Adolescent Remiscences

Today was a 6 month (7 months in actuality) post-surgery check-up to make sure I am cancer free. Good news, yes my score is still 0 -where we want it - meaning 100% cancer free. Now, as Joan Rivers would say, "Can we talk?" This is adult material, so if you are offended, please do NOT read. My standard joke lately is that life is good, except - because of having to use Viagra as a part of the surgical recovery process - I have to make an appointment to have sex with myself. OK - LOLOLOL - And remember I have printed doctor's orders to attempt sexual stimulation three times per week. So the doctor today HAD to ask how I was doing with the Viagra and self-stimulation. I reported that all is well, except that having to make an appointment to have sex with myself was certainly in no way spontaneous and surely not something I want to think about at my age - having abandoned the necessity of planning when to self-stimulate by my late adolescent years - most of the time following those natural hormonal urges. The stories that tell us life is a circle are certainly verified in this instance. I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be a man approaching my sixth decade and having to think about when I should have sex with myself. BUT, the doctor reminds me today of an inconvenient reality. Today, for many men would have been the FIRST time the doctor was prescribing Viagra to START the recovery process for regaining sexual function, and that recovery is not even guaranteed (pre-surgery). So for the past 5 months I have been "smarter than the average bear". Ain't-a that good news???? I hope all my family and friends have stock in Pfizer in their portfolios!! - especially as Hopkins and others keep improving their success rates!