My Prostate Cancer Journey and Why You Should Get Tested

[simongt]

Day one at home after my hernia op, same day cut & shut. All well within the bounds of me behaving in an appropriate genteel manner - !
Finally went private as the NHS, to be fair has been overcommitted and under established since it's formation in 1948 but after a years waiting, I was going to have to wait quite another few months before getting it fixed and we want to get on with our lives - !
We have savings and it's that sort of thing we have savings for.
Hardly surprisingly, couldn't fault any of the treatment and procedures, so now it's just the up to four month journey to full recovery.
My only very minor grumble was when I was given my tea post op, the crisps 'garnish' to my pieces were salt & vinegar flavour as that's all they had at the time; the only flavour I don't like - !

 

[The Jogger]

It's been nearly 6 weeks since my prostate removal, I found the first week quite a challenge with the catheter in place. On the 8th day I removed it myself. Things started to improve after that, although I still have some niggling pains in the pelvic area but I've read that's the healing going on but I'm not convinced. I walk 5kms everyday along the Chichester canal. On Feb 3rd I have a meeting with the surgeon for the histology report, then March my first post op PSA. Onwards and upwards. Oh and the other side effects have been minimal.