I went for my PSA test this morning [October 22], so now the waiting begins for the results to be posted online. I suspect that I’ll be able to access them late Thursday night or Friday.

I also had about four or five other tubes of blood drawn (I can’t watch!) for my annual physical with my primary care physician on 4 November. While there, I also got my high-dose flu shot for old geezers and the updated COVID vaccine. All of that turned me into veritable pin cushion this morning.

As much flak as the VA Healthcare system receives, I have to admit that I’m always impressed with my local clinic. No appointment was needed for either the lab work or the vaccines, and it took just 17 minutes from the time I checked in until my lab work was completed, and another seven minutes to get the vaccines. I was in and out in 24 minutes. I challenge civilian clinics to match that.

More to come soon.

This post originally appeared October 22, 2024, on Dan’s Journey Through Prostate Cancer. It is republished with permission.