You have done so well Dozy, it’s all down the positivity of the thought process to beat it.
Yes stuar, and a large dose of luck , but as I say 2 nd time round I stayed positive , though the consultant was worried I’d not understood the seriousness of the diagnosis
Good for you. Be well.
Today just a gentle reminder of what can happen if you don’t get yer prostrate checked ,
Dad got diagnosed mid 2003 but it was already out the prostrate , as the year came to a close and come in to 2004 he had to give up work , In March he lost the feeling below the waist as the cancer had gone to the spine , late July he went in to a hospice and 17/08/2004 (today) 21 years ago he lost the battle aged 62
Not being flippant but I do think it’s luck of the draw , a while ago there was a young lad of 23 having a mri scan like me for cancer , lovely wife and apparently 3 little girls , he was in hell of a state , just didn’t want the scan , my wife comforted his wife as she was a real mess , they kept in touch by phone , updating each other on how things were going
Wife got the terrible news he’d passed , I’m guessing 24/25 , 3 little ones , times like this I do have that quilty feeling , 64 , 2 lots of cancer & still going , why did I 24/25 yr old die of one lot of cancer , a 64 with 2 lots is still going
I agree with getting tested , but the outcome I believe is in the lap of the gods ( I’m not in the slightest bit religious )
I’d lastly say they’ve all been stars with me , really looked after me & do to this day land I’ve not always been the easiest patient , I found a lot of it difficult , didn’t like it
Yes get tested .
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This old lad had his 6 monthly PSA yesterday.
Get tested.
Hopefully you get a good result gom
I’ve just had a call from the urology dept. PSA has gone up to 49 ,the ‘cut off’ number is 50 so they are going to start me on hormone therapy.
There’s nothing I can do about it so………go with the flow GOM and hope for the best.
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I had a telephone appointment with the Bolton urology dept three days ago & they said as my PSA levels have been virtually zero over the last eighteen months & my waterworks are OK they’ve taken me off the patient list after three years since I was diagnosed.
@Grumpy Good luck with the hormone treatment, the hot flushes the hormone injections gave me were unpleasant to say the least.
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