As I hadn't received any reminder letter from the hospital regarding my first 6 monthly PSA blood test review which I thought should be by the end of May (allowing a little leeway for postal delays), I booked one anyway with the GP surgery. The first one I could get was for the 25th June & as you have probably rightly guessed, the reminder came about a week later on. Still, as there was a specific form enclosed detailing what blood tests were needed, I duly trotted along to the GP surgery on Tuesday & duly got jabbed in the arm by the resident vampire.
On leaving the surgery with that feeling of relief that my arm was still attached, I was just waiting at the pelican crossing when the nurse came hurtling out of the surgery shrieking my name. ''Thank God I caught up with you. I have just checked the hospital form & they want 2 samples'' So, I was dragged back into the surgery by the vampire who then proceeded to jab my other arm as she said she couldn't use the same arm. So, there I am afterwards, walking through the town with 2 huge blobs of cotton wool taped to each arm. I certainly got some funny looks I can tell you.
Now I'm just waiting for the results to appear on the NHS app.
Hello Brian (Buzzers)
I had a vision then of you walking round Plymouth looking like an escapee from A & E. 
Up here in the grim North West I am under The Christie which is a specialist NHS Cancer Trust in Manchester. They have something called PEASS (Prostate Easy Access Self Service). When you are on 6 monthly bloods (or any other period), you get an introduction to the service by meeting or video, you get two named cancer nurses with their telephone number and a booklet giving all the details of the service.
When your PSA test is due you get a reminder e-mail and text and a wellbeing question paper to fill in. You book your test online or by telephone on their "bloods closer to home service" (mine is done at a local hospice about a mile from home) and your results together with any issues arising from the question paper arrive the following day and of course on the NHS App.
i must say an excellent service and the NHS at it's best.
Here's hoping for a low PSA for you tomorrow. Thank you for your continued support across the Community - it's very much appreciated.
Best wishes - Brian.
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Hi AW,
If I was Benny Hill, I would have been making my getaway in a milk float being drawn by a horse & Bella Emberg would have been the nurse 
