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Good news

 

[dazzer6666]

 

[sydney]

A kind PM from an NSC pal reminded me to update on the biopsies. All 24 of them . Not cancer.
Thanks for the nice messages and offers of support/advice (cheers [MENTION=420]sydney[/MENTION] :thumbsup).

Two other points. First, if things change with the 'calm but steady flow', go immediately to your GP

Second, the NHS will do all the necessary. Members of Joe Public who actually engage over their health are enthusiastically entertained. Don't slink off and fester.

I shall now try to enjoy the last day of the family holiday

that's great news mate .....so you just need a rebore...it's DIY and you can make a game out of it ...

 

[arich264]

Very positive news and I am pleased for you, I hope that is the end of the matter.

Twelve years ago I went through exactly what you have been going through, an increasing PSA reading on each visit to the doctor/hospital, two sets of biopsies all coming back clear and still my PSA readings increased.
My Specialist warned me that despite all the tests and results they could have missed it and when the PSA readings refused to decrease I was given advice to either go for radiotherapy or a prostatectomy.
I decided to have my prostate removed and after the biopsy on the removed prostate they found the cancer in the neck of the removed prostate and not where it is usually found.
I consider myself very lucky that I made the right decision as maybe one month or one year later it may have escaped the prostate and made its way round the rest of my body with the ultimate result.
Instead I am now perfectly healthy and have had a wonderful life this last twelve years. A great retirement and still following the Albion some sixty six years after I started.

So please take my advice and keep an eye on things. Needless to say I don't wish to alarm you but please keep getting checked over.

 

[sydney]

Very positive news and I am pleased for you, I hope that is the end of the matter.

Twelve years ago I went through exactly what you have been going through, an increasing PSA reading on each visit to the doctor/hospital, two sets of biopsies all coming back clear and still my PSA readings increased.
My Specialist warned me that despite all the tests and results they could have missed it and when the PSA readings refused to decrease I was given advice to either go for radiotherapy or a prostatectomy.
I decided to have my prostate removed and after the biopsy on the removed prostate they found the cancer in the neck of the removed prostate and not where it is usually found.
I consider myself very lucky that I made the right decision as maybe one month or one year later it may have escaped the prostate and made its way round the rest of my body with the ultimate result.
Instead I am now perfectly healthy and have had a wonderful life this last twelve years. A great retirement and still following the Albion some sixty six years after I started.

So please take my advice and keep an eye on things. Needless to say I don't wish to alarm you but please keep getting checked over.

prrrffft.....thats some gamble ....no MRI or CAT scan....glad for you though obviously , i had a shadow on MRI then sent for biopsy even after which the surgeon reckoned i didn't have C saying it was probably just a cyst .....he was genuinely disappointed when he told me the results , not as much as me though....onwards and upwards..

 

[arich264]

Yes I had MRI and CT scans but they showed up nothing as well.

 

[sydney]

Yes I had MRI and CT scans but they showed up nothing as well.

wow....MRI's show up just about anything untoward....lucky but unlucky i guess....least you're in na nice place now.

 

[arich264]

Yes as I said, very lucky but I still miss the rumpypumpy. Still I can improvise

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

that's great news mate .....so you just need a rebore...it's DIY and you can make a game out of it ...

 

[sydney]

knitting needle and ky ......off ya go , far worse on messenger...

 

[goldstone68]

fantastic news, wishing you all the best .

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

...... and to put the mind at some rest for those that do have this form of cancer, as I do, the NHS are doing a superb job managing me and monitoring the impact of it on me. I'm very lucky, mild form, non-aggressive, but still regular check ups, calls and confidence building, cannot fault the service. If in any doubt whatsoever get it checked out, mild embarrassment or finding the problem too late to do anything, shirley an easy choice!

 

[Klaas]

A kind PM from an NSC pal reminded me to update on the biopsies. All 24 of them . Not cancer.
Thanks for the nice messages and offers of support/advice (cheers [MENTION=420]sydney[/MENTION] :thumbsup).

Two other points. First, if things change with the 'calm but steady flow', go immediately to your GP

Second, the NHS will do all the necessary. Members of Joe Public who actually engage over their health are enthusiastically entertained. Don't slink off and fester.

