I had a radical Prostatectomy 23 years ago via the old open surgery method. It came back after 6 years and I had to have 37 doses of RT. It all seemed to be ok albeit I had continual discomfort from that area. Due to AT, High blood pressure etc my doc put me on Warfarin and then Apixaban the latter of which which caused me to bleed.quite heavily. That was in mid September. Between the urologist and the renal consultant they could not decide if it was coming from a kidney or old prostate area. The urologist suggested it was Radiation Cystitis as I kept having UTIs and tried 4 different antibiotics before one worked. I have also been suffering with chronic IBS for ages which resists all treatment. Most of the discomfort comes from my right side just under my ribs. Bloating and wind.
All my treatment and scans were cancelled because of the virus until I was given a CT scan on 11th May. They found a 7.5cm lump in my right kidney. The telephone consultation with my GP and the Urologist were less than positive about the future and any treatments. I have now been for a pre-op assessment and the consultant anaesthetist was, like the other two, less than positive about surgery as I am 83 and not in very good shape.I would most likely have to go on dialysis and to quote "feel a lot worse than I do now". I am waiting for a follow up consultation to see if other treatments are possible. Nobody seems to be in a hurry. It is also less than comforting to have to have telephone consultations rather than face to face.
Has anyone any views on whether there is better treatment privately rather than the NHS?
