Prostate cancer. A useful resource. (6 Viewers)

[DavidG58]

Update to my face to face meeting Tuesday had a phone call from barts yesterday afternoon inviting me to have a ct scan 03/05

What is the CT scan for? I have only had an MRI pre diagnosis then a gamma body scan when cancer confirmed by biopsy, but now I am just about to have my first 3 month jab and wait without further checks

I have got a nagging abdominal discomfort that I presume is cancer / treatment related but not going away so I am going back to see my doctor

Lower back pain went so happy that was muscular , but this abdominal pain has been there since before my cancer diagnosis, it did seem to get worse post biopsy which has caused me some anxiety

Pre diagnosis I would not have been worried about this , but now knowing 1:6 of those diagnosed die within 3 years from prostate cancer, although it is common and usually successfully treated, sometimes it isn’t

 

[pagey]

They scan you to see the best way to zap you as we have all got the same bits but not always in the same place

 

[gus-lopez]

At southampton general cancer patients got reduced parking charges ticket

RD&E ,Exeter is free of charge for cancer patients.

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[Rapido925M]

I’ve never had so many people looking at my nether regions since communal showers at school! Dr Henny was nice and the two students didn’t say much but Charlotte was allowed to see if her finger detected the same situation as his (we all have to learn somewhere).
Rebecca deposited the biopsies into three jars while Paul tried to keep me thinking about other things by chatting and asking me questions.
I’m not sure what Mary did but we all had to persuade her not to Google “how much is a hitman?” after I joked that there would be consequences if Dr Henny hurt me too much.

All in all it was a much better experience than I had anticipated. The worst bit was when I started shaking from the adrenaline as the anaesthetic wore off.

Two or three weeks until I get my results

Gordon
(It took me three attempts to balance the pad in my pants before I realised that there was a piece of paper which could be removed to reveal an adhesive strip )

 

[The general]

anaesthetic

The numbing cream ? Yes the nurse had to use plenty of ‘ towels ‘

 

[The general]

All interesting stuff , ok we all rather not have it but i am interested in the subject

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[pagey]

not my experience i had 3 injections then an ultrasound sensor inserted then a staple gun inserted and click click 9 times all tools removed bum wipe and pushed to recovery for tea and biscuits told you can go home after you have passed water

 

[68c]

not my experience i had 3 injections then an ultrasound sensor inserted then a staple gun inserted and click click 9 times all tools removed bum wipe and pushed to

Pretty much my experience, suprising how you soon settle down in the birthing chair chatting to the four medics, one a trainee.

 

[pagey]

had a good laugh with the 2 nurses and the doctor over the birthing chair i said to them when i have the baby if its a boy i will call it joe after the doctor and if its a girl we will have to toss up for the girls name

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[The general]

9 times

Low amount usually 12 my mate said it was like a medieval torture and he also was unlucky to end up with an infection ,he didnt take the anti infection drugs at the right time his fault !!!!

 

[The general]

had a good laugh with the 2 nurses and the doctor over the birthing chair i said to them when i have the baby if its a boy i will call it joe after the doctor and if its a girl we will have to toss up for the girls name

Good humour ! Well done .all in a fays work for them !

 

[Rapido925M]

The numbing cream ?

I usually try to write what I mean: in this case the word was "anaesthetic"!

"You usually have this test in the outpatient department under local anaesthetic."

Transperineal biopsy for prostate cancer

Your doctor might take small samples of tissue from your prostate through the skin behind the testicles (perineum). This is to help diagnose prostate cancer.

www.cancerresearchuk.org

Perhaps your doctor had a different technique?

Gordon

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[The general]

I usually try to write what I mean: in this case the word was "anaesthetic"!

"You usually have this test in the outpatient department under local anaesthetic."

Transperineal biopsy for prostate cancer

Your doctor might take small samples of tissue from your prostate through the skin behind the testicles (perineum). This is to help diagnose prostate cancer.

www.cancerresearchuk.org

Perhaps your doctor had a different technique?

Gordon

Yes I had a transrectum biopsy , where they just use numbing cream /liquid

 

[Hettie's Crew]

Yes I had a transrectum biopsy , where they just use numbing cream /liquid

I had four injections to numb the area which was the worst part of the procedure.