Go And Get Your Psa Checked

Please tell us more. Diagnosis you say, not treatment?

 

I should of been clearer. My diagnosis was in October last year following raised PSA's (5.1). I was referred for a MRI and a biopsy followed which confirmed the cancer (7 on the Gleeson scale and the cancer was contained within the prostate). My treatment was discussed with a surgeon and a radiotherapy doctor. As I was discouraged from the surgery due to being 3 hours on the table and he was unsure i would actually wake up again due to underlying health condidtions. It was explained the both surgery and radiotherapy had exactly the same outcome regarding results.
Radiotherapy was either 20+ daily sessions or 5 daily sessions of a raised dose depending on the results of a CRT to assess the position of my bowel and bladder. Happily I qualified for radiotherapy with the high dose options as above. The treatment was carried out which was the easy part (10minute sessions) the bit I found difficlt was the daily enema and holding in a full bladder for 30 minutes to seperate the bowel and bladder to they could target the prostate.
Let me know if any more info is needed , glad to help as its scary to be told you have cancer.

 

Scary stuff but its behind you now.

 

Many thanks for that clarification. I had 20 sessions, every weekday for 4 weeks. Racked up 2,000 miles to and from Oxford. Yes, I found the daily enema bearable but holding a full bladder, only to be told there’s a half hour delay was sometimes impossible. If you’ve gota go you’ve gota go.

 

Just to let you all know that there is a petition out there looking to persuade parliament to instigate a screening programme. It's currently approaching 60,000 signatures.

https://petition.parliament.uk/signatures/171375591/signed

 

Thanks for the heads up, it's now 1 signature closer to 60,000

 

Petition signed.

 

Webinar about radiotherapy by Prostate Cancer Uk.

https://register.prostatecanceruk.o..._bio/si_living_well_radiotherapy_webinar_406?

Date: Tuesday 21 April
Time: 6pm
Location: Online via Zoom

 

Last couple of weeks i've been feeling like someone's volleyed me right in the balls. Constant dull ache that makes you feel a bit sick too.
Finally plucked up the courage to speak to a doc this morning and it turns out i have an infection and am off to get some antibiotics from the chemist.
I had no idea that was even a thing but he said "its common in men your age". Cheeky bastard!
Anyhoo, panic over, worth speaking to an expert part #346538 etc...

 

As you get older you will hear your age blamed more and more for your ailments, to the stage where it just pisses you right off.