john loomis

Stress is probably the most significant aspect to illness in our lives.

I can work tomorrow, but decided to go fishing.
Yeoh!

I know I am breaking the rule of America,
Work hard and die.

I believe there is a lot more to life than working hard.
I know the family needs that.
I do know that the provider needs space.
Wonder why we come up with prostate cancer.
Stress..
Oh, I am not selling anything....
Just chatting.

jk

Could be John? Folks with millions continue to work in a pressure
cooker, because they never think they have enough. I sleep late and work
short hours at something I love. Close to home. My own boss. I create beauty
and listen to audiobooks every day. My wife makes good money...... still got
PCa! Can't win.


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JK Sinrod NY
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beverley

Go have fun fishing! Stretch out, relax, enjoy a little sun on your face,
the sounds of the birds and the quiet lapping of the water against the boat.
Sometimes you just have to feed the soul.
Bev

steve kramer

I think if I went fishing, I'd break the pole over the nearest tackle box.

--
Steve Kramer
PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46
Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c
RRP 12/15/2000
PSA .1 .1 .1 .3 .4 .8
EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47
PSA .3 .2 .2 .2 .3
Erection 05/12/2003 @ 48
Begin Lupron 07/21/2003 @ 48
PSA .1

duffer

Thanks alot jk, now I have the privilege of having something "ELSE" to worry
about!! :-)

david s

I used to go in to work early, work weekends, etc. Since the surgery I
go in later and leave early at every chance. Yesterday I feel asleep in my
chair at work. That happened once before. I do not think anyone saw me
though. Just always tired, putting on weight, craving sweets and envying my
wife who retired November 1st. I am 56, so I have at least six more years
to go. I do wonder if that heart attack or stroke will make the worry about
retirement and money all a waste of time and render the RRP and resulting
evil twin "I's" futile too.
Think I will go downstairs and eat some ice cream. That usually makes
me feel better.
Have a good weekend everyone. Don't fall in the water when you go
fishing John.
Thank you.
David S.

btollefson

I guess I was like many of you before PCa -- work hard, try to save
money, worry about money. About a year ago I was "downsized" and my
family urged me to take the opportunity and retire (I was 62 at the
time). I decided to continue working on a part-time basis in order to
have enuf -- you guessed it -- money.

Then along comes PCa and I find my perspective is changing. Although I
am recovering nicely from RRP on Oct 27, 2003, I realize that my life
expectancy may not be as long as I used to think it was. Or, I may
not be healthy enuf (due to cancer or any of a multitude of other
physical ailments that can strike a person) to do things that I want
to do. So it is probably time to start doing some of those things
now, while I can, rather than keep trying to save up for them by
working more. I'll still work part-time, but only if the assignments
are interesting or I am bored during the long winter months (I am a
summer person).

Giving up worrying about money is tough -- especially when one has
spent a lifetime doing so. I'm a real good worrier about finances.
But in a strange way, having PCa has given me "permission" to focus
more on the here and now and enjoy the moment, rather than concentrate
on potential problems down the road. I feel I've saved all my life --
now is the time to enjoy some of that.

Just my view.

Bruce

steve kramer

How are you doing in your exercise, Dave? Not only did you have RPP, you
are 56. The only real secret to weight loss is to take in less calories
than you burn or burn more calories than you take in. If you fill up your
car with 15 gallons of gas and drive 20 miles and try to force 15 more
gallons in, you'd have to have a rubber gas tank, and it would expand,
because you're not burning all the gas you're putting in. Food is fuel.
Exercise is driving. The rubber gas tank is your (and my) belly.

Nice thing about exercise too is that you don't fall asleep at work, you
become more continent, and you feel less depressed about impotence.

--
Steve Kramer
PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46
Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c
RRP 12/15/2000
PSA .1 .1 .1 .3 .4 .8
EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47
PSA .3 .2 .2 .2 .3
Erection 05/12/2003 @ 48
Begin Lupron 07/21/2003 @ 48
PSA .1