Always read Instructions

[Dave Burgess]

Re: Always read Instructions

Glad it arrived OK Bob. Good read that, James Holland a brill author who covers details about WW11 campaigns that others leave out. After reading the book I realised just what a bloody affair the Sicily campain was and how its importance seems to have been generally overlooked by military historians in the story of WW11. Paras and Glider lads in particular had it rough, particularly the gliderborne lads who landed in the drink and tragically drowned. Also where the most decorated Yank, "Audrey Murphy" had his baptism of fire.

[bob9739]

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Remember that film ,To Hell and Back, it was Audie Murphy's war story. Certainly earned his stripes if the story is correct, only a young lad really but grew up very quickly by all accounts. Like a lot more young men who unfortunately did not return from it !

[standinthedoor]

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Bob, been up to the doc 4 times over past 2 years, twice saw male doctors once saw female doc, then nurse (female). ALL of them explained that the finger rammed up yer arse is 'unpleasant' but none of them did it, I told them that I had had that examination in BMH Nicosia when I went down with the squitters, so knew what it was about but I was asked to give urine samples and blood. Each time it came back that there was no sign of prostate problems and 'it is as large as is to be expected at your age'. I suppose you cannot demand that a doc rams a finger up your arse so have to accept their methods and hope that they are right. Read up on the signs and symptoms and understood that if the prostate feels rough you have a problem and if it feels smooth it is simply enlarged which is to be expected. Not got round to examining miself yet but my arse, my prostate, my finger, my latex glove, my KY jelly, may resort to that if I do not get examined properly this time-too old to get embarrassed, needs must

[findlay]

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Te staff of Stanmore Hospital Spinal Cord Injury Unit never needed the slightest encouragement to stick their fingers up my arse, and they certainly never got any from me, but they seemed to do it every time I had a crap for the first month I was in the place, not to examine my prostate, but they seemed to think they were helping me empty my bowels. Quite how that was meant to help, I have no idea, but I'm positive that one of the male nurses was far too enthusiastic about it for my liking. He was definitely an iron, but there was no stopping them. I think they just enjoyed humiliating the patients, because they did it to everyone. Sometimes the smell of shit in that place was overpowering. I've certainly never clapped the NHS after that spell in hospital. Or perhaps I'm just being unfair. I hope your prostate turns out to be healthy!

[bob9739]

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They can give you a pill these days, which you take in the morning and it stops the prostate from enlarging. The Pill is called Finasteride, and after two prostate ops I was pleased to take it !