My Prostate Cancer Journey and Why You Should Get Tested

[theloafer]

update..had more scans and it dose not bode well.... cancer spread through a lot of my bone`s next option is chemo which dr say may at best extend 3-4 months but i will poss be really bad as a dog... ☹️☹️

 

[SpokeyDokey]

update..had more scans and it dose not bode well.... cancer spread through a lot of my bone`s next option is chemo which dr say may at best extend 3-4 months but i will poss be really bad as a dog... ☹️☹️

My sincere sympathies.

Just finished my 8th week in hospital having chemo for leukeamia - it really is a grueling experience.

 

[postman]

So sorry to read this.All the best from me here.I am now 18 months in remission,and the weight is going back on ,after a sudden loss during my big diy task in May.Bloody cancer don't give up.

 

[theloafer]

update..had more scans and it dose not bode well.... cancer spread through a lot of my bone`s next option is chemo which dr say may at best extend 3-4 months but i will poss be really bad as a dog... ☹️☹️

new update ...
my stage 4 prostrate cancer is now in most of my bones ,and having tried a few options of 3 lots of tablets looks like its going to have its way ..turned down chemo as it would not be a lot of benefit, poss a few extra months but in those few months i would be bad as a dog .saw consultant yesterday and basic advice was go and enjoy your life . on the plus side i dont feel ill just very weary and get tiered very quickly .

 

[wilberforce789]

new update ...
my stage 4 prostrate cancer is now in most of my bones ,and having tried a few options of 3 lots of tablets looks like its going to have its way ..turned down chemo as it would not be a lot of benefit, poss a few extra months but in those few months i would be bad as a dog .saw consultant yesterday and basic advice was go and enjoy your life . on the plus side i dont feel ill just very weary and get tiered very quickly .

Horrible situation. Best wishes.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

new update ...
my stage 4 prostrate cancer is now in most of my bones ,and having tried a few options of 3 lots of tablets looks like its going to have its way ..turned down chemo as it would not be a lot of benefit, poss a few extra months but in those few months i would be bad as a dog .saw consultant yesterday and basic advice was go and enjoy your life . on the plus side i dont feel ill just very weary and get tiered very quickly .

V.sorry to hear this news.

Hope you can be kept pain free.

 

[blackrat]

new update ...
my stage 4 prostrate cancer is now in most of my bones ,and having tried a few options of 3 lots of tablets looks like its going to have its way ..turned down chemo as it would not be a lot of benefit, poss a few extra months but in those few months i would be bad as a dog .saw consultant yesterday and basic advice was go and enjoy your life . on the plus side i dont feel ill just very weary and get tiered very quickly .

Well, that stinks and you could be speaking exactly as if you were my brother - he lives near Norwich. His prostate cancer has metastasized into his bones. I wish he could see a better future, but he is settled now into an acceptance and although now tired of it all, he wants to enjoy the time he has left. His children and are always there with him, and that really does help.

Wishing you the very best.

 

[postman]

Hells bells i am so sorry.I am looking forward to be 'signed off' very soon after nearly two years of being Lymphoma free,all the best from me here.

 

[theloafer]

Hells bells i am so sorry.I am looking forward to be 'signed off' very soon after nearly two years of being Lymphoma free,all the best from me here.

that's great to hear postman wishing you well

 

[YMFB]

I’ve had the PSA blood test twice

March 2025 Prostate-specific antigen level 0.33 ug/L

March 2023 Prostate-specific antigen level 0.27 ug/L

But my peeing habits have changed, my flow rate is down, I often don’t empty my bladder properly and I’m up 3-4 times a night. In July as my HbA1c has come down to 50 I stopped taking Empaglifloxin which works by excreting glucose through urine. Previously stopping Empaglifloxin reduced the number of times I needed to pee in the night.

Yesterday I asked the diabetic nurse if I could change my blood pressure tablets as it’s now 117/71 and get a proper prostate examination, so I’m off to see my GP for digital intrusion.

I have two close friends who are going through prostate cancer journey and PT at the gym has recovered from it.

This is just a reminder to many of you to stop putting it off, if nothing else try the risk checker, link below

https://prostatecanceruk.org/risk-checker