Active surveillance a journey to where…

  • The biopsy…a training opportunity

    The MRI went well. An out of hours late evening appointment just 4 days after the referral letter was sent. Neither nurse could get the cannula in. I gave them five attempts then in the machine for a bimetric scan. Just 10 hours later a phone ca...
  • The phone call…was anyone going to tell me?

    I called the receptionist. As usual asking barrier questions to my queries. I then asked for the practice manager to call me back and explain why the surgery was not following NICE guidelines with regards to cancer pathways. That cut through the chat...
  • The results…well from AI

    Blood test done. Results came back, but not to my usual GP,  sent a text: “Cholesterol high, I’ve booked you in for a repeat test in two weeks.” Lots of information about how to reduce it. Nothing else mentioned. Not surprised ...
  • The journey begins…Family visit

    Hello everyone, This is the start of my blog sharing my active surveillance journey with localised 3+4=7 prostate cancer (CPG 3).  It all kicked off in the most ordinary way. Family came down to Cornwall for a two-week stay. After about 10 days ...