next week's column: Things You Don't Want to Hear During Your Prostate Exam

Before the writing festivities begin, I wanted to let everyone know that the results of the biopsy brought mixed signals. The nurse who called me originally stressed the positive – no cancer – and suggested I should have another blood test in three months or so. The next day the urologist called to say he wanted another test done in about a month, and that there was a chance I might have to have another biopsy due to an indication of abnormal cells.

My opinion is that the two of them should have gotten their act together before anyone called me.


SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK

(  At that point I freely waived my HIPAA law rights and told her to discuss it freely with sis. My reasoning was that if the family was taking care of both ends, they’d consider me an investment to look after. )