re: How did Rush allow Stage 4 cancer to sneak up on him?

I told my Grandma recently that I think the Conservative Movement of the last election doesn’t happen if he’s still around. We needed more voices on microphones, and he may have been drowning everyone out.

That said, whatever wonder drug they put him on needs to be known, because I swear he had one month and it gave him a full year.

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I had a full Physical in early 2005, and nothing showed anything out of the normal. less than 9 month later i had Stage 2 testicular cancer (already spread to lymph nodes)

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So what led you to the discovery that something was wonky with your balls?

Were you checking them out regularly and suddenly noticed an irregularity 9 months later? Or was it something else?

He was good about his testing and appointments.

Said they found something with my colonoscopy, so I have a follow-up.

Next weekend had some vision issues and some dizziness.

Followed up within a week…bam.

The same way the singer for 3 Doors Down allowed it to sneak up on him?

In all seriousness, people blow off their health all the time because it doesn’t seem like a big deal. When you have a cough or you’re fatigued you don’t automatically think it’s cancer. More often than not when it becomes impossible to ignore is typically when it’s too late

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So what led you to the discovery that something was wonky with your balls?

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My at the time 2 year old jumped on me and hit the nut....excruciating pain....noticed it was then swollen and hard. scheduled an appointment with a urologist a week later when the swelling did not go down. they did ultrasound that day, and surgery to remove the next..... started chemo a month later.

No i go every year for my physical and they now check for two cancer marker hormones to see if it has come back....

My dad died of cancer 28 days after being diagnosed.

I asked the Dr how this can happen, his response was "It's a silent killer, by the time you have symptoms it's advanced".

Correct, unfortunately there is a lot of ignorance in this thread about cancer and its symptoms/causes. People are often under the illusion that they would know if they have it because they “know” their body and exercise regularly. It’s nonsense. If you live long enough, nearly every adult male will develop prostate cancer. If you spend time in the sun regularly without wearing sunscreen and reapplying it as directed, there is a really good chance you will develop a form of skin cancer if you live long enough. Some of it is avoidable by not using tobacco or eating a high sugar diet but there is no way to truly prevent cancer, unfortunately it is just a fact of life.

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How did Rush allow Stage 4 cancer to sneak up on him?

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How did you let stupidity sneak up on you?

My dad was an old country guy and was having back pain, he didn’t run to the Dr with it.

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Jesse Kelly is becoming my favorite radio flamethrower

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If I can only listen to one, then he’s the one.
He’s the one who now best articulates the way I think about these things.