Ignoring health issues almost cost me; my journey goes on (update)

[Millhouse]

(07-12-2021, 05:48 PM)fredtoast Wrote: That is some serious shit.  Hang in there man.

My story is not even in the same ballpark as yours, but it is still about being stupid and ignoring symptoms.

I have an arthritic knee and a few years ago it got so bad that I could barely walk on it.  I was limping around like an old man, but I was only in my mid-fifties.  I figured it was too early for an artificial knee and I was not going to start taking prescription pain meds.  It finally got to the point that it did not ease the pain to get off my feet and rest.  It would still hurt at night when I was trying to sleep.  So I went to the doctor and he just gave me a prescription for and anti-inflammatory (meloxicam).  I had been eating Aleve and ibuprofin like candy and the prescription just cost me $2.  So I was sure it was not going to help.  But the results were amazing.  I know drugs work differently on different people so it might not help everyone else as much as it did me, but my knee no longer hurts at all unless I really push it.  I don't go hiking or anything like that, but I can walk normal and be on my feet for long periods without any lingering pain.

I can't believe I pout up with all that pain for so long before going to the doctor.

Thank you! Yeah I should have mentioned it shouldnt be ignored because it could be something major but also for a 'minor' issue. Because whether it's a toothache or something similar to what you had, it can cause quality of life to plummet due to things like lack of sleep for example. 

(07-12-2021, 06:27 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: I was gonna come in a crack a joke but jfc maybe I’ll go get a checkup. Good luck brother. Hope everything works out.

Thank you! I dont mind joking about it, I do it myself. But others may not because of loved ones and I completely understand that.

(07-12-2021, 06:35 PM)MileHighGrowler Wrote: Man, really glad that was caught when it was.  Too many stories of people ignoring symptoms and finding out they're stage 4 or whatever.  In your case, happy to still have you walking the planet and hope the next steps go well!!  

I'd add that it's not even always symptoms, though.  Getting a regular physical can sometimes catch things before there is any physically noticeable signs.  And I speak that as a hypocrite who does not actually get regular annual physicals but knows people who have really avoided some messes by doing just that.

Thanks! Yup getting physicals, colonoscopies, etc. can help catch things for sure. Its not always a guarantee, but at the end of the day it's about increasing the chances of finding out if something serious can be caught early enough. In my case if I had a physical done last summer, chances are I would have passed with flying colors. But once my symptons started to appear, it probably would have been caught a bit earlier. But blood cancers are different as we dont have stages 1-4 per say like organ cancers have. I went from a few days to go to having a complete reversal of it, where as if I had a stage 4 organ cancer, chances for reversal are very very slim.

(07-13-2021, 09:02 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: MY wife went thru this very thing just 3 years ago.  they found it 1 or 2 days after we closed on our house.  
 I hope everything works out for you and you are able to find a high match donor.

Best if luck and as they say.. Be Well

Thanks! The donor has already been found, which was surprisingly quick as my transplant process began back in late March into April. We are a 10/10 match (10/10 referring to certain proteins in the DNA matching for those that dont know)((hell I still dont really know but I'll take their word for it lol)). I've already had complete heart, lung, sinus,blood testing done and passed. Also got signed off from my dentist to make sure there will be no near future infections from tooth decay etc., that sort of stuff.