My Two Cents
Monday, 17 November 2025 19:22

And Now a Word from Our Editor: I’m Back… Mostly!

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Greetings, Bits readers!

I trust you’re all having a lovely evening. This is Bill, and I just wanted to check in here tonight with a quick update.

Some of you may have noticed that I’ve posted fewer My Two Cents news columns in the last couple of weeks, despite the fact that there seems to be more disc news than ever as we head toward the finish line in 2025.

And it’s true, there have been fewer news posts here. The reason for this is simple: I had a pretty significant prostate surgery a week ago today. It wasn’t a serious issue, thank goodness—fortunately, not a cancer scare.

Rather, I’ve been suffering these past few years from straightforward prostate enlargement, which runs in my family and which, in fact, as much as 75% of all men begin to deal with when they reach their 50s.

Luckily, my doctor is fantastic, the surgery itself went very well, and my recovery has been ahead of the curve. I’ve still got about 6-8 weeks of healing to do before I’m back to normal. But I’ve spent most of the last week in bed resting. And of course, the week ahead of my surgery was stressful indeed. [Read on here...]

In the meantime, I really want to thank our stalwart review team here at The Digital Bits—starting with Tim and including Stephen, Stuart, and Dennis—who’ve been going like gangbusters getting as many great Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD titles reviewed as possible here in my absence. Thanks also to Johnnie, who helps us keep the Cover Art section updated, and of course my wife Sarah who’s been an amazing support.

And I especially want to thank all of you, our many readers, for your patience as I deal with this issue.

Prostate problems aren’t something that men really talk about much, especially younger men—no one in my family did, and I certainly wish I’d known more about the topic before I began having my issues.

The moral of the story is, when you start getting into your 40s and 50s, it’s really important to have a good doctor and do an annual physical. Make sure to have yearly PSA tests to check your prostate health (it’s just a simple blood test) and when your doctor suggests that it’s time to have a colonoscopy (I’m speaking to both men and women now) don’t hesitate! Both tests are really easy to do, and the truth is that prostate and colon issues are common and remarkably treatable if you catch them early.

So be sure to look out for yourself, and make sure your loved ones are doing the same for themselves. Nothing is more important than your health, my friends!

Anyway, I’ll definitely be back here tomorrow to start catching up on all the release news I’ve missed these past couple of weeks. And I’m checking in regularly on Patreon with our subscribers too, so your support there is always much appreciated.

Thanks again for your understanding... and stay tuned!

- Bill Hunt

(You can follow Bill on social media on Twitter, BlueSky, and Facebook, and also here on Patreon)

 

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