Another Prostate Cancer Blog

2 years after the operation

2023-06-28T15:09:28Z

Life goes on, I still suffer from mild incontinence and I am still impotent, but it has little effect on my life. The last PSA test showed 0.058 so hopefully, I will be able to last a further two years before requiring further treatment.(read more)

Its been a while

2022-11-12T15:11:00Z

It's been a while since my operation (April 21) I have never recovered full continence and cannot get an erection even so my life seems normal. My PSA has continued to increase all be it very slowly, I expect further treatment will be require nex...(read more)

One year after Operation

2022-03-30T18:02:00Z

What to say? My incontinence has improved greatly over the past three months, although I still wear a pad if I leave the house. The latest PSA test was 0.03 quite low. That means the last two tests have shown an increase <0.01, 0.02, 0.03.so ...(read more)

9 months post operation

2022-01-09T12:05:00Z

The good news first, my incontinence issue is finally getting better to the point where it is very mild. As long as I do not over-exert myself, I stay dry. I am not so confident as to not wear pads but I am getting there. I received the results of my...(read more)

Six months post operation

2021-09-30T13:15:00Z

Hi All Had my second blood test yesterday and all is well, less than 0.01. I am still suffering from both incontinence and impotence. After five months I started really improving with the incontinence, I tend to have three or four days when I am ok d...(read more)

PSA not detectable

2021-07-07T16:30:00Z

I had my first PSA blood test last week then a chat with the consultant this week. The PSA level was below 0.01 which they class as not detectable, all good news. I have to have a blood test every 3 months for the next two years. The biopsy of the pa...(read more)

Almost 8 weeks post operation

2021-06-06T10:02:00Z

Everything seems to have settled down. Most of the stitches have finally dropped off, I did have to have one trimmed. Apart from that progress on incontinence has become slow. If I take it easy in the morning no leaks until mid-afternoon,...(read more)

Ups and Downs

2021-05-28T15:02:00Z

To understand why I had a milestone moment the other day I have to take you back six years when I think my PC probably started. So six years back I started to have to get up in the middle of the night to go and have a wee. One year later I was gettin...(read more)

Six Weeks Post Operation

2021-05-26T17:13:00Z

Everything had settled down for a few weeks, almost routine, dry all night and most of the morning depending of the amount of physical activity. Two days ago the weather was terrible rain rain and more rain, because of the weather I stayed in all day...(read more)

Almost four weeks after catheter removal.

2021-05-21T08:16:00Z

I was not leaking very much over the past few weeks usually dry all night, also during the morning up until three in the afternoon. Last night my no leaking during the evening stopped. I have been using level two pads, woke up to damp underpants the ...(read more)

a person with cancer is disabled

2021-05-11T17:33:00Z

18 months ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, the same one that has metastasized in the bones of the spine, I was given a triple treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, injection of hormones) with which in all this time it has made me feel tired...(read more)

Sleeping better

2021-05-10T09:35:00Z

Two weeks since I had the catheter out. The incontinence issue is probably the only thing I think about at the moment, it has changed over the last couple of days. At first, I was getting a fair amount of urine leaking, then after a week it almost st...(read more)

Six days after Catheter removal

2021-05-01T14:14:00Z

The first few days after the catheter was removed I just about had no control at all. Although you know it is early days there is always that bit of doubt that things may not get back to normal. Now six days later I find myself in a position where I ...(read more)

14 days Post Operation

2021-04-28T14:33:00Z

Not too bad today I do not leak during the night although I am up and down to the bathroom every two hours. Leaking badly in the afternoon. I had some spare day and night bags (still in their sealed plastic bags) so decided to drop them off at ...(read more)

12 days post operation

2021-04-26T12:33:00Z

I had my catheter removed today. Started performing my Kegal exercises again. At present, if I keep sitting and do not move I do not leak, as soon as I stand I get a few drops of urine. It's early days yet. The catheter was starting to cause me s...(read more)