Found this alarming information concerning Coach Godden on the Volleytalk website
From one of the posts ............ His story in his own words:
I wanted to get a little note about what’s happening with me and my health.
Shortly after I left NIU I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. For sure not the thing you want to hear at anytime, but especially when you lose you health insurance. Thankfully earlier through routine bloodwork my doctors noticed that my PSA level was higher than normal. At the end of November a biopsy revealed cancer in four out of 30 samples. They said the stage is two with a high probability of it being treatable.
Today (May 17) I will have surgery to hopefully remove my prostate and the cancerous area. I am praying for all to go well.
If you got a moment to throw a prayer out for this dude I would appreciate it.
If you are a guy within sight of this note and you are around my age, please get your PSA checked. So many fellas get this and the earlier the better to treat it.
We may never fully understand why things happen, but for things we can control all we can do is our best.
This message is to help me pray and get you (especially fellas) informed.
Praying for positive vibes..
(05-19-2023 12:23 PM)Fade2black Wrote: [ -> ]Found this alarming information concerning Coach Godden on the Volleytalk website
From one of the posts ............ His story in his own words:
I wanted to get a little note about what’s happening with me and my health.
Shortly after I left NIU I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. For sure not the thing you want to hear at anytime, but especially when you lose you health insurance. Thankfully earlier through routine bloodwork my doctors noticed that my PSA level was higher than normal. At the end of November a biopsy revealed cancer in four out of 30 samples. They said the stage is two with a high probability of it being treatable.
Today (May 17) I will have surgery to hopefully remove my prostate and the cancerous area. I am praying for all to go well.
If you got a moment to throw a prayer out for this dude I would appreciate it.
If you are a guy within sight of this note and you are around my age, please get your PSA checked. So many fellas get this and the earlier the better to treat it.
We may never fully understand why things happen, but for things we can control all we can do is our best.
This message is to help me pray and get you (especially fellas) informed.
Praying for positive vibes..
My thoughts and prayers go out to Coach Gooden.
I just had my PSA checked, and it came back normal. Although prostate cancer is very treatable, it's not a fun thing. It is a very slow moving cancer, and many doctors will advise you to just keep an eye on it if you are an older gentleman. My boss had his prostate removed about a year ago.
Best wishes to Coach Gooden.
Wishing him a speedy recovery.
Any guy reading this, working in healthcare is eye opening, men notoriously wait until its too late. I don't know if it's a macho thing, if it's an internal fear of facing reality at our own mortality. Please, take care of yourself. Schedule annual visits with your doctor. Talk to your doctor. Trust me, there is nothing you can say that will shock them or make them think less of you. It's easier to let your doctor know of something making you feel "a little off" than being rushed in to the ER in an ambulance. Healthcare is expensive, but an annual well check is a heck of a lot cheaper than an overnight stay in a hospital or surgical intervention.
We all get one pass at this thing called life. Take care of yourself, if not for you, for your family or those you care about.
(05-22-2023 09:08 AM)thehappyhuskie Wrote: [ -> ]Wishing him a speedy recovery.
Any guy reading this, working in healthcare is eye opening, men notoriously wait until its too late. I don't know if it's a macho thing, if it's an internal fear of facing reality at our own mortality. Please, take care of yourself. Schedule annual visits with your doctor. Talk to your doctor. Trust me, there is nothing you can say that will shock them or make them think less of you. It's easier to let your doctor know of something making you feel "a little off" than being rushed in to the ER in an ambulance. Healthcare is expensive, but an annual well check is a heck of a lot cheaper than an overnight stay in a hospital or surgical intervention.
We all get one pass at this thing called life. Take care of yourself, if not for you, for your family or those you care about.
All of this. And if you feel you can't afford care, there are ways to work with that as well. Each and every year, testing and diagnoses get less invasive, and treatment gets better and better. Don't put something off that isn't right because you are afraid of the test or treatment.
(05-22-2023 10:18 AM)BleedsHuskieRed Wrote: [ -> ] (05-22-2023 09:08 AM)thehappyhuskie Wrote: [ -> ]Wishing him a speedy recovery.
