well, amy and i are trying to wade through the cost of living in california...
after receiving my medical license, i got my first paying gig this past week. the event was great for promotion of men's health, i was paid, and i received the opportunity to sharpen my digital rectal examination (dre) skills.
i know all my family members who are looking for free health care will be glad i offer this service...
all joking aside, i was happy to be a part of this service. i was at thor industries--an rv production company that provides this free screening for prostate cancer as a service to all its employees who are interested. they offer the prostate specific antigen test (blood test) and the digital rectal examination (no explanation needed?). it was not uncommon for men to decline the dre after their blood test. i met some great people (many low income, hispanic factory workers).
we were also able to take a tour of the factory which was fascinating. these three warehouses are an assembly line with hundreds of hispanic workers who are creating mini-houses. they handle the shells, the plumbing, the electric wiring, the decorating...you name it and they pretty much create it there on the floor of the warehouse. these are some serious rvs.
so anyway, that's how i spent my wednesday morning...how 'bout you?
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Oh, he makes me soooo proud!!
I would be proud too! I guess that is why I am proud of Steve going into GI (in the far future), he will be doing a lot of those fun exams!
Wednesday morning I was grocery shopping. I only have one child at that time and I have saved it for errand running. What a great service you provided. This summer my dad had prostate cancer. My dad is fine, (it was a great scare, and a miracle he is well), but I now make sure all the men in my life go to the doctor once a year!! Keep up the great work, Doc!!
jenni: i'm sorry to hear about your dad and i am very glad to hear he is doing well.
i'm happy to do chris's exam for him :O, but the official recommendation is start screening at 45 if you have a family history and 50 for no family history. even at that, prostate cancer is slow growing and screening becomes less important compared to other cancers.
sharlene: steve's exams will definitely be more invasive than those i performed in the back that rv...
That is an advange of specialists and "boutique medicine." I am 55 and have been able to slip by without a single DRE....yeah! Everyone thinks someone else has done it! Besides, DREs are for old men.
But we are all so proud of you, Dr. Paul. Did you have to limber up, and stretch out your forefinger for the day? Sorry. You may be the butt of some jokes, but I am sure you have tails to tell.
Sounds pretty hairy to me.
YUCK
This is all very disgusting, but hey, it pays the bills.
my finger's a bit sore, and i probably should have stretched before the day began...i'm recovering well though.
mom and matt: you need not say yuck or disgusting, it was a pleasant, professional experience...
Good for you Paul. Way to stay professional. Somebody's gotta do it!
pleasant????
stevie: sure. pleasantries were always exchanged including handshake before and after with smiles all around. it's a pleasant relief if you've been worried about your flow of urine to hear, "no enlargement, no nodules". you should try it some time.
Paul, some jobs are not that glamorous, we know, but at least you always knew that the end was in sight.
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!
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