• JackbyDev
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    71 month ago

    I remember a movie called Caffeine from when I was a kid and one of the characters had a nervous bladder. One of his friends kept telling him it might be prostate cancer (while he was trying to pee) and it only made him more frustrated and nervous.

    Later in the movie, someone is being mean to him and he just snaps and lies saying, “You know what? I’ve got cancer! So back off!”

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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      41 month ago

      An enlarged prostate is something that will happen to most men who live long enough. Prostate cancer is not. It’s very probable that difficulty peeing is a result of non-cancerous prostate enlargement.

      • @Psythik
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        21 month ago

        I mean sometimes this happens to me too if I apply too much pressure to my perineum (such as when sitting on a hard surface). It gives me the sensation of needing to pee without actually needing to pee. So it can happen even if your prostate is normal.

          • @CrowAirbrush
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            21 month ago

            Wait…i should probably see a doctor, reading all this.

            I don’t want to, i’m too busy trying to get other shit in order.

            • @[email protected]
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              11 month ago

              I don’t want to, i’m too busy trying to get other shit in order.

              As much as I can relate, there are some things I wish I’d checked even if everything else wasn’t in order.

            • @ZeffSyde
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              130 days ago

              It may not be that bad! You may just have an opioid addiction that can leave certain muscles unresponsive, making urination take an absurdly long time. #kratomlife

              But still, get checked. Everyone needs to feel that cold figure eventually. Better safe than cancer. My family are like lab rats and two men that lived saintly lives compared to me died of cancer of the Everything out of the blue. Having reached middle age, I’m afraid I’m built like that too.

              • @pelican7663
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                229 days ago

                Prostate check is usually a blood test now. They apparently can just check for antigen levels.

                • @ZeffSyde
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                  229 days ago

                  You just made my year! Thanks.