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I have Humana Gold Plus and have been pretty satisfied. All but one of my prescriptions are free, zero copay for primary care, and copay for specialists went down. I also get a card with $50 a quarter to use on OTC meds.
Seriously though, I've had that doodad shoved up the back door once for the biopsy and again to have the gold beads inserted prior to radiation treatments. Yeah, no, ain't gonna be a third time.
Yeah, they take 12 samples, so it is actually 12 biopsies. Uncomfortable doesn't even begin to describe it.
"you may feel some pressure and minor discomfort ....."
Yeah, doc, let's switch places so you really experience the "pressure and minor discomfort" first hand.
I'm more or less just along for the ride now. I think she said I was about 16 months since my last radiation treatment and PSA still trending down.
If everything still looks kosher in April, I will get moved to yearly PSA tests like normal.
And absolutely, Thank God!!
I went for a follow-up this afternoon. PSA is down to 0.8 on the latest test. Down from 0.9 a few months ago, so still on a downward trend. I go back in 6 months.
As a matter of fact, I had to go to my paypal acct and cancel the annual subscription because I was still being charged annually even though I was a lifetime member.
Before I took advantage of a lifetime membership deal Jeff offered (and no whining, Jeff offered the deal and I took him up on it since I was close to my annual renewal anyhow) my annual subscription through paypal auto renewed.
I do hot and fast but one thing I never skip is the couple three hours of rest in the cooler wrapped in towels. It absolutely makes more difference than the pit temp in the end product.
I usually run butts just south of 300. It's called hot and fast. No problem. Comes out the same as low and slow but faster cook time. There is really no difference in the end result.
Someone back in the day came up with the 225° temp as the holy grail of pit temp but higher pit temps produce...