Bad news!

“I drove into Montreal to see Ed Viesturs at the Université de Montréal and he was awesome. During the question period following the slide show, Mr. Viesturs informed ud that Göran Kopp had died two days earlier - either Sunday or Monday, I guess.

Mr. Viesturs said that he didn't have all the details, but Kropp was rock climbing near Seattle and came off the face. Apparently his pro detached and he cratered. Even Viesturs was lost for words; I mean, he bikes from Sweden to Nepal, being attacked several times, soloes Everest two days before the killer storm and bikes back to Sweden. He was planning a solo sail to antarctica and walk to the South Pole and back and he dies in a dumb-ass rock climbing accident. Makes one wonder.”

“Oh no! That is too bad! I thought that guy was great! He rode his bike to friggin Everest base camp!”

“Wow, he was the guy who ran around dragging tires to train...there was a great article on him in NGA. Too bad. Goes to show, no matter what the difficulty level, one still has to be cautious. That really sucks.”

“Apparently he was hilarious on stage - a great facourite at Banff.”

“That sucks!!!!!!!

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“Here's the article from the Seattle P.I.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/89336_kropp01ww.shtml”

“Truly sad... That guy was amazing !”

“I hate to see someone with balls like that leave us. It sounds like if he was to go, it least it was doing something he loved.

It also reminds me, along with Geobeets recent misfortune and my recent accident, that we have got to play it safe. What we do is dangerous, let's try to be as cautious as Mr. Kropp was.”

“Sharing the sadness. :-(

I guess his work on earth was done. He obviously touched a lot of people.”

“He is in a better place. My thoughts and prayers are for the people he has left behind.”

“Last week I had to go to the Dr to get some prescriptions refilled. They don't like calling them in anymore. Well while I was there he noticed it was time for the old prostrate exam..thrill :(

He asked me if I had eaten that morning and I said yes so I had to go back a few days later to get some blood drawn for the yearly test.

Well today I get a call from the nurse telling me I need to come back in and get some more blood work done. My cholesterol was a little high not much but they want to check some other things out.

I asked her what but she didn't know or didn't want to tell me. So I made an appointment to go back in next Wed to see him and get more blood work done.

Bad thing about all of this I get to worry all weekend and part of next week about it.

geesh why couldn't she have called Monday”

“I know it sounds frightening, but try to relax. If it is something serious, you probably caught it early.

A friend of mine in his mid-70s is just finishing up radiation treatment for prostate cancer. His prognosis is excellent, and the treatment was not at all harsh on him.”

“That sucks. Call back and ask to speak to the doctor or have him call you.”

“Oh yes, nothing worse than calling in to get the results of a test and the receptionist telling you that the doctor wants to see you.



In my case, a week and a half later the doctor asked me why I was there.

Do you wonder why there are malpractice suits?”

“I don't think it is the prostrate because he said that felt fine. I do worry about that though since my dad died from it.”

“Ewk, they probably just screwed up some of the first tests, and they need to poke you again. Don't worry too much about it.”

“Bunny's advice sounds logical.”

“Now ifn the doc greets you by calling you Buzzard Bait, then you have problems.”

“Good luck.

Doug”

“lol@geo, yeah I think I would have problems then.
I must quit going to the dr when I feel good. Everytime I go he finds something wrong damnit. Oh well time for that 53,000 mile over haul I guess”

“Ewker, I'm with bunny. Talk to the doctor and make him tell you why he wants more blood tests.

With my health coverage, you can e-mail the doctor, but there is no way the receptionist or nurse will let you talk to her. They want you to speak with the nurse, and she will answer questions or get back to you.

You deserve an answer to your question, and if they say they are justing checking things to make sure everything is okay, ask exactly what are you looking for and why do you think you need to do that.

There is no need for you to have a bad weekend.”

“Look at Creactive protein.
That is a good marker.”

“Call the doc. and ask why? Why does the doc what to see you? And why not earlier?

Ask questions. Sorry I didn't.

Mark”

“Grem, for all it\'s worth, I have experienced a phone call like that. It was a bit ambiguous and it was followed by a short waiting period to get the specifics. You never know, though. Mine turned out to be nothing to worry about. Yours may be of a similar nature. Good luck, Doug. And try not to worry.
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“yeah, Ewker, don't let if phuk up your weekend, go ride your bike and have fun with those hotties you keep bragging about.

