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Annual bloodwork. My PSA levels had been slowly rising over the last couple of years. When it got to about 5, I had a biopsy done. (NOT pleasant.) The results showed areas of cancer cells. Further tests showed no metastasis, but my urologist and oncologist started me on the testosterone blocker. I had another procedure a little over a week ago (no need to go into detail here) to prep me for the radiation. It will be five short (~15 min) sessions a week for six weeks. Staying on the T-blocker will allow the remaining cancer cells to die off. George

Of course. George

Thanks. Prostate cancer is one of the most curable, so the odds are on my side. George

A few months ago, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. (Early stage, no metastasis.) My boss pointed out that the radioactive tracer FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose) is used to detect cancer cells because glucose derivatives are consumed more rapidly by cancer cells than by healthy cells. He suggested a low-sugar diet. My GP suggested teh same thing, but to lower my triglycerides and A1C. When I asked my radiation oncologist about it, he said that some cancers might have a positive response to a low-carb diet, it doesn't really apply to prostate cancer. He pointed out that, just like other cells, when glucose is unavailable cancer cells will eat whatever nutrients ARE around. I will be undergoing radiation treatments shortly, and, ironically, in order to avoid gas production which could interfere with the targeting, I'm now essentially on a high-carb, low-fiber diet. Mashed potatoes, pancakes, and oatmeal are fine, salads and uncooked vegetables are not. Also, because the radiation may affect my urethra, acids and spicy items are no-nos (so no orange juice or coffee in the morning). About the only things that are both low-carb and low-gas are grilled meats and fish. One thing that really DOES promote prostate cancer, unfortunately, is testosterone, so I've been on a testosterone blocker for a couple of months now. My PSA has dropped to 1.1, which indicates that the cancer isn't growing. The bad news is that I'll have to remain on the blocker for up to two years after the radiation treatments. The good news is that my oncologist is quite sanguine about my chances for eliminating the cancer. George

"I'll go with Paul Lynde for the win." George

So, Raf is up. George

"To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving. Therefore, to love is to suffer; not to love is to suffer; to suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy, then, is to suffer, but suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be unhappy, one must love or love to suffer or suffer from too much happiness. I hope you're getting this down." "You are the greatest lover I've ever had." "Well, I practice a lot when I'm alone." George

WW is up. George

A Room with a View Denholm Elliot Trading Places George

A Study in Terror A Midsummer Night's Dream Wetherby George

Sesame Street? George

A couple of the names are vaguely familiar, but I'm not placing an actor with any of them. George

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen George

Sounds reasonable to me. It's been years since I saw the movie, and I don't remember the "talking with carrots" bit, but it certainly would fit these clues. George

The League of Distinguished Gentlemen? George

I figured that highlighting "a week" would be enough of a hint. Yes, "7 Days." A time sphere can send a "chrononaut" back in time seven days after some sort of catastrophe in order to try to prevent it. Since the chrononaut checks in with the central command seven days before anything will have happened, he says the word "conundrum" to let them know that he was coming in for a debrief and to plan further actions. When the 9/11 attacks occurred, it made me really wish someone could have done that, stopping the hijackers (and maybe popping Bin Laden in his cave). George

This show aired from 1998-2001. I wonder if I was the only one on 9/11/2001 who thought it would have been great to go back a week and stop the attack before it happened. Norman Lloyd's character in the series is named Isaac Mentnor. It's a hint for Marvel Comics, where Isaac actually is I.S.A.A.C. (short for Integral Synaptic Anti-Anionic Computer), a sentient program capable to create robotic forms that rules Titan, Jupiter's moon. I.S.A.A.C. was created by Mentor, leader of the Titans and Thanos' father. When Project Backstep is in play, the password is "Conundrum." An Australian actor portrayed the main American character, and a Brit played the Russian female lead. The two actors did NOT get along on set. The woman quit in the middle of the third season after agreeing to film a few scenes to close her character's arc. Her departure induced UPN not to renew for another season. George

Probably the most famous scene from the movie is when, after Clark Gable had failed to hail a passing car, Claudette Colbert brings one to a screeching halt by hiking up her skirt and sticking a leg out. "The leg is mightier than the thumb." Hitchhiking had been around for decades (if not centuries), so that's not it. Maybe women's stockings? Nylon was invented a couple of years after the movie came out. George

Are you ready yet? George

Post more. George

I'm not particularly good at this one. FREE POST George

Men in Tights Cary Elwes The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare George

Ah. Of course, now I had to go back and see which one had "The" in the title. (THE second one.) At any rate, WW's up. George

The trick to this thread (and Flicks Remembered from One Line) is that some song (or movie) that may be a favorite of yours is not on anybody else's radar. Songs (or movies) like that are better suited to Name That Tune (or Flick). This is not a ding on Waysider, who seems to have an almost encyclopedic knowledge of popular music. (Heck, he even knew "You Never Even Called Me by My Name," which would be well known to those interested in C&W but out of the wheelhouse of our other regulars.) George

The second one is correct. Raf can say which one he regretted watching more. George