Any guy reading this, working in healthcare is eye opening, men notoriously wait until its too late. I don't know if it's a macho thing, if it's an internal fear of facing reality at our own mortality. Please, take care of yourself. Schedule annual visits with your doctor. Talk to your doctor. Trust me, there is nothing you can say that will shock them or make them think less of you. It's easier to let your doctor know of something making you feel "a little off" than being rushed in to the ER in an ambulance. Healthcare is expensive, but an annual well check is a heck of a lot cheaper than an overnight stay in a hospital or surgical intervention.
We all get one pass at this thing called life. Take care of yourself, if not for you, for your family or those you care about.
All of this. And if you feel you can't afford care, there are ways to work with that as well. Each and every year, testing and diagnoses get less invasive, and treatment gets better and better. Don't put something off that isn't right because you are afraid of the test or treatment.
All of this is true. Also, get your colonoscopies, y'all.
I was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer at age 42. I went through hell to beat it, but here I am eight years later. (Although, it was a royal pain in the ass to beat).
The guidelines at that time were 50 for colonoscopies, but I ignored some of the symptoms I was having—a big mistake. Listen to your health care providers and your body.
(05-19-2023 01:07 PM)Dog Fan Wrote: [ -> ] (05-19-2023 12:23 PM)Fade2black Wrote: [ -> ]Found this alarming information concerning Coach Godden on the Volleytalk website
From one of the posts ............ His story in his own words:
I wanted to get a little note about what’s happening with me and my health.
Shortly after I left NIU I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. For sure not the thing you want to hear at anytime, but especially when you lose you health insurance. Thankfully earlier through routine bloodwork my doctors noticed that my PSA level was higher than normal. At the end of November a biopsy revealed cancer in four out of 30 samples. They said the stage is two with a high probability of it being treatable.
Today (May 17) I will have surgery to hopefully remove my prostate and the cancerous area. I am praying for all to go well.
If you got a moment to throw a prayer out for this dude I would appreciate it.
If you are a guy within sight of this note and you are around my age, please get your PSA checked. So many fellas get this and the earlier the better to treat it.
We may never fully understand why things happen, but for things we can control all we can do is our best.
This message is to help me pray and get you (especially fellas) informed.
Praying for positive vibes..
My thoughts and prayers go out to Coach Gooden.
I just had my PSA checked, and it came back normal. Although prostate cancer is very treatable, it's not a fun thing. It is a very slow moving cancer, and many doctors will advise you to just keep an eye on it if you are an older gentleman. My boss had his prostate removed about a year ago.
Best wishes to Coach Gooden.
It is generally correct that prostate cancer is very treatable (if caught early) and is usually a slow growing cancer (and often the doctor will recommend watchful waiting), but that is not always the case. I had been getting PSA tests since the recommended age and 15 years ago (when I was 52) my PSA was elevated. Went to a well-respected Urologist; not only was my prostate not enlarged or anything else, but it was kind of small. Because of that and there can be false positives with PSA tests, he ordered another PSA test that came back even more elevated. Had the rather unpleasant prostate biopsy and yes, prostate cancer was confirmed in several areas (sections) of my prostate gland. Not only that but the scores said that mine was very aggressive (which is not the norm). While there are several treatment options, the Urologists in my scenario said we have only one chance for you to beat this and survive and that is a radical proctectomy. Sometimes the easiest choice to make is when there isn't really a choice, so I had the surgery 15 years ago.
After the surgery every 3 months, then every 6 months and now every year my PSA is checked. While in the first 5 years or so I would get agitated and concerned that my PSA was no longer undetectable (and therefore the cancer hadn't come back) now I don't think about it - the chances of the cancer coming back now are so astronomically low its not worth being concerned about. So, here I am 15 years later and a prostate cancer survivor (and without the surgery the Urologist said I would have died within a year).
If you are 45 (or whatever age your doctor recommends) you should definitely get your PSA checked as part of your yearly physical. I read an article years ago saying that yearly PSA tests should not be done because of all the false positives. You can imagine my reaction to that article! If I didn't have the yearly PSA tests my Urologist assured me that because of my prostate cancer being very aggressive by the time I had any symptoms it would have been too late!
Best wishes to Coach Gooden (and all other 1 out of 8 American men that have to face a prostate cancer diagnosis).
I wish Ray Well! You are in my thoughts and prayers!