No quitten we're whelan onto chitchat 12.

Sheep breeder · 29-01-2026 08:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124190757#Comment_124190757

Been down that road also and not simple, surgery is only cure. can get worse when doing a lot of of physical work and lifting. Can regrow after surgery and lessons learned to take it easy after surgery, common in young babies and adult me.

whelan2 · 29-01-2026 08:48PM

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There's Nothing the medical staff haven't seen before.

pureza · 29-01-2026 09:04PM

A cousin of mine is a surgeon in one of the large Dublin hospital

He was telling me when he worked in Sligo A&E a hill farmer came in with his balls so festered they were down to below his knees,he could hardly walk

A few months earlier he had caught them in barbed wire and never did anything about it

lmk123 · 29-01-2026 09:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124190804#Comment_124190804

ok, you win 😆

Base price · 29-01-2026 09:08PM

Ye know yourself at the end of the day, us women always win 😉

green daries · 29-01-2026 09:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124191021#Comment_124191021

Jesus h christ 😳 😁😬😬

wrangler · 29-01-2026 09:19PM

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I don't pass any remarks. they shaved me nearly all over ten days ago.

When they asked me had i any scopes, I said 'like a council house, three up and two down'

visatorro · 29-01-2026 09:35PM

On the health theme woman are much better at checking themselves for lumps and abnormalities than men. Men should absolutely get into the habit of having a feel around. Probably leave the prostate to the professionals thou!

Hard Knocks · 29-01-2026 09:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124191119#Comment_124191119

Even just get bloods / checkup once a year.

visatorro · 29-01-2026 09:39PM

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The second twin was born the same which is apparently very rare. I was pushed into the corner( not that I was any use anyway!) So all the med students could have a look. The chief didnt mind too much once everything was alright

whelan2 · 29-01-2026 09:46PM

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Except if it's man flu, the worst illness ever apparently

whelan2 · 29-01-2026 09:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124191129#Comment_124191129

Oh had full bloods done a year before he was diagnosed, didnt show up anything major

roosterman71 · 29-01-2026 10:00PM

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That's the reason I shared. It's private, embarrassing but important. Perhaps it might help some one else. I woke up one morning with a major change in me sack and assumed it would go away cos it wasn't sore. When it was staying, went to the the doc. I'd just moved to that gp and his first time seeing me he was kneeling in front of me while I'd the pants around the ankles and he poking and fondling my bits. Got referred for an urgent scan, or I could ring a place myself and pay. I did that. There my mind was put at ease as the scan showed my nuts, prostate, bladder, kidneys and associated bits were all in fine fettle but still needed a consultant to agree. That's what happened today.

bogman_bass · 29-01-2026 10:35PM

had a scare in the same area when I was a young lad. Turned out to be a varicose vein and needed no follow up thankfully but was scary at the time

Base price · 29-01-2026 11:50PM

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I heard a doctor on the radio a couple of years ago saying the very same. He suggested that men should have a good feel around at least once a week when in the shower as the warm water/atmosphere helps them hang a little better.

Grueller · 30-01-2026 12:24AM

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I got the same treatment one night on the pitch and the physio came in and said to me " all you can do is check if you still have 2 stones or is it a bag of chippings".

Frank Mc Avennie · 30-01-2026 06:50AM

Had a phone call from an elderly neighbour yday evening saying she was after looking at some texts on her phone and saw one she hadn’t noticed about Entitlement lease reversion.

Shes not comfortable with tech…..was asking me what it’s about.

Am I correct in saying that anyone leasing entitlements gets a generic email like that every January,

Cheers for anyone’s thoughts so I can tell my neighbour so she can relax again.

_Brian · 30-01-2026 07:11AM

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It’s awkward for sure but compared to what the ladies have to go through to get checked it’s easy.
I had something in 2019 that turned out to be cysts so quite painful but harmless thank god.