Call the stupid doc on Monday and get some info. Till then, just forget about it.”

“Roam, I am going bike riding in about an hour. Heading out to the Natchez Trace to meet some folks. I think we are only doing 30 miles. I need it, I have ridden since the Jack and Back”

“I've had my prostrate examined but never in an office.”

“Common procedure in annual physical, or when you see a urologist/protologist.”

“so BM, likes the exam..just wait till a Dr does it not one of your dates. It won't feel the same..lol Just watch out if the Dr puts both hands on your shoulders”

“"I dont' get no respect. I was in the Doctor's waiting room. The Proctologist came in to see me and stuck his finger in my mouth." Rodney Dangerfield (I hope you're getting some respect upstairs Rodney).

Anyway, good luck Ewker and don't take it too seriously. Worrying won't help nuthin. Best guess is they didn't get something right and need a re-do.”

“I went back to the Dr today. Turns out it was my cholestrol after all.
We compared it to my cholestrol levels from last yr and it has risen quite a bit. It seems my LDL (bad) cholestrol was to high.

Looks like I have been enjoying the single life to much. Time to get back to the gym and start eating right again.

I go back in 3 months for a follow-up to see how I am doing.”

“aw ewker :( ya gotta take care of yourself...I plan to hike with ya someday :)”

“That sucks! At least you know the problem and can fix it.

Hey, working out makes you buff!”

“yeah nothing better then a buff man :)”

“We are currently working on something to reverse arthesclerosis. Eat what you want and we may be able to help you in about 15yrs”

“Ewk-- try eating oatmeal for breakfast-- my friend says that it's been helping lower her cholesterol!”

“yep oatmeal or cheerios are good for your 'lesterol levels.

BUT it won't offset pure self abuse at dinner!”

“Sorry about the bad news but glad there is a remedy! Get you butt moving boy! Oatmeal is good advice Pink.”

“Bearmagnet, you are a big help.”

“I'm not sure what mine is but I cut my finger while fishing and Crisco oozed out!”

“once you get going on the extra exercise and improved diet you'll feel better ewker. I need to watch my diet too.”

“Bad News

Well, in the tradition of my birthdays always being terrible...today I found out that my boss has been let go and that I may or may not have a job in about two/three weeks. The really bad part about this is that I have a crazy work/school schedule because my boss allows me to leave in the middle of the day to go to school three days out of the week. So what am I going to do now?”

“oh no! the worst is when your job goes to hell on ya. maybe yours won't though Twinks!”

“Twinks, maybe you can get a job in hell.”

“I've got a bad feeling about it. I'm a contractor. I have a totally wacky schedule because of school. I'm good but why would they keep me?

I don't want to have to quit school.”

“Diet and excersize will only help so much, then it's hereditary. I've been taking 1 gram of Niacin twicw a day and it helped drop mine quite a bit. I refuse to take the cholesterol drugs...at least for now.”

“Well, MarkO, one can gamble that they will survive until then, building up fatty deposits in their arteries and then "Poof"! Take a shot, fat gone.

That is, if the drug works.........and it doesn't have terrible side effects.........and funding doesn't get cut..........”

“Side effects, huh?

Maybe you guys can develope a better butt plug to stop the uncontrollable diarhea.

Isn't that one of the common side effects of these "miracle drugs"?”

“I am not a big oatmeal eater. I do eat cereal for breakfast. I just bought that nasty tasting skim milk. I hate that stuff. I grew up on it as a kid. I went to the store last night to buy some food. I found out everything I like is bad for me :(

do you realize how many products has cholestrol in it...geesh is there anything you can eat.

I am off to search the net for non to low cholestrol foods that I am allowed to eat.

I did read one thing in the material the Dr gave me but it doesn't make sense.

It says fish (salmon, mackerel and sardines) is good for lowering you cholestrol. Then in another section it tells you to avoid fish (sardines).

oh well I have 3 months to get my weight(again) and cholestrol lower.”

“There are good tasting varieties of soy milk, try one of those.”