It took surprisingly little time, considering that this is the NHS we’re talking about, for things to start moving once I had chosen a radical prostatectomy as my preferred course of action. After a little over a week, an appointment…
Category: Prostate cancer
Decision Time
Following my prostate biopsy in late August, ‘t was results time in mid-September. The truth came as no real surprise to me, my prostate was misbehaving and had developed a touch of cancer. 14 samples had been taken. One sample…
Transrectal Biopsy Delights
Such a wonderfully descriptive phrase, transrectal biopsy. In my five year journey to my current PSA-out-of-bounds stage, I have learned some interesting things about transrectal biopsies of the prostate gland. My consultant and specialist nurse discussed the possibility of a…
Pesky PSA Monitoring
One of the tests to check for the possibility of prostate cancer is a blood test to determine PSA level. PSA = Prostate Specific Antigen, a protein produced by one’s prostate gland. As I understand it, an increased level of…
Consulting the Consultant
OK, so, five years ago, having established that I could not simply ask for a blood test to check my PSA level, I made an appointment to see my GP who administered the other relatively common test, the DRE (Digital…
Passing Out Parade
[Ed: It’s necessary to suspend any smutty schoolboy humour for this one.] A couple of weeks ago, an appointment with the specialist nurse at my hospital’s urology clinic turned up. D-Day was Thursday and H-hour was 1:00 PM. Though the…
Prostate in the Back Seat
About five years ago work gave up on me – as in, my position was no longer required and I was offered the chance to seek alternative opportunities elsewhere. Work wasn’t the only thing giving up on me. In my…
Cancer: Breast versus Prostate
Fear not, I am not about to compare breast cancer and prostate cancer. Let’s face it, non of the many forms of cancer are welcome companions on our journeys through life. I am, however, interested in comparing the two awareness…
Prostate Cancer Awareness Awareness
Alternatively, I suppose, Prostate Cancer Awareness2. [Ed: Well, it gave me a chance to use the superscript HTML tag.] When we were enjoying Guernsey last week thanks to the hospitality of our friends, Steve & Rosemary, on Friday morning Carol…
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