The Urinary Tract of Old Dudes

I am at the point where I can call myself an "old guy", and as an old guy I am about to speak from experience... almost all old guys have some sort of urinary tract problem. Some old guys have chronic urinary tract problems while other old guys have only nominal problems. I am about halfway in between.

The target problem is that bastard known as the prostate gland. The prostate enlarges as guys get older. It crowds out other things as it expands. For almost all guys who live long enough, it makes urination something of a problem. If the guy lives to be elderly, it could very easily mean prostate cancer. Prostate cancer can be resolved with radical surgery but that usually means the permanent end of sex. At the very least it makes it problematic. 

For most people these problems may not mean much since most people aren't old dudes. But most people know and even like old dudes, or at least some old dude. So this blog entry might hold some interest for any would-be reader who is either a young dude, or a woman. 

The biggest problem this old dude has with this basic situation is a problem with my dignity. I can have troubles with my urinary tract and I won't go to a doctor to have it addressed. The reason is that I simply do not want a doctor looking at my male junk. I have given this dilemma some thought and have asked myself if it might not be better to have a young, female urologist look at my junk as opposed to some old, male urologist. Since I am male and not yet dead, an examination by the young, female urologist has its appeal, but ultimately I would probably opt for a male doctor.

If only the prostate were located in the feet, huh?