OSA Chit Chat Thread

[DRC458]

One of my former customers had a bad problem with skin cancers and had multiple cut out only to come back. He started using some kind of cream on those spots, and it literally sucked the cancer out of his pores. I’m going to try to contact him to find out what it was and where you can get it.

Yes, please let us all know!

 

[Hangfire]

Forgot to mention but my regular dermatoligist that cut the first time has got me a appointment this morning with another doc that does the MOHS procedure and also has some training in reconstructive surgery if it's needed....I think my doc has done all he can do in his skill / training level so he passed me on to the doc I'm seeing this morning.

Mohs Surgery

Mohs surgery is considered the most effective technique for treating the two most common types of skin cancer. Learn more about the procedure.

www.skincancer.org

For those that don't know MOHS is were they cut a very thin slice then look at it and if there is still some cancer present they take another slice and keep doing it until there is no cancer present and then start repairing the area.....unlike my regular doc who has to send things out to a lab the good thing about the doc this morning is that he has a lab on site so he cuts, you wait about 20 minutes and he comes back in after reviewing the lab results and either cuts again or starts repairing the area so I'm pretty confident that he'll get it all today.

Thanks for the well wishes.....I've got to get off this thing and start getting ready.

He had to cut twice to get it all so the hole is a little longer, wider and deeper than before which means there's a few more stitches and it's aching and throbbing pretty good right now which is also to be expected.

Gave me a prescription for fourteen 500mg of Cephalexin to be taken twice daily and the stitches come out next Tues. morning with daily dressing changes between now and then.

Turned out better than I expected really, I figured that he'd have to remove so much that he'd have to get tissue from behind my ear and do a another skin graft.

Mama just got back from Crest and she had them cut me a thick black angus new york strip for supper tonight to help ease the pain.

Thanks again for all the well wishes.

 

[OkieJoe72]

Ahhhhh ... Man I wish. I've been wanting another dog since Nero died. I am one of those people who thinks you should always have at least 2 dogs because I think they are happier that way and they don't get hyperbonded to you like Dawg is to me now.

BUT ... I have a litter of kittens on the way. Wanna trade?? Lol

Very possibly. I’ll get some updated pics posted either later this evening or tomorrow morning. That way, you’ll know what I’m bringing you.

 

[DRC458]

@Hangfire - glad it all worked out. Now, let's hope that is the end of it. Enjoy that steak!!!

 

[clintbailey]

Wife's appt in Edmond wasn't much more conclusive than earlier ones. Eye pressure is still elevated, which is their main concern. She has to get it tested daily in Elk City until Friday, when we have to do a follow up in Edmond. They believe the retina is ok but still can't get a clear look at it to be 100%.

 

[TerryMiller]

I go there every three months for an eye injection for Macular Degeneration. Their treatments appear to be working fairly well as the doctor told me a few months ago that I might be the "poster child" for their treatments. Besides the eye injections, I also take an extra Fish Oil tablet and an extra eye vitamin per day (total of 3 or each per day.)

Otherwise, I have an appointment today for evaluation and consultation on possible knee surgery. Not looking forward to surgery, but it would be better than walking with pain.

Update on that in bold letters:

I'm now scheduled for January 22 to have partial knee replacement on both knees. X-rays showed that the inner part of both knees are bone on bone, so something is going to have to be done. At least with partial replacement, the recovery time shouldn't be too long.

My only issue is that the surgery will be done with a spinal block instead of general anesthesia, so I'm not sure I want to be aware of what all is going on.

 

[CHenry]

Update on that in bold letters:

I'm now scheduled for January 22 to have partial knee replacement on both knees. X-rays showed that the inner part of both knees are bone on bone, so something is going to have to be done. At least with partial replacement, the recovery time shouldn't be too long.

My only issue is that the surgery will be done with a spinal block instead of general anesthesia, so I'm not sure I want to be aware of what all is going on.

surely they will sedate you? A nerve block is SOP these days but you should still be under. They wont want you awake when Sawbones goes to sawing

 

[clintbailey]

I swear Walgreens is worse than I've ever seen! We spent 30-45 minutes at one in Edmond, to be told they only had 1 of 3 rx. Tell Dr office, they call around and say the other 2 will be at the Yukon location.

That call happened before 5 pm. We get supper in Yukon, go to Atwoods then Walgreens. Finally get up to counter at 7 pm, to be told they need another HOUR to fill rx. Now in line again, and have a 2 hour drive to get home yet. I'm glad to live where I live with our little "podunk" pharmacy that takes 10 minutes to fill scripts!

ETA: Once at the counter, young guy clerk runs scripts on wife's insurance for $95ish; she shows him a discount code that dr office sent her to try, it goes UP to $210-and he thinks that what we want to pay vs $95?!? He says "you can only use one or the other, which one do you wish to use?"

 

[retrieverman]

@Hangfire @DRC458
Here is the cream I was talking about.
Amazon Black Topical Salve "The Original Formula: 1990-2003"

A friend’s grandmother is almost 100 and the doctors wanted to cut her skin cancer out, give her radiation and reconstructive surgery. The treatment would've probably killed her. She used this and it's completely gone now. The doctors are demanding to know what they did and want to throw her out of the nursing home because she didn't follow their treatment plan!

 

[retrieverman]

Y’all ever heard of turkey tail mushrooms?
I hadn’t until today. There’s a guy on a muzzleloader message board that was diagnosed with prostate cancer in May, and his PSA number was 6.1. He started taking turkey tail mushroom pills and cut back on red meat, and his PSA number is now .4
In my limited research this evening, TTM’s supposedly have quite a few health benefits.