Prostate Cancer

I just got a letter from Urology, 7/9 US guided transrectal prostate biopsy, but we go away on the 5/9 so I've rebooked it for 3/10 hopefully nothing will go too drastically wrong that hasn't in the three years since I've seen them, & I sincerely hope I don't get sepsis again.
 
Pudsey Bear said:
I just got a letter from Urology, 7/9 US guided transrectal prostate biopsy, but we go away on the 5/9 so I've rebooked it for 3/10 hopefully nothing will go too drastically wrong that hasn't in the three years since I've seen them, & I sincerely hope I don't get sepsis again.
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You will be just fine, dont mis it.
 
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The reason for the biopsy is they spotted an increase in the size of something on the MRI scan, it'd doubled in size since the last one 1cm to 2cm, so I'm getting the biopsy two days after we get back from Ireland, I'd say I'm not worried but, TBH I am a little bit.
 
Been waiting 4 weeks for biopsy results ..
Bit of a joke me thinks been very quick and good until this waiting ..
 
Mr and Mrs Tupcox said:
Been waiting 4 weeks for biopsy results ..
Bit of a joke me thinks been very quick and good until this waiting ..
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Only 4 weeks? I have waited more than a year to find when they are doing my second Cataract Op, only to find out that they are not doing it at all. It is not the Nursing Staff or Doctors, the whole system seems to have broken down.
 
Pudsey Bear said:
Too late to edit #61

The reason for the biopsy is they spotted an increase in the size of something on the MRI scan, it'd doubled in size since the last one 1cm to 2cm, so I'm getting the biopsy two days after we get back from Ireland, I'd say I'm not worried but, TBH I am a little bit.
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Heads up hope all ok, im still on these tablets which makes me all hot & cold plus sleepy through the day, just wish they had taken the fecker out.
 
What a feck up our surgery is, Urologist wrote them a letter on the 18th and posted it same day, surgery receives them and when someone has time they are SCANNED onto the system, I'm still waiting for the amended script, it has not even been scanned yet, so I ring and told I'm 22 in a queue, stuff that so I go down (with my copy of the letter I'd had for over a week) and remonstrated with the poor lass on reception as politely but firmly as I could, when I arrived I was the only person there, I apologised twice to the building queue behind me, I was surprised that most of them fully understood my frustration with the NEW system that is worse than the old system, unfortunately, some were late for their appointments so staff had to come out and take names etc, but all were seen, meanwhile I'm still waiting for a solution to me not having my meds and also a bloods request.

I eventually got my bloods paperwork and will have it done tomorrow morning at 08:50 10 miles away, I also got the pharmacist to agree to send my script to Asda, I went to Asda to let them know there was an urgent script coming and they are going to text me when it's done.

Why is it so difficult? A doc could have wrote one out I could have got it filled really quickly.

Modality I believe have over 400 surgeries around the country, I assume as a business they are not doing this as a none profit so the NHS is giving them money, and I believe all staff are on the minimum wage, why pay them we had a system that was cheaper and mostly worked.

Rant over.
 
Different ailment but when I was discharged from the cardio hospital a month ago they gave me a couple of weeks meds along with a letter to both my GP and me, (same content on both letters). As my wife was at the GP next day I gave her my copy of the letter for them to photocopy as they have recently moved locations so I wanted to avoid any hold ups, docs letter was old address which I told hospital but they said it was ok, would be redirected.
When I had 4 days supply left of some meds I went on NHS app to order scrips only to find no new stuff there but old stuff removed (as hospital suggested). It was too late to get the pharmacy side of my GP practice that day as they stop taking calls at 13:00, (was a weekday). Email had changed when they moved locations but after repeatedly calling the surgery automated line I managed to note down new address.
Sent an email explaining the problem and also saying they had the photocopy they took for two weeks and that I was about to run out of meds. One and a half hours later I got a call from the pharmacy to say everything was now in place and asking what it was I needed. All sorted but not sure it would have been if I hadn’t chased it.

Back to you Kev, can you not book the blood test as you need them through the NHS app? Not something I have done but I have seen the facility is there, may say I can’t do it if I click on it though
 
Well sorted Sir.

Err no, not up here in the dark ages, Leeds and Bradford are separate trusts which doesn't help, and nothing gets done until a Doc signs of on it, the bloods were signed off about ten days ago I asked them to post them to me as normal then I have to book them separately as walk-in no longer exists, workshy bastds won't do it now, TBH I was surprised to get in tomorrow, I could have got in this afternoon but Liz has the car and the van is too tall for the gates and walking that far isn't an option.

You don't have the option to book them anyway as they need the docs okay & the physical paper which has the sticky phial labels on them, shame the internet, emails and printers have yet to be invented isn't :rolleyes: :rolleyes: think of the time and fuel wasted just to pick up a piece of paper.

They seem perfectly able to text me offering me all kinds of tests etc so they have tech when it suits them.

Well that was a bonus, I thought I could only manage one rant a day, I must be getting stronger.
 
Pudsey Bear said:
Too late to edit #61

The reason for the biopsy is they spotted an increase in the size of something on the MRI scan, it'd doubled in size since the last one 1cm to 2cm, so I'm getting the biopsy two days after we get back from Ireland, I'd say I'm not worried but, TBH I am a little bit.
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Don't worry I'm sure your in good hands....let's hope you got the little Bugger early.🤞🤞
 
I had a mouth consultation in Belfast royal dentistry dep mths back and they said a letter and script would be isued pronto for medicated m wash & anisthetic wash, still not got it mths, a child could do better.
 
In my case 5 years in, I'm being monitored (PSA) every three months with a face to face with Urology every 6 months (Inc digital exam) and MRI every two years. PSA has been steady around 7 or 8 mostly but recently went to 10 and then to test for a rogue result we found it had risen 15.9. At the moment it's a suspected prostate infection given the fact that my last MRI only in May was "no change". So I'm on a MONTH'S heavy duty antibiotics (prostate infection is hard to shift apparently) before the next retest. It seems that along with ejaculation and riding a bike, prostate infections raise the PSA. Hopefully it'll return to my normal range of 7 or 8.
Slightly worried but mainly relaxed about it. My NHS service to date (East Lothian( has been exemplary.
 
I should be ok then, not a lot of bike riding going on (another good reason to NOT be a cyclist) or ejaculation around here :( :(

To be honest a really good crap is more satisfying.
 
I had a diagnosis in the first lock down. A friend of mine who was a cheese in Health education in Wales bullied me into having a test after my Dr (in the days when you actually had one!) had advised me not to get one several years before because of false positives etc. He was wrong and if Stella had not bullied me into going I might not be here right now!
I had 38 doses of radiotherapy and a couple of years on a disgusting and expensive drug called Enzalutamide every day. It seems to have done the trick as I was taken off the enzalutamide 15 months ago and I had my last hormone treatment (3 monthly injection of a testosterone blocker) in Spring. My psa is now right down.
Get the test!!!!
 
Has to mint tea though, just made one.
 
Greengrass said:
My last PSA was 0.02 I was thinking that's bloody good Then I read this ( There is no specific normal or abnormal level of PSA in the blood. In the past, PSA levels of 4.0 ng/mL and lower were considered normal. However, some individuals with PSA levels below 4.0 ng/mL have prostate cancer and many with higher PSA levels between 4 and 10 ng/mL do not have prostate cancer) Dont know what to think now
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That’s true, at PSA 4 mine was already 7/11th cancerous…yet remarkably 20 years later I’m still here.
 
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