Ya have to check lads. I remember a slogan from college in the late 80’s still.
“Don’t actually die from embarrassment”

emaherx · 30-01-2026 08:27AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124191704#Comment_124191704

Yes, I got the same last year and again this year. It's probably relatively new, but just a notification of leased out entitlements returning.

enricoh · 30-01-2026 09:49AM

About 10-15 years ago a lad I know was working away in America n one of his balls started swelling up, testicular cancer.

Went to a doctor over there, doctor asked him had he health insurance - no. Doctor said if he'd $250k they could do the operation tomorrow. If not he'd go on the public waiting list it'd be roughly 2 years, problem was he'd be dead in 6 months tops. Doctor twigged the accent n said try home.

Flew home n his family doctor here had organized him to be operated on the next day.No $250k either!.

He had 4 kids since so didn't affect him too much!

patsy_mccabe · 30-01-2026 10:49AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124191830#Comment_124191830

And we complain constantly about the Health Service here. My sister-in-law in California had a caesarean about 10 years ago. Luckily they had health insurance but the cost was phenomenal. It was like $100k or something.

orm0nd · 30-01-2026 11:04AM

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over 40 once a year, over 50 at very least twice a year . I'm every 3 months at this stage but my gp tends to err on the side of caution.

endainoz · 30-01-2026 01:28PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124191983#Comment_124191983

I've recently got bloods done, turning 40 in a couple of months so will be doing it yearly from now on. Everything came back fine except he reckoned I had developed asthma. Asked if I had any issues recently and remembered a severe chest infection I had 6 months earlier. On an inhaler now and feel far better for it. Haven't smoked in over a year either. It went out the window shortly after the small lad was born.

Base price · 30-01-2026 02:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124191954#Comment_124191954

A true recent story.

Eldest in Aus recently broke two bones in his wrist.

I won't go into the details but the scenario was a pub, copious amounts of alcohol, a single girl and a punch to the head from a lad who thought he was with her. Anyway, eldest phoned me the next day - middle of the night here - told me the story saying he had a swollen wrist/arm that was very painful and a closed/black eye. I told him to go to the GP. The GP strapped his wrist and called a taxi (I think they call them uber over there) to the A&E. He was treated to the best of care, the surgical team pinned his wrist and he stayed overnight in a single room with a menu to choose from watching tennis on the TV. The physicians kept him over for a day so they could do a MRI on his head/eye socket to make sure he didn't suffer any eye or internal head injuries.

What did he pay - not a penny, and he doesn't have a health insurance policy - yet.

Esel · 30-01-2026 03:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124192424#Comment_124192424

How did he break his wrist (presuming he was the one who was punched in the head)?

whelan2 · 30-01-2026 03:48PM

Just got a vhi letter in the post today nearly 16000 for oh for a long hospital stay last march. All covered. Mad money.

Reggie. · 30-01-2026 04:01PM

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44 here this year and always get the bloods done at Christmas but from what @whelan2 said I might just get them done every 6 months. Catching something early is the key. Bloods are cheaper than a vet visit

Base price · 30-01-2026 04:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124192667#Comment_124192667

When he got hit he put his right hand out when he was falling and broke the bones in his wrist.

whelan2 · 30-01-2026 05:01PM

I think oh was very unfortunate nothing went right from when he was diagnosed. He had a rapid form of cancer. In a way , for him,he wouldn't want to be living the way he was for the last few months any longer. When you see other people struggling and in pain for years , it's an awful disease. The first thing he asked the consultant was will I be in pain, and he said no

That was a lie

Jb1989 · 30-01-2026 05:04PM

One doctor I was with on a minor issue few year ago said something along the lines of not to bother too much about bloods if under 40 and healthy. I had asked in my early 30s if I should get into a habit of routine checks and that was the answer.

Sounds wrong but maybe they were right.

In fairness the health system is probably under pressure with real sick people and and older people in 50s and 60s upwards getting routine blood work without healthy under 40s clogging the system more.

No quitten we're whelan onto chitchat 12.

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