Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[Sir Trev]

Originally Posted by Seeker

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Prostate cancer is a blanket term and there are multiple types. If you're "lucky" and have the slow growing type the current medical thinking is that it's better to leave it rather than treat it, since you will have died of something else by the time it becomes a problem.

My dad was told he was more likely to die WITH it than OF it, but his PSA is now in the hundreds, his last scan showed it rapidly spreading and he's wasting away fast. He's had over a decade to get his mind around it but it's not nice to see him now. He'll be 80 in four weeks, assuming he makes it.

My brother in law was not so "lucky" - diagnosed in April, wheelchair bound within six months, in a hospice and then dead two months after that at 65. Neither of them had their symptoms checked when they first felt rough so as Bibs says, GET CHECKED!

[R1ffR4ff]

Originally Posted by redtrummy

Signed up to Future Health R1ff nothing to lose. You do well to use an exercise bike doing that amount, I think its about as interesting as watching paint dry! I have a set of semi professional rollers - now using those is interesting, one breaths a sigh of relief at the end of a session if I avoid falling off! Not tried using them since the 'event' - perhaps I never will now we shall see . I had a PSA test recently, my Dad had terrible prostate problems which I want to avoid, but it was not an easy process to get approved. Its not foolproof but its all thats available at present.

Just got back from ,"Future Health " . You get the results straight away with a pack explaining them. Really nice nurses

Slightly high Blood pressure told to keep an eye on it. Checked myself when I got home and back to normal so will monitor over the week.

Cholesterol pretty much perfect

Still 5'10" so not shrunk yet

Heart Rate Super Duper 66 Bpm . That exercise bike is paying big dividends

Weight still just above 14 stones so must try harder

[redtrummy]

We go on Wednesday - I suffer white coat syndrome so not expecting a good result there! Been to visit a friend today, getting back means climbing a hill 5% to 8% got up it but felt a bit off when I got home but everything seems ok now.

[R1ffR4ff]

Originally Posted by redtrummy

We go on Wednesday - I suffer white coat syndrome so not expecting a good result there! Been to visit a friend today, getting back means climbing a hill 5% to 8% got up it but felt a bit off when I got home but everything seems ok now.

You should be fine as my nurses were in blue

The one on reception was a stunner and my Nurse Georgina was a peach. Sod the woke brigade <grin>