To young people today Bill Cosby is best remembered as the weird, old, suspect, host of the somewhat tired "Kid's Say the Darndest Things." To us twenty-somethings he remains the quirky jello and pudding pops spokesperson; he introduced me to jello jigglers. But I prefer to remember him for the wisdom he imparted in his book "I am what I ate..And I'm Frightened!!!: And Other Digressions from the Doctor of Comedy." In this treasure trove of knowledge Dr. Cosby talked about the male phenomenon of delaying medical care. He posed that "I didn't have it until I went to the doctor," when discussing his high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Some health professionals (especially women) laugh at this aphorism and discard it as misplaced machismo, I however stand before you today to unabashedly proclaim the gospel of Coz and warn all men to stay away from the medical profession.
After 10 months of blessed separation from doctors I needed a doc's permission to go to a cancer survivor's retreat this summer-kayaking in White Salmon, WA. He of course ordered an MRI and the awfulness began...Hours of my life were sucked away waiting for him, various imaging professionals, my neurologist and others only to find that I have definitely felt worse in body and spirit after getting info on exactly how big my tumor is and having my neurologist go into a frenzy and my oncologist wanting to have another surgery and more treatment in Seattle. And I honestly feel a little worse physically as if the little bast*#d has been jiggling around like some keys on the chain of my brain. I've just felt the tumor effects more than I have in several months. For those who want to know it's a little smaller than a squished out pool ball-6cm at it's longest. And I started Avastin treatments again today. It's an IV treatment to constrict blood vessels leading to the tumor site (which incidentally is in my brain, and I know that constricting blood flow to the brain is usually not a good thing). But anyway just stay away from doctors-they only make everything worse. Except for you guys with little kids-take them to the doc, they don't have the immune system to play the avoidance game.
So despite this new realization (or because of it) I'm still planning on "running" in the 2010 Ribbon River Run. Feel free to join my team or donate to my team at tccancer.org. St. Patrick's Day is still on the docket as well-and you all had better celebrate and pass out in your driveway or your kitchen or something. March certainly promises a lot of madness and I am looking forward to it.
PS Just a reminder to pay your taxes so I can get cheap medical insurance next month when I go on Medicare.
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I demand more posts....why isn't this thing updated daily? Also I hope you don't get eaten by a bear when you are on the river...have you seen the way bears gobble up fish in the river? You best be careful.
Also while "Team Tyler Pulsipher" is not a bad name, I'm a bit disappointed you aren't team bone-crushers.
Can I get am Amen Hacksaw?!??
https://atl.etapestry.com/fundraiser/Tri-CitiesCancerCenter/ribbonriverrun/team.do?participationRef=491.0.219942006
I'm not a fish, I'm a Tyler so I'm not worried about about the bears. Also I choose "Team Tyler Pulsipher" so it would be easy to join and know it was me. Team Bone-Crushers (Brain-Crushers?) is way better, but it is what it is.
AMEN! Although team brain-crushers is pretty awesome, Puls. I agree on the doctors, all they did to me was take, take, take. I go in all hunky-dory, and when I leave they have a couple of pinkie-toe souvenirs to hang around their necks. I guess taking my dignity wasn't enough, eh?
I hope they gave you a lollipop when you were done.
All the best on the St. Patrick's Day party- I hope some sexy co-eds catch a leprechaun.
It is so refreshing to hear someone giving Mr. Cosby his due. Maybe you should take jell-o jigglers throw to the bears- why would they eat a person if jell-o jigglers are on the menu? I know I wouldn't.
--Dan
I agree. I have not seen a pain doc yet in Waco and it has been refreshing.
Crystal
Team Brain-Crushers- I laughed out loud when I read that, that's so awesome. I think I might apply to be the physicists there, just for the name buddy.
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