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Prostate cancer
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just had my second bloodtest come back at 0.2 which is undetectable since having my prostate out.looking good at the moment
A57 the snake
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Bang on mateJust over 12 months since I had my false alarm can’t allow this thread to slip to page 6
Would hate people on BM not to be aware of this thread for 6 weeks last year it was the only thing I had to cling to especially late at night and I will never forget the support it gave me
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Great to hear about people getting good new please keep the good news coming.
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Experience
My 80 yr old Dad from Duky had trouble with his pissing
plucked courage to go to docs
a week he had a bloodtest
two weeks a finger up his ricker
three weeks a biopsy, MRI scan with radiation, bone scan (full body to look for spread)
4 weeks a diagnosis, treatment plan.
Diagnosis
Cancer of the prostate, still contained within the gland.
Prognosis
Not life limiting, radio therapy and hormone replacement therapy (tablets first then injection)
All this happened at Tameside Hospital (and his GP, and all I can say is 5 fucking stars out of 5. Which is 5 stars higher than I would have given it 10 year ago for any treatment.
My 80 yr old Dad from Duky had trouble with his pissing
plucked courage to go to docs
a week he had a bloodtest
two weeks a finger up his ricker
three weeks a biopsy, MRI scan with radiation, bone scan (full body to look for spread)
4 weeks a diagnosis, treatment plan.
Diagnosis
Cancer of the prostate, still contained within the gland.
Prognosis
Not life limiting, radio therapy and hormone replacement therapy (tablets first then injection)
All this happened at Tameside Hospital (and his GP, and all I can say is 5 fucking stars out of 5. Which is 5 stars higher than I would have given it 10 year ago for any treatment.
A57 the snake
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I agree they’ve definitely improved withExperience
My 80 yr old Dad from Duky had trouble with his pissing
plucked courage to go to docs
a week he had a bloodtest
two weeks a finger up his ricker
three weeks a biopsy, MRI scan with radiation, bone scan (full body to look for spread)
4 weeks a diagnosis, treatment plan.
Diagnosis
Cancer of the prostate, still contained within the gland.
Prognosis
Not life limiting, radio therapy and hormone replacement therapy (tablets first then injection)
All this happened at Tameside Hospital (and his GP, and all I can say is 5 fucking stars out of 5. Which is 5 stars higher than I would have given it 10 year ago for any treatment.
i couldn’t agree more they’ve massively upped their Game recently.Experience
My 80 yr old Dad from Duky had trouble with his pissing
plucked courage to go to docs
a week he had a bloodtest
two weeks a finger up his ricker
three weeks a biopsy, MRI scan with radiation, bone scan (full body to look for spread)
4 weeks a diagnosis, treatment plan.
Diagnosis
Cancer of the prostate, still contained within the gland.
Prognosis
Not life limiting, radio therapy and hormone replacement therapy (tablets first then injection)
All this happened at Tameside Hospital (and his GP, and all I can say is 5 fucking stars out of 5. Which is 5 stars higher than I would have given it 10 year ago for any treatment.
A57 the snake
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Christie’s and local health authorities have set up new scheme primarily for after care but will help with pre-treatments.
Prostate Easy Access Support Services,
(PEASS).
www.christie.nhs.uk/peass
I’m now part of this initiative it really makes life so much easier basically it’s putting your local hospital and Christie’s under one umbrella so there’s no worries with communication between the shared services. My team from Christie’s now come to Tameside hospital for my six monthly checkups and also my bloods are now taken at the MacMillan suite situated in Tameside hospital, my bloods get sent to Christie’s the very same day this part of the ‘Bloods closer to home scheme’.
Altrincham wellbeing centre, Bolton hospice,Bury hospice, Dr Kershaw’s hospice Oldham,St Anne’s hospice little hulton,St Luke’s hospice winsford,Tameside MacMillan unit, the Christie @ Macclesfield and Thomas linacre outpatient centre Wigan.
All the above will provide help and information regarding Blood tests post treatment, hopefully this will help out friends and relatives just in case their not aware. It can be daunting the first few months after treatment with plenty of anxiety in the worry you’ve been successful in treatment. Eg I’m meeting one of my Christie’s team at Tameside this Tuesday it’s a lot easier now.The care, treatment and communication have been second to none
Good luck to everyone and keep fighting as @TShed correctly posted keep the thread going.
Take care
Gary.
Prostate Easy Access Support Services,
(PEASS).
www.christie.nhs.uk/peass
I’m now part of this initiative it really makes life so much easier basically it’s putting your local hospital and Christie’s under one umbrella so there’s no worries with communication between the shared services. My team from Christie’s now come to Tameside hospital for my six monthly checkups and also my bloods are now taken at the MacMillan suite situated in Tameside hospital, my bloods get sent to Christie’s the very same day this part of the ‘Bloods closer to home scheme’.
Altrincham wellbeing centre, Bolton hospice,Bury hospice, Dr Kershaw’s hospice Oldham,St Anne’s hospice little hulton,St Luke’s hospice winsford,Tameside MacMillan unit, the Christie @ Macclesfield and Thomas linacre outpatient centre Wigan.
All the above will provide help and information regarding Blood tests post treatment, hopefully this will help out friends and relatives just in case their not aware. It can be daunting the first few months after treatment with plenty of anxiety in the worry you’ve been successful in treatment. Eg I’m meeting one of my Christie’s team at Tameside this Tuesday it’s a lot easier now.The care, treatment and communication have been second to none
Good luck to everyone and keep fighting as @TShed correctly posted keep the thread going.
Take care
Gary.
That’s exactly what I experienced last May no symptoms but blood test came back 13.4Experience
My 80 yr old Dad from Duky had trouble with his pissing
plucked courage to go to docs
a week he had a bloodtest
two weeks a finger up his ricker
three weeks a biopsy, MRI scan with radiation, bone scan (full body to look for spread)
4 weeks a diagnosis, treatment plan.
Diagnosis
Cancer of the prostate, still contained within the gland.
Prognosis
Not life limiting, radio therapy and hormone replacement therapy (tablets first then injection)
All this happened at Tameside Hospital (and his GP, and all I can say is 5 fucking stars out of 5. Which is 5 stars higher than I would have given it 10 year ago for any treatment.
GP told me to fear the worst fasttracked into Stepping Hill Urology MRI scan as we ko against Newcastle in the Cup that Saturday night in Tameside so no complaints
Then typical experience of incompetence at Tameside 6 weeks later after MRI scan showed a perfect gland for my age had a second blood test came back 3.4 ffs
At the same time I genuinely got diagnosed as prediabetic so coupled with the scare did a complete lifestyle reset lost 2 stone removed all processed shite and other poor diet choices started doing a lot of walking
This March no longer prediabetic and Psa had dropped to 2.2
The good thing about all this is I am now being monitored proactively via my GP Psa tests scheduled every March
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Annual Review today, MRI shows no change in lesion. Prostate as a whole increased in size a little and PSA slightly raised at 4 but below 5.8 action level. So continue with active surveilance.
They also made me aware of a new initiative between Prostate Scotland and Scottish Premier Football League Trust to offer an 12 week exercise programme for men with prostate cancer at some local SPL grounds. My nearest is Kilmarnock and look into it and see what it is like. That came after I’d mentioned this thread as a good place for guys to share experiences and encourage each other.
They also made me aware of a new initiative between Prostate Scotland and Scottish Premier Football League Trust to offer an 12 week exercise programme for men with prostate cancer at some local SPL grounds. My nearest is Kilmarnock and look into it and see what it is like. That came after I’d mentioned this thread as a good place for guys to share experiences and encourage each other.