I shall now try to enjoy the last day of the family holiday

This news passed me by slinging mud in the bear pit. Very happy to hear it now though.

 

[Weststander]

A reminder to all NSC males.

Get checked out thoroughly if your weeing habits change e.g. more visits in the night or there are other changes in function. As soon as you notice it, without delay.

My brother, only in his early 60's, was diagnosed with prostate cancer today. Now he has a fight ahead, to live!

Early diagnosis is everything.

 

[Durlston]

A reminder to all NSC males.

Get checked out thoroughly if your weeing habits change e.g. more visits in the night or there are other changes in function. As soon as you notice it, without delay.



My brother, only in his early 60's, was diagnosed with prostate cancer today. Now he has a fight ahead, to live!

Early diagnosis is everything.

Weststander,

I'm terribly sorry to hear of your brother's bad news today mate. I hope he recovers and wins his battle as soon as possible. In these times of the bàstard coronavirus, other illnesses aren't holding off or staying away, my surgery can't get hold of any blood tests at the moment (Roche). Incredibly frustrating not to check up on things. Hopefully soon I'll get a slot. Dreading the winter and all that it brings. Best wishes to you and your family mate. Take care.

 

[Weststander]

Weststander,

I'm terribly sorry to hear of your brother's bad news today mate. I hope he recovers and wins his battle as soon as possible. In these times of the bàstard coronavirus, other illnesses aren't holding off or staying away, my surgery can't get hold of any blood tests at the moment (Roche). Incredibly frustrating not to check up on things. Hopefully soon I'll get a slot. Dreading the winter and all that it brings. Best wishes to you and your family mate. Take care.

Thanks

I saw that. Roche moved into their shiny new lab in Burgess Hill, but it’s gone pear shaped. Good luck.

 

[Hampster Gull]

A reminder to all NSC males.

Get checked out thoroughly if your weeing habits change e.g. more visits in the night or there are other changes in function. As soon as you notice it, without delay.

My brother, only in his early 60's, was diagnosed with prostate cancer today. Now he has a fight ahead, to live!

Early diagnosis is everything.

Completely. I get the physical check and the blood check every two years. Simple and a bit of a no brainier. My brother got checked, had to be treated and is now fighting fit, Women in general are many years of the average man on health, let’s catch up and keep safe

 

[dazzer6666]

A reminder to all NSC males.

Get checked out thoroughly if your weeing habits change e.g. more visits in the night or there are other changes in function. As soon as you notice it, without delay.

My brother, only in his early 60's, was diagnosed with prostate cancer today. Now he has a fight ahead, to live!

Early diagnosis is everything.

Sorry to hear.....sending every best wish. FWIW I’ve got 3 mates who have been through the old prostate battle, all have come out the other side ok and are thriving.

 

[Dr Bandler]

I has a scare last year when my PSA suddenly jumped up. Although I had no symptoms the GP wanted me to get it checked out, so I saw a consultant at the Princess Royal, with fear and dread of the infamous biopsy. Fortunately, as well as the fun physical examination he sent me for the new mpMRI, which scans the prostate in huge detail from different angles. It was a massive relief to get the all clear, although several weeks of worry later. Mildly enlarged was the diagnosis. The blood test was then repeated and the PSA was normal. Weird.

PSA is not very accurate as a diagnsotic, and I think that new blood tests are being developed. Still, if you are over 50 it is still better to get it checked out every so often, just to be safe.

 

[Surf's Up]

...... and to put the mind at some rest for those that do have this form of cancer, as I do, the NHS are doing a superb job managing me and monitoring the impact of it on me. I'm very lucky, mild form, non-aggressive, but still regular check ups, calls and confidence building, cannot fault the service. If in any doubt whatsoever get it checked out, mild embarrassment or finding the problem too late to do anything, shirley an easy choice!

I can endorse this...I too have the low Gleeson score, mild, non-aggressive form which necessitates pills, 6 monthly blood tests for PSA readings and an MRI every 18 months or so. The NHS have been brilliant.