is a nurse, says his levels are within acceptable range and cannot understand why they are making such a fuss. My last cholesterol check was higher than hubby's but was told I wasn't within the limits of needing statins & to keep an eye on my weight. My test was also non fasted & I wasn't asked back for a repeat. Same surgery, different rules.
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Same Surgery, new GP? or a drugs company pushing …….
Mine had a letter about his next 'poo' check ……. thought we only did this once ::)
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Every other year I think CLKD.
I know your hubby has had more than he bargained for CG, but at least he will get the all clear. Timing might not be right but men are so rarely at the GP they jump on the ones who do turn up. Tell him to watch out, they may suggest a prostate check ::) :o
Honeyb
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;D ;D ;D Same thought went through my head HB. That may come yet. We're laughing about it now, even though he's still a tad £%&&#@ off. Our daughter laughed loudest though. In amongst all this he had a hearing test as we have spent years repeating stuff. His hearing test was fine, so just goes to prove he has selective hearing! I'm having fun with that one. It'll run for quite a while, me thinks. ::)
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Mine had a letter about his next 'poo' check ……. thought we only did this once ::)
Around here it's more than once when over the age of 65.
Sadly, not sure how often.........
HB's every other year sounds about right.
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DH is selectively deaf too :( ……… whereas I never am :whist:
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Oh I would love hubby to go and get a hearing check. I have to SHOUT quite a lot. He accused me of muttering....um I think not.
May pursue at some point just not quite yet.
He goes for his AAA a week on Monday.....results given there and then :o
Honeyb
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Yep. It can be seen on the 'scan'. Another tick then ;)