The Journey of age

I hate getting older! I know that goes without saying for most people but I really do hate the physical part of getting older. Yes I am wiser and a better person in every sense of the word but the physical part just STINKS! My walk is stronger and my marriage is stronger and my life is perfect. Okay that is not entirely true. My walk is stronger and my marriage is stronger but perfect is not the word to describe the last few days.

My bride forced me to go to the doctor and get a check up since I am older than dirt and they have a special set of tests just waiting for a 40 year old guy with good insurance. Just a little sarcasm there since I really do have a great doctor. Well I had a spot removed on my forehead and sent to the secret place they send stuff like that and guess what it was cancer. The good news is it was the most common and treatable kind so no big deal there. I see a specialist in a few days so that story will only get longer and probably involve more waiting rooms. I am not making this sound like it is not serious just that I have too much to live for and seen to many people beat this to let it get me down. I can and will beat it.

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Being 40 is like being 21. You get to go places and do things you have always been to young to enjoy. Like turning 21, you get to those places and do those things only to find out you were not missing much in the first place. Now that I am of age I got to have a colonoscopy yesterday. It went great and you can see the video here if you like. REALLY DID YOU CLICK ON THAT? It is just a random video not the actual footage of mine. I just wanted to see who would click on it.

Anyway they found a polyp and removed it to send to that secret place again. I find out in 10+ days if I am the lucky winner of more frequent colonoscopy visits. Basically the moral to the story is get checked and get checked today because knowledge is better than worry and nothing can be done if the doctor doesn't even know there is a problem.

When you are 40+ you should have your PSA checked also because prostate cancer is very treatable and knowing this early means you have a great chance of beating it. Colonoscopy tests are not horrible and will not kill you so go get that done too. Also if you have any moles or spots that don't seem to be normal or just don't seem to belong there go get checked. Embrace your age and take care of your body. I know it stinks to get older but as we all know there is an alternative and right now there is too much to be done to check out early.

I talk a lot about the Prostiva RF I had in other posts so I felt this needed to be said on here. I understand it does not apply to everyone but believe me there have been hundreds of emails about my posts on here regarding that issue. Men if you have a question or concern please email me or comment. I don't allow anonymous comments just because the spam that comes with it. So feel free to email me at gbrandonc@gmail.com or make up a name and email address so you can comment. I really don't check anyway.