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  1. DougE

    I figured I should give a follow up since I posted it in the open forum (prostate biopsy)

    Thanks, Jerry. It feels really good to see positive results after all that the treatment puts you through.
  2. DougE

    True Dry Cured Bacon.

    Smoke until you get the color you want. With cold smoked bacon, it is not taken to a temp considered ready to eat, so yes, fry it. With hot smoked bacon taken to 145°F, it is safe to be eaten as is, but better fried first.
  3. DougE

    I figured I should give a follow up since I posted it in the open forum (prostate biopsy)

    Thanks and, yeah F CANCER
  4. DougE

    I figured I should give a follow up since I posted it in the open forum (prostate biopsy)

    PSA at 1.8, baby! Down from 4.5 pre-radiation. I think they expect it to go down to 0.5 or less, eventually, but it doesn't happen over night. And F cancer!
  5. DougE

    True Dry Cured Bacon.

    The sodium nitrite initially applied to the meat is converted to nitric oxide and gassed out during the process of curing. There really isn't much left in the finished product.
  6. DougE

    What in the Sweet Baby Jesus is going on? Meat prices.

    I started working part time around 1980 as a high school student with an after-school job. "The U.S. federal minimum wage was $3.10 per hour in 1980, effective January 1, 1980, after increasing from $2.90 in 1979 and before rising to $3.35 in 1981". There was no way in hell anyone could...
  7. DougE

    What in the Sweet Baby Jesus is going on? Meat prices.

    The origin of it was to not underpay, mostly teens with an afterschool job learning what working for a living was all about. It was never meant to be a living wage.
  8. DougE

    True Dry Cured Bacon.

    Yep, no need to rinse. I think I did the first go, but learned that it is unnecessary with equilibrium cures.
  9. DougE

    True Dry Cured Bacon.

    Yes, that is the main purpose of curing ........... to allow the meat to safely remain in the "danger zone" for longer periods while smoking.
  10. DougE

    I figured I should give a follow up since I posted it in the open forum (prostate biopsy)

    Remains to be seen on the results. but absolutely, SCREW CANCER
  11. DougE

    What in the Sweet Baby Jesus is going on? Meat prices.

    Some farmers around here raise soybeans as fodder for their cattle.
  12. DougE

    What in the Sweet Baby Jesus is going on? Meat prices.

    I got these chops on sale today. When not on sale the price would be almost double. It's just crazy.
  13. DougE

    I figured I should give a follow up since I posted it in the open forum (prostate biopsy)

    Pretty decent odds of a good outcome.
  14. DougE

    I figured I should give a follow up since I posted it in the open forum (prostate biopsy)

    You're fine, bud. I just was saying that I am up on the latest treatments and the like as far as prostate cancer goes. I even stumped my radiation oncologist with a question or two. He told me he had only 2 or 3 of his patients that had complications from SBRT radiation. Ok, doc, what's the...
  15. DougE

    I figured I should give a follow up since I posted it in the open forum (prostate biopsy)

    Your lips to God's ears! And F cancer!
  16. DougE

    I figured I should give a follow up since I posted it in the open forum (prostate biopsy)

    If you even, for a second, think I just jumped into this radiation treatment without doing a ton of research on my options, you are mistaken, with all due respect.
  17. DougE

    I figured I should give a follow up since I posted it in the open forum (prostate biopsy)

    A little late for that, as I have already done radiation treatments. I trust my radiation oncologist though.
  18. DougE

    I figured I should give a follow up since I posted it in the open forum (prostate biopsy)

    My urologist wanted a 4 month post radiation follow-up as well but haven't made the appointment yet. One doc following my results is plenty.
  19. DougE

    I figured I should give a follow up since I posted it in the open forum (prostate biopsy)

    Well, went for a blood draw for my first post radiation PSA test today. Been 4 months since the last treatment so my PSA should be coming down. I have a follow up with the radiation doc this coming Thursday.
  20. DougE

    What in the Sweet Baby Jesus is going on? Meat prices.

    I apologize if I have said anything uncivil in this thread, I don't think I have, though.
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