We remember
I was sick yesterday and forgot to post this. China may hide the truth from it’s citizens, but the rest of the world will not forget.
Year: 2014
A Case for PSA Testing
So there is some debate at the moment whether or not PSA tests should be covered as part of OHIP. Rocco Rossi, former mayoral candidate and CEO of Prostate Cancer Canada, wrote an op-ed piece on the Star for the need for testing. Interestingly there are two comments, by Dr. J. Owen …
What about future Toronto
Rob Ford is spouting a new soundbite, “saved a billion dollars”. Anyone who bothers to look at the numbers will quickly see that isn’t true, and even if it was true he’s selling Toronto’s future short. I could tell Torontonians, “Elect me and you will not pay another cent of …
PC Plus gets email marketing right
I have written about effective email marketing and what I would do if I was in charge of an organization’s email campaigns. A bad email can hurt the customer experience,while a good email can totally make it. I have started receiving a great example of a group that does it …
The luckiest unlucky man
Mark tells me, “Control is an illusion. The best you can do is improve your odds.” Odds… I am a lucky, unlucky man. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer two days ago. That would be bad luck. However, I would not even know about it if it weren’t for some …
Biopsy
I had my biopsy today. It took all about 15 minutes. I arrived at the clinic and handed the receptionist my health card. She took it and then wrote down some information and then asked me to have a seat. I look at the other man in the room. “Did …
I should stay off the internet
I know for a fact that all medical professionals lie. Ever heard a nurse or doctor say, “this won’t hurt a bit” or “you might feel a slight pinch”, they’re lying. They do this for two reasons one, studies have shown that patients who hear this actually report less pain. …
The adventure continues
So I finally got to see the urologist, Dr. Singal, at his clinic this afternoon and the visit went more or less the way I had anticipated. His performed a DRE for his own edification, as he put it: “I’m sure you been poked there before but the only finger …
The waiting is the hardest part
So I am still waiting to see a urologist. It’s my own fault. Medcan offered an appointment with one of their urologists but I wanted Dr. Singal. He reviewed my men’s health chart and is a recognized leader in the field. Plus he tweets. However I greatly over-estimated my resilience …
Adventures with my prostate
I started to write this because if this whole thing should head south and takes a turn for the worst, I want to document it. This journey has started because I turned 40 as one usually does if they spin around the sun enough. For my birthday I gave myself …