lol, ud never know :P

i jsut rememebr reading botu it, prevalent in dogs as owners fear the dogs will miss having them doiwn there.lol

Well done for spotting it Steve and going to the docs.
Glad you are still with us.
Good friends OH was the same.

Okay, I'm phoning Drs tomorrow...

It is very important for blokes to check themselves,but i must admit to never previously doing it before i was diagnosed and it was only the escruciating pain which alerted me that something wasnt quite right.Yes-its initially very embarassing having doctors poking around your privates and also when an attractive nurse has to change your dressing,but its either that or death!

i think i might after - er - a good feel

Aisla1 :smt038

Worth it though hey Steve, bet the cute nurse made the dressing change easier xx

Like to put a bet on that Ceiron? I had one fitted when they removed my bad one,but i had an allergic reaction to it so it was removed after almost 2 months.They are nothing like the real thing-believe me.

Nearly poked her eye out a few times i can tell ya...

Aaaah bless ya xx She came back for more though xx

PLEASE, PLEASE go and get a test done. If they DO find anything, it can be dealt with quickly.

If I had waited another year, which was when my smear test was due, I would of been in a lot of trouble As it was, they found a grade 3 carcinoma a year early. I don't want to think about what it would of been if it had been left.

Just to stress the importance of regular smear tests, there was a woman in hospital with me when I had my hysterectomy. We sat chatting one day and she told me that she was diagnosed with cervical cancer a year previous and had just had her bladder removed because the cancer had spread, she had to pee out through her bowels She had been in and out of hospital for months having treatment. She had been in touch with the McMillan trust to get help from them. All of this was because she put off having her smear tests She admitted that if she had her tests regularly, they'd of been able to treat her a damn sight sooner.

This is not a horror story, or something that is going to force you into getting a test done. I don't know if this woman pulled through it all, but I hope she did.

If this womans story makes one of you lot have a test done, then it's been worth it. Please don't wait until there's something wrong, it could be too late then.

Steve, I've just shown my OH this post and his comment was, 'If you think I'm gonna have some stranger groping my nuts, you can think again'

MEN!!!!!!!