Friends and foes wish me luck.

[furrowtickler]

Best wishes, hopefully nothing too serious
I have been too stubborn in my life as well at times about going to see Doc

[farmaholic]

Oliver88 suggested getting a second opinion. If they check your prostrate during the medical exam ask the Dr to use two fingers so you can have the second opinion.

[helmsdale]

Best wishes, hopefully nothing too serious
I have been too stubborn in my life as well at times about going to see Doc

I fought influenza at home until such point as I hadn't slept in 48hrs and blood started coming out of places it shouldn't have...

I hate going to see the doc as much as the next guy, but the medical system is quite impressive once you're in there.

[malleefarmer]

Interesting.

Doc said you a smoker I said nope last sneaky cigarette was when I was about 14, he said nothing to worry about your not coughing.

But they did do blood tests 7 vials @ctually diabetes ,thyroid function, trace elements iron etc, white cell count red cell count, can remember the other two.

If anything untoward comes out of blood it’s carry on until that moment.

And err the dreaded colonoscopy after harvest.

All good thanks for your concern.

No invasive finger testing errr yet anyway

[woodland]

Great news Mallee. Good on you for getting it checked out.

My dad’s cousin who works for us actually lost his wife to cancer last week. Just this spring she wasn’t feeling quite right and things progressed from there.

You never know when your time card is going to get clocked out. Enjoy today everyone.

RIP Trudy

[Marusko]

Mallee, good that your wifey caught you out and is sending you to the doc. Ulcers is what came to my mind too, but sometimes these relatively innocuous health issues can be a sign of something greater. Don't mean to scare you, but maybe that's what it takes for some guys. Mother had shingles last spring. A few months later, diagnosed with cancer, metastasized into multiple areas now. Turns out shingles, while being an awful illness in itself, is more likely to develop if a person has cancer. Best to get checked out early once weird things start happening, rather than wait in denial and hope for the best.

Sorry to hear about Trudy, Woodland. This time goes too quickly.

[blackpowder]

Was reading some posts on Twitter from ER doctors.
Red flags for them were kinda humorous.
"My wife made me come in" was top of list.
Farmer visit in middle of day was #2.
Mid fifties seem to be first big speed bump for many. Take care. And listen to the good wife haha.