OT: Cancer and My Card Collection

[todeen]

Thank you for sharing. Annual physicals make a difference. When my son was born (I was 27), the pediatrician asked me to fill out family medical history forms. Fatal heart disease runs in the family, and she asked when I last had a physical. Of course, a young buck like me hadn't had one since my last high school sport. She rebuked me. I try to get one every year since then. That precaution paid off when I was finally diagnosed with Crohn's Disease at 29. But it was also as much about the doctor as it was about being cautious. I moved three times in three years. My third doctor was the first to run a full blood test, urine test, etc. Because of that, he noticed abnormalities that weren't present by the naked eye. I looked healthy, but my intestines were a disaster. I am still grateful for his thoroughness.

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[KCRfan1]

Mark - Wishing you the very best and good health !

All of you who have dealt with or coping with a serious health issue, I too wish you good health and fight the fight.

Great reminders for us all to be mindful of what we eat, drink, and manage our lifestyle.

And to see a doctor for a checkup.

[cubman1941]

Mark,
Thanks for sharing. I also have prostate cancer and have been on a "wait and see" since 2014. I was also devastated when I first got the news and started making plans for my collection since I have a wife who knows nothing about sports and kids who don't collect. The task of auctioning off myself seemed to be immense so I decided to contact an auction company to ask if they would take it and auction it all off. My PSA remained the same over the years and, last year, I had another biopsy. It showed negative cancer which, the doctor said, didn't mean it was gone just not enough to show up. I still like to collect and the original auction house outfit I contacted started getting not so good comments so I contacted one on this site. The problem is I am a Cub and Bear collector only and my collection runs from current back to 1887. The auction company I contacted said they would do it all so I can continue to collect. I have put their response in my will and in amongst my collection.

I am so happy to hear you are in remission and wish you the best in the future.

[jingram058]

What a powerful story. Wow. Really brings things into perspective. Thanks for taking the time to type it out for us, and rather than say congratulations or so glad you made it through, I want to say thank you for making it through.

[rjackson44]

Had tears god bless anything I can do or send to you I’m here

[pawpawdiv9]

I was recently gave news last year around April-May 2021 that i have Bladder cancer.
At the time i did not have insurance.
Originally i went to my primary dr. that told me it was kidney stone and it pass and also had a CT done as well.
Waited 2 weeks and more than usually blood in pee, so went to a urologist....to have another CT done with contrast and behold went back to confirm the test by Cystocopy to hear i had a lesion on my bladder that was Stage 1, basically on the surface.
That i need to have TURBT surgery to remove or burn it and etc.
That was 2 months laying around to recoup and 2 weeks with a catheter bag.
This was around June-July and back to work, which i do heavy lifting and use ladders etc.
So, every 3 months i go to him for a cystocopy to see if it spreads. He says this a fast growing cancer. So i got to do it for 2 yrs, every 3 months. For this that dont know its shoving a straw up your pecker that has a camera on it, they do numb the pecker, but your awake doing this for like 5-10 minutes. Sometimes it hurts.
Meanwhile i also have prostate issues, which found a stricture or scar tissue they say that cause the narrowing. I been getting up 6-7 times a nights, slow stream, some back pain. They gave me FloMax...which works, but i got dizzy & lghtheaded, so i take a herbal prostate pill to see if it helps.
I hope by sharing this, it enlightens a few folks to get checked...glad i read this to become more aware of the prostate/PSA stuff.
I too had to sell off some cards to pay for the surgery and visits, but i have insurance now and it helps for the future. I can see downsizing a bit more, but keeping the major cards i love.

[D. Bergin]

This threads a real eye opener.

I turned 50 recently and hadn't been to see a doctor in years. Never thought I had a reason to...to the great disappointment of my dear wife.

She finally cajoled me into going recently and getting my first prostate exam and test done.

Everything is clean on that front, but my cholesterol is way higher then it should be. Not high enough the doctor wants to put me on medication yet, but getting close...and definitely high enough for my wife to decide certain things need to change about my diet, even though the issue seems more genetically driven then diet driven. Probably need to get a little more physical exertion in my life to.

[doug.goodman]

Best of luck to everybody dealing with issues and everybody not (yet) dealing with any issues. We're all falling apart. I might be in favor of the opinion sellers if their slabs slowed down my own deterioration, not just that of cards.

Doug