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Hello Shar. Just press the 'green armchair'and you will see 'profile.' Press 'profile' and write the journey. 

Thank you so much

Hi Shar

I know you are a week into the Chemo - I was going to ask how it's going but I see you have a diary entry saying all is good apart from some headaches.

That's great news for the pair of you. You are both doing so well considering the dark place you were in when you first joined "the club".

Long may it continue!!

Best wishes

Brian .

Thanks for adding your husband's bio Shar. We'll done to that paramedic. That is one crusade that we must all undertake - promoting PSA testing. How old is hubby out if interest? Good look to you both in your onward journey.

He is 62. Our friend the paramedic contacts us everyday to ask how we are. Off all the ships we could have been on, of all the tables in the restaurant we were on that one. It was meant to be. 

Hi Shar

I agree 100% with NickNick101 about promoting PSA testing - As a minimum everyone over 50 Should be tested -- they won't because they haven't the capacity to deal with all the cases it would turn up!! I have a few t-shirts from Prostate Cancer featuring the iconic "man of men" and it's surprising how many people stop me to ask about Prostate Cancer.

I am married to a retired nurse and I had no symptoms. I was admitted to hospital with acute kidney failure - it transpired the enlarged prostate crushed my bladder which filled up and crushed my kidneys. My initial PSA was 182 with no symptoms.- No that's worrying!!

Best wishes as ever

Brian.

It was random PSA testing for the over 50’s which found me. So I am very definitely a convert to regular PSA testing for older men.  There followed a biopsy which confirmed a cancer confined within my prostate. I had no other symptoms at all and stayed happily on “Watchful Waiting” for over a decade until a couple years ago my PSA topped 30 and it was decided to give me bicalutimide first and then a series of prostate I njections to starve the cancer. This brought the PSA down but involved a horr3ndous list of side effects (the whole list), including depression and a very noticeable decrease in cognitive ability.

in the meantime, while my PSA was only slowly increasing, I was found to have a developing bowel cancer. Which has been a long a difficult journey which I am talking about on the stoma n stuff forum.

Wow Stewart - You have been through the mill - you have my sympathy - I wish you well on both your Prostate and Bowel cancer journeys - it can't be easy and for those who support you through your day to day life.

I must say I would have thought a PSA of over 30 before any action for the Prostate Cancer appears a tad late to me for action - but again I am a mere human!

Best wishes and thanks for posting.

Brian