In reply to Post #15
Keep well Fred

In reply to Post #15
That's good news Fred

Stay indoors, stay safe and hopefully you - and the rest of us - will be wetting a line before the summer

In reply to Post #15
Relieved is probably an understatement.
It's also given me and I'm sure many others on here a lift to hear some good news for a change.
Stay safe.

In reply to Post #15
Keep with the lockdown Fred.....

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Fred, that is amazing, time to move on and live life to the maximum. That is brilliant news

The male family members on my father's side have all been diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lives & unfortunately most succumbed to it spreading which ultimately was the cause of their passing. My father is on his third case of prostate cancer now & I have been told that because of the family history, I am of extremely high risk of developing it sometime in my life. With this in mind I have annual tests done if I have not had any symptoms & told that if I have any symptoms, however minor I may think they are, to make an appointment with my GP immediately to have digit examination carried out as well as full bloods. There is nothing to be embarrassed about at all with regards to the digital rectal examination. It takes the Doctor longer to put the glove on & lube up their finger than the actual exam does! They will no doubt have performed this examination no end of times and they will no doubt has experienced all the “accidents” such as leakage on pressing on the prostate, “dirty” finger, release of gas on removing finger, etc, etc. My GP is a young lady of Indian heritage (mid-20's at a guess) who is actually quite good looking. It makes the experience a little more pleasurable than if it was a 70 year old male!

30 seconds of discomfort & slight embarrassment on first exam is nothing to worry about considering it could save your life and I always thought of my family & how they would feel if I ignored everything & passed away from prostate cancer because I didn't want to go “red in the face” because I thought my friends would think it was “gay” because I allowed a doctor to stick a finger up my posterior!

I have also made sure that I have put a bit in my will to leave equal amounts to a UK Prostate Cancer charity as well as The MS Society.

Stay safe and stay well Fred.

In reply to Post #15
Desire will be open soon buddy....stay safe

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My dad suffered from prostatic cancer. I don't wish anyone to pass through this burden. This situation served me as an impulse to rethink our given life and how we should decently live it. I don't know if it might be a relief for those affected by cancer, but I bumped into something I want to share with you after researching. I read about the rm-1 prostatic cancer cell line developed in mice by scientists that might serve as a substrate for developing and studying new immunotherapy and biological drugs that could target specific cancer cells, keeping intact, healthy ones. I hope soon we'll have more answers and opportunities.

Prostate cancer is primarily discovered by a biopsy of the prostate. MRI scans cannot diagnose cancer. However, it does determine the size of the tumour and the subsequent growth, if any, which is discovered in a subsequent MRI. The two MRIs are compared and the oncologist can assess the level of growth. The danger comes if the cancer spread outside the prostate. I am awaiting the result of my 2nd MRI, which was done last Wednesday.

Over 50? Get a PSA blood test done a.s.a.p.

@ jaclinlunderman5 jaclinlunderman5. **** off. That is spam and there are people on here with genuine prostate cancer. You are lower than a snake's belly.

Well further on from the prostate scare I had a heart attack in late march .
Trouble was I was waiting for the pain so went nearly 5 hrs before I rang for an ambulance 😳
It took nearly an hour in the ambulance to stabilise me then went to hospital where I went straight in for surgery .
They threadelled a long probe in my wrist into a main artery and all the way to my heart ❤️.
They installed a stent as my three arteries were blocked but one totally blocked .
After an hour and a half they had finished .
It was a team of 7 and I watched it all on a monitor .
I'm now back to 80% fitness but I'm on a shed load of medication.
The consultant said I was very very lucky as I should not be here and was amazed I went 5 hours in moderate pain before seeking treatment .
We put it down to 25 years of eating ***** when I was on my tools when a subby having a fry up in the morning and chippy or Burger King , McDonald's and Kentucky and all the other crap eaten after eating my healthy packed lunch driving to various sites all over the UK
My arteries seem to be all gunged up with crap .Also smoking since the age of 15 at 20_40 a day for years haven't helped .
I have basically flogged my body to death but the last 15 years have tried to eat healthily .
I know this is a prostate thread but thought I would up date my continued bad luck .
Yep I'm ok now and haven't suffered any serious affects as my heart muscles are recovering from what they said was a near death trauma .
It's a funny old game innit ✌️

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Sorry to hear this but glad to hear you are still with us Fred.
Keep well