None what so ever! I only asked for a test because I had friends who were PC sufferers and thought it a good idea to get tested.
Hear flipping hear!
he tells me it is unlikely not to be cancer but it definitely hasn’t spread and as such there is no panic 
easy for him to say
but needs must while the consultant chats to me about all sorts then my prostate
David, I’m same age as you and have been through exactly the same process. Although it’s a hugely worrying time, the treatment options are good and outcomes are positive. Have a good read through the pro and con of the various treatments, outcomes are all generally similar, I found the biggest decision was between surgery, just get the cancer cut out and radiotherapy, less dramatic side effects potentially, I decided on brachytherapy, I’m about 5 months into treatment and I’ve been fine. If you need links to reading material etc let me know.Brief summary of my last few months
Coincidentally I had my first doctor appointment a week before this thread started, digital inspection suggests enlarged prostate
Followed by PSA blood test, elevated at 5.7 our target age related is below 4 I am 65, was 64
PSA repeated 3 weeks later (now end of Nov) still 5.8
Referred to Urology at Chesterfield General early December had to google urology
Another finger check, she can feel a growth on one side
Referred for MRI had that on my 65th birthday 18th December
Telephone consultation arranged with consultant for mid Jan, seemed a long time to wait , letter brought it forward by a week I panic and wonder why
Consultant gives be a very good explanation of what the MRI shows him, growth that needs investigating by biopsy which he explains very well
I now have to google sphincter, I thought it was a posh name for my arsehole
Biopsy booked for Thursday this week
Chat to explain procedure, given tablet antibiotic then sent to wait for an hour before procedure
Don’t know if they are all done the same, but up on bench arse at end of it, legs put up into stirrups , local anaesthetic stabbed in about 10 places, then scope inserted in my anus , quite large
Then the snipping tool is inserted through my sphincter, snips and retracts , 12 times in my case
All natural , again so so common , as mentioned in thread i am sure , but just take info off prostrate uk site and nhs site NOTHING ESLE . A lot of us as been thru it and came out other side basically ok ???
Shes seen a few, whats the big deal ? There's not one . My god my catheter did its job i had 750 mlts of pee to get rid of i had AWR because of the treatment
Jim, I've been on Tamsulosin 40g for a number of years now but still up 2-3 times a night. I've got a review coming up in a couple of weeks time so i'll sort it then - just thought my broken sleep was normalI went to the GP with this problem,.. finger up the bum confirmed enlarged prostate but no signs of a tumour .. but they can only examine one side of the gland.. so that was followed up by a PSA test that was negative ..
Was given a prescription for Tamsulosin capsules , one a day to reduce swelling which worked great and can now pee like a horse ..well, a pony anyway .. such a relief literally
For too long I put up with taking ages to pee and up during the night several times for the loo, don't hesitate , have it examined.
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Been there done that. The biopsy very unpleasant but a good out come as soon on the treatment program. Just been discharged this week.Brief summary of my last few months
Coincidentally I had my first doctor appointment a week before this thread started, digital inspection suggests enlarged prostate
Followed by PSA blood test, elevated at 5.7 our target age related is below 4 I am 65, was 64
PSA repeated 3 weeks later (now end of Nov) still 5.8
Referred to Urology at Chesterfield General early December had to google urology
Another finger check, she can feel a growth on one side
Referred for MRI had that on my 65th birthday 18th December
Telephone consultation arranged with consultant for mid Jan, seemed a long time to wait , letter brought it forward by a week I panic and wonder why
Consultant gives be a very good explanation of what the MRI shows him, growth that needs investigating by biopsy which he explains very well
I now have to google sphincter, I thought it was a posh name for my arsehole
Biopsy booked for Thursday this week
Chat to explain procedure, given tablet antibiotic then sent to wait for an hour before procedure
Don’t know if they are all done the same, but up on bench arse at end of it, legs put up into stirrups , local anaesthetic stabbed in about 10 places, then scope inserted in my anus , quite large
Then the snipping tool is inserted through my sphincter, snips and retracts , 12 times in my case
Shows me the lump on screen from my MRI then says opposite side is hazy so will take samples from there at same time rather than bring me back
Had to wee before I could leave and sent home wearing a Gandhi style nappy
Told I might / would bleed in wee poo and semen for a few days , not sure how I would spot the last one, absolutely no chance my old man is playing for a while
Phone call this morning confirmed cancer, now awaiting letter with date to see consultant
Now trying not to worry about it
Same here.Jim, I've been on Tamsulosin 40g for a number of years now but still up 2-3 times a night. I've got a review coming up in a couple of weeks time so i'll sort it then - just thought my broken sleep was normal
Pretty much the same as mine the consultant seems very laid back about it I asked how long did he think the treatment would take as I wanted to book holidays his reply suprised me he said no problem go on your trip and we will start in Sept I said no way start today and left the hospital with a packet of pills and an app for my first injection which makes me think if caught early it's not a great problem,,,fingers crossedBrief summary of my last few months
Coincidentally I had my first doctor appointment a week before this thread started, digital inspection suggests enlarged prostate
Followed by PSA blood test, elevated at 5.7 our target age related is below 4 I am 65, was 64
PSA repeated 3 weeks later (now end of Nov) still 5.8
Referred to Urology at Chesterfield General early December had to google urology
Another finger check, she can feel a growth on one side
Referred for MRI had that on my 65th birthday 18th December
Telephone consultation arranged with consultant for mid Jan, seemed a long time to wait , letter brought it forward by a week I panic and wonder why
Consultant gives be a very good explanation of what the MRI shows him, growth that needs investigating by biopsy which he explains very well
I now have to google sphincter, I thought it was a posh name for my arsehole
Biopsy booked for Thursday this week
Chat to explain procedure, given tablet antibiotic then sent to wait for an hour before procedure
Don’t know if they are all done the same, but up on bench arse at end of it, legs put up into stirrups , local anaesthetic stabbed in about 10 places, then scope inserted in my anus , quite large
Then the snipping tool is inserted through my sphincter, snips and retracts , 12 times in my case
Shows me the lump on screen from my MRI then says opposite side is hazy so will take samples from there at same time rather than bring me back
Had to wee before I could leave and sent home wearing a Gandhi style nappy
Told I might / would bleed in wee poo and semen for a few days , not sure how I would spot the last one, absolutely no chance my old man is playing for a while
Phone call this morning confirmed cancer, now awaiting letter with date to see consultant
Now trying not to worry about it
Its an extremely slow growing cancer , injection ? I take it hormone therapy ? You have tablets and course of injection before they start RT
Yes exactly that
And another. After about three years I mentioned that it had appear to make naff all difference so was swapped to another unpronounceable medication which seems as equally useless. Still two or three times a night ( in the wrong way unfortunately
) I did ask them to make sure they included a PSA at my last blood test. No news is good news?
