Mr Gobby Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Aw poor things. Go through child birth then you will know what it's like to have your dignity thrown through the window, a finger up your bum is nothing especially when your health is at stake good grief . My friend is now undergoing R/T for Prostrate cancer. Forget your pride if you have problems go see you GP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 If anybody thinks a prostate check is bad enough wait until you need to get a colonoscopy done You've got a real treat in store :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble3082 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 In all seriousness though, a few minutes of discomfort or embarassment surely has got to be worth it though to save your life? P.S. I thought a smear was bad until I haemorraged after giving birth and ended up with a doctors fist up my fanjo! Think yourselves lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epic Fail Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 While having drinks with the lads from my football team after a match on Saturday the subject moved to the fact that we were approaching an age of the dreaded prostate exam. (40 ish) Is this test something that all men have to have when they're 40 then? Very naive from me, but I've honestly not heard about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Shoes Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Is this test something that all men have to have when they're 40 then? Very naive from me, but I've honestly not heard about it. Apparently so. I think its nearer 50 but you can never be sure. I never go to the doctors for anything so i'll probably have to be dragged by the missus. Or date a Proctologist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Is this test something that all men have to have when they're 40 then? Very naive from me, but I've honestly not heard about it. I passed forty some twenty years ago. I never heard of it either. Maybe it's a new thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epic Fail Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Apparently so. I think its nearer 50 but you can never be sure. I never go to the doctors for anything so i'll probably have to be dragged by the missus. Or date a Proctologist. Thanks. I was just having a look on the site you linked to and it says there is a test at 50. Though it says it's a blood test. I'm not sure if that's something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I don't care who does it, it doesn't matter if the doctor is male or female, the procedure would still be undignified. I had a endoscopy many moons ago and that was interesting. If you are concerned about being given the finger, try a camera and see how you feel I had an endoscopy last year. It's weird, you can see your insides on the big flat screen TV. They shove the camera up your arse which comes on the end of its own Dyno-Rod like device and see how far they can investigate. In my case it was 2 1/2 metres, about 10 feet up The gut is a very long thing and the dyno-rod is quite flexible. The worst part of the whole procedure is the Klean-Prep you have to drink before, about 6 pints of it. Its a powerful laxative which makes everything inside squeaky clean so they can see with the camera. I had to drink the stuff in the morning, no breakfast, no coffee, then no food all afternoon and finally got the procedure at 7pm. I had the top-and-tail investigation where they do the same thing, but down your throat which is termed gastroscopy (yes it's a different instrument they use). The endoscopy itself was OK compared with the gastrosopy, which was pretty well horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Shoes Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 No its a real thing. Like it says on that website. 1 in 8 men get it & its 1 in 4 black men. those stats are just scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vague_Boy Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 What are your experiences with this and do you have a preference who examines you? Had this examination done by a male doctor. I would have accepted a female GP doing it, but really, I'd prefer a male doctor. The examination itself I found not to be a major issue. Sometimes you have to submit to things like this in the interests of general health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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