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Men’s health need not be an oxymoron

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Back in August, I announced my cancer diagnosis. Last week an examination by cystoscope showed no ghastly tumour had returned to my bladder.

It’s not remission. It’s a little early for that. I’ll get the histology and cell counts in January and then we’ll know more. I suspect there’ll be more treatment, perhaps even more sessions with the dreaded catheter and a squirt or two of bovine tuberculosis just to keep me on my toes.

The post-surgery treatment entailed six of these immunotherapy sessions in all. Every Monday morning I’d be catheterised and have my bladder pumped full with attenuated bovine tuberculosis. It’s not the sort of thing you’d do for extracurricular fun voluntarily but all things being equal, it wasn’t exactly waterboarding at Guantanamo.

Full column here.

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  • I needed to thank you for this good read!! I definitely loved every little bit of it. I’ve got you bookmarked to look at new things you post…

  • BASSMAN says:

    RODENT:-some VERY strange posts by you…not ONCE did you address or dispute any of the FACTS I put before you.
    I assume then that you agree with them all.

  • Rodent says:

    Bassman .
    Your two failed Labor states Victoria now in deep sh.t are causing power rises wanting subsidies to survive .
    ANDREWS is screeching already with power station closed giving 25%less power and won’t even introduce gas drilling and supply .
    Bassman ,..think man think what Nick Zenothon said that SA management on power is a disgrace as coal power base load supply station shut down as a back up.
    You are swimming against the tide Bassman! Read the OZ for detail and accuracy ,not your haters in the Fairfax that must be dragging people out of the activists rent-a-crowds to give their facebook accounts reporting as ABC done on that detention centre of Nauru giving lies as usual when not even been there.

  • Rodent says:

    Families and businesses suffering record costs under Labor ,….Have to change my glasses after this folks.

  • Rodent says:

    Bassman 03:18pm,
    Once again , you never answer the questions , with debt records of the last Labor starting from Abbott abolished the damaging carbon tax that business was crippled with record factory closures , low consumor spending under Labor due power costs escalation as green tape and last 15 months carbon tax set in under Labor costing business estimated 30 billion with lack of investment as well. Stevens was rights in the announcement on Labor spending.
    Short on memory Bassman when Glen Stevens announced Labor now has a flat economy while Costello you mention left Rudd that 4.9% unemployment you clown!
    The green schemes renewable charges Bassman kicked in and families and businesses suffsring highest reckrd costs under Labor .You can’t escape the facts Dr Bassman you are skating around that your Labor government was a dismal economic dysfunctional failure as Richo described along with heaps of economists that Labor can’t even understand fical policies .
    running up 249 deficits,317 billion debt coming from the Sloane Ranger camp in the OZ .You are a funny man
    Bassman calling poor Prof Judith Sloane that !
    Ok Bassman ,..your $100 dollar cut n paste leg of lamb must be smelly by now , and your Whyalla must be in doom
    times knowing the power blackouts are hitting the workers and public hard while SA premier must be dodging knives
    knowing business is doomed and households bleeding having fridges off.Your wind mills must be protesting soon not
    enjoying the wind now in decline as summer is upon us knowing peolle must be throwing stones at them not getting
    the power required..
    Last herd Bassman , your wind towers arse over head , are now heading for the scrap metal with no management on
    base load power as coal power station shut down that was the back up now in need.
    Do some reading Bassman out of the Australian that has 70%readers and Shares over 18$ against struggling Fairfax who are heading into debts and closures .Australian have been judged most quality and honesty .Fairfax you don’t get quality ‘up to date’ when comes into facts .

  • Carl on the Coast says:

    Dismayed 13 Dec 6.56pm

    I saw your note and thought that some would probably consider it highly commendable that you toe the party line so religiously as you do Dismayed. But its a bit sad when it appears to cause you to forsake your individuality to the point of not being free to even consider alternative options now and then, however doubtful they may be. Or even neutrally acknowledge the spirit of goodwill during the festive season. I think its also a folly to imply (as you have) that others, at the exclusion of your goodself, are bereft of charity. Especially when you are not aware of their personal circumstances.

    Anyway, I hope you have a great 2017 mate.

    • Dismayed says:

      You just don’t get it. Your hypocrisy and lack of understanding of Irony is astounding. I share my good luck and goodwill 365 days a year. Not just 31 days.

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