If you contact your local hospital macmillan centre they have a set of reading materials for prostate cancer which explains the choice of treatments you can undergo. From radiotherapy to a robotic op to remove the prostate completely.Brief summary of my last few months
Coincidentally I had my first doctor appointment a week before this thread started, digital inspection suggests enlarged prostate
Followed by PSA blood test, elevated at 5.7 our target age related is below 4 I am 65, was 64
PSA repeated 3 weeks later (now end of Nov) still 5.8
Referred to Urology at Chesterfield General early December had to google urology
Another finger check, she can feel a growth on one side
Referred for MRI had that on my 65th birthday 18th December
Telephone consultation arranged with consultant for mid Jan, seemed a long time to wait , letter brought it forward by a week I panic and wonder why
Consultant gives be a very good explanation of what the MRI shows him, growth that needs investigating by biopsy which he explains very well
I now have to google sphincter, I thought it was a posh name for my arsehole
Biopsy booked for Thursday this week
Chat to explain procedure, given tablet antibiotic then sent to wait for an hour before procedure
Don’t know if they are all done the same, but up on bench arse at end of it, legs put up into stirrups , local anaesthetic stabbed in about 10 places, then scope inserted in my anus , quite large
Then the snipping tool is inserted through my sphincter, snips and retracts , 12 times in my case
Shows me the lump on screen from my MRI then says opposite side is hazy so will take samples from there at same time rather than bring me back
Had to wee before I could leave and sent home wearing a Gandhi style nappy
Told I might / would bleed in wee poo and semen for a few days , not sure how I would spot the last one, absolutely no chance my old man is playing for a while
Phone call this morning confirmed cancer, now awaiting letter with date to see consultant
Now trying not to worry about it
we actually have several sphincter doing various retracting functions throughout our bodies apparently not as good as it sounds but range is 1-4 where 4 is worst an injection then wait two hours before full body scan which will show if cancer has already got to my bones , this will determine the treatment options and I qualify for free parking we discussed buying a season ticket option on our way in today Had my bone scan 2 weeks ago and not heard anything so I'm taking that as good news had my first of 12 injections at the hospital and the other 11 around the 9 th of the month but at my doctors, not seeing the consultant until 27.02 and I will ask about Brachytherapy as it seems preferable to 20 trips to St barts for rt ,all the best to youJust been for a follow up appointment to discuss biopsy results, while mentioning that procedure I need to correct a biological inaccuracy, the biopsy was extracted by tool that passed through my perineum, not my sphincter, which is indeed my anus
As already hinted by phone I have cancer
Having barely passed any exams with decent results, I have high grade cancer
For anybody who knows about these things I have a Gleason score of 4+5=9 this means it is likely to be aggressive
I have a T3a cancer have already forgotten what the a meant
Due to the potentially aggressive little sod I now need a bone scan, booked for tomorrow , can’t get much quicker than that
Positive news there is no sign of cancer in my bones that were scanned on my MRI but only looking at my abdomen then
Then next week I have another appointment for scan results and to discuss treatment options
Brachytherapy already ruled out due the stage my cancer has reached
Feel odd, no different to how I felt at Christmas but the C bomb has gone off, next weeks meeting will be much more informative
Two bits of good news, no changes needed to my diet or alcohol consumption
This is what frightens me in the UK: Once you have had a test here in Spain you automatically have yearly retests of everything: This year I had 56 different blood & urine tests . If you have,or have been, treated for cancer then the tests are every 6 month ,like my wife's are.
Hi David your diagnosis is very similar to the one I had nearly 2 years ago , inoperable I was told by the consultant ,I was immediately put on hormone therapy another year to go of that.Just been for a follow up appointment to discuss biopsy results, while mentioning that procedure I need to correct a biological inaccuracy, the biopsy was extracted by tool that passed through my perineum, not my sphincter, which is indeed my anus
As already hinted by phone I have cancer
Having barely passed any exams with decent results, I have high grade cancer
For anybody who knows about these things I have a Gleason score of 4+5=9 this means it is likely to be aggressive
I have a T3a cancer have already forgotten what the a meant
Due to the potentially aggressive little sod I now need a bone scan, booked for tomorrow , can’t get much quicker than that
Positive news there is no sign of cancer in my bones that were scanned on my MRI but only looking at my abdomen then
Then next week I have another appointment for scan results and to discuss treatment options
Brachytherapy already ruled out due the stage my cancer has reached
Feel odd, no different to how I felt at Christmas but the C bomb has gone off, next weeks meeting will be much more informative
Two bits of good news, no changes needed to my diet or alcohol consumption
Without doubt !!!!!!!!
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