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Old Nov 04, 2015, 07:53 PM
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Hello daggy: I was diagnosed with prostate cancer... oh... maybe 15 years ago... I was quite young considering. I was fortunate though in that it was caught at an early stage. I underwent a radical prostatectomy but did not have to have radiation or chemo therapy. So I guess one could say I was lucky. Allot of what you're going to experience probably depends on how advanced your cancer is & on what treatments your physician recommends. There are treatment options available today that were not available to me, or at least were not recommended. Anyway, I wish you all the best with your battle ahead.
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Old Nov 04, 2015, 09:10 PM
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Hello daggy: I was diagnosed with prostate cancer... oh... maybe 15 years ago... I was quite young considering. I was fortunate though in that it was caught at an early stage. I underwent a radical prostatectomy but did not have to have radiation or chemo therapy. So I guess one could say I was lucky. Allot of what you're going to experience probably depends on how advanced your cancer is & on what treatments your physician recommends. There are treatment options available today that were not available to me, or at least were not recommended. Anyway, I wish you all the best with your battle ahead.
Thanks for sharing it is quite daunting at first . Here is hoping the medics have advanced enough now that the treatment can catch it all early.

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Old Nov 05, 2015, 01:00 PM
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If you ever want to correspond privately, daggy, you are welcome to P.M. me here on PC...
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Old Nov 11, 2015, 06:12 AM
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And so the systoms begin again

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Old Nov 24, 2015, 11:59 PM
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So ouch not the best thing to have done but at least it's benign next 3 moths will tell .

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Old Nov 26, 2015, 02:13 PM
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Good luck man I hope the tests come back in your favor in 3 months. Cancer is so damn intimidating, stay optimistic though bud.
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Old Dec 01, 2015, 01:18 AM
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The words "probably benign" still doesn't give a person any relief. Still living on the edge for the next few months though .

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Old Dec 02, 2015, 04:49 PM
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I hear ya man, I've just gone through a serious cancer diagnosis in my family and the doctor told my family member "you're cured, but you should still see an oncologist to see if you need chemo". Talk about mixed messages, sounds like your doctor is similar with not having a concrete answer for you. "probably" is not a word you want to hear when it comes to your health.
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Old Dec 09, 2015, 01:11 AM
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Good news if there's any . Drs were thinking might have tumor in the portoid gland as well but they got on top of diagnostic really quick but nothing there . So now despite the all clear it's a wait and see also.

That's 2 rolls of the dice .

Let's just wait and see ...


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Old Dec 10, 2015, 06:51 PM
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Take the good news with a smile when you get it man. I'm sure you're tired of all of the blood tests and xrays and stuff, but at least you're lucky enough to live in a time and country where you can have these things addressed, right? Sorry if that comes off as condescending, just trying to help you look on the bright side.
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Old Dec 15, 2015, 01:14 AM
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Take the good news with a smile when you get it man. I'm sure you're tired of all of the blood tests and xrays and stuff, but at least you're lucky enough to live in a time and country where you can have these things addressed, right? Sorry if that comes off as condescending, just trying to help you look on the bright side.
Thanks .
Sometimes it it gets to you bad and other times even worse . Time and tide will see how I fare .

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Old Apr 15, 2017, 07:56 PM
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And we fast forward the long way around and we find ourselves with t3 just for the hell of it .
I do not fancy the " cure"
Once again i shall disappear for awhile
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Old Aug 24, 2017, 02:13 AM
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So its not as long as I thought . Being silent just waiting. Well strike whatever .
I just dont need everything crammed into the last few months of the year.
Rising psa .mri and whatever else they can trow at me .
Add to that some serious thought processes .
Check in when I can
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Old Oct 20, 2017, 10:15 PM
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Well as they keep telling you to write down feelings
So so how has time gone for me ?

After years of living on the psa line it has not tipped in my favour.
So within 6 weeks it has gone from
lets look at it
Lets mri
We found a big mass
Surgery due in 10 days

And all I hear is "ARENT YOU LUCKY They fitted you in before christmas"

I might not reply to msgs or even txt
Does anyone know anxiety
Fear
Bargain
Acceptance

All these things i have to deal with within a week.

Ps.
Forgot to mention all the lonely side effects but thats another story
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Old Oct 20, 2017, 10:26 PM
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Well, this is my first time in this forum. I don't post, or reply to posts, here typically. I just happened on your post. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer at around age 50, I guess it was. I'm now 65. Because I was so relatively young at the time, it was recommended that I undergo a radical prostatectomy, which I did. I did not need any radiation or chemo. I ended up impotent as a result, although I'm not at all sure that this was entirely due to the surgery. I'm more inclined to think it was the surgery in combination with my mental health struggles, antidepressants, & some other stuff. I also still experience some mild incontinence. But the cancer was gone & that's the main thing. Best wishes...
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Old Oct 24, 2017, 10:41 PM
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Well as they keep telling you to write down feelings
So so how has time gone for me ?

After years of living on the psa line it has not tipped in my favour.
So within 6 weeks it has gone from
lets look at it
Lets mri
We found a big mass
Surgery due in 10 days

And all I hear is "ARENT YOU LUCKY They fitted you in before christmas"

I might not reply to msgs or even txt
Does anyone know anxiety
Fear
Bargain
Acceptance

All these things i have to deal with within a week.

Ps.
Forgot to mention all the lonely side effects but thats another story
Monday 6:30 am will catch up
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Old Nov 16, 2017, 05:38 AM
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Monday 6:30 am will catch up
Well here it is a few weeks later and now have all those pretty books about choices
Which decision to make or what do I like doing the most bedroom activities or getting old then losing.
Young with a chance
Old and forgotten
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Old Jan 25, 2018, 11:16 PM
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Monday 6:30 am will catch up
Ok so jump forward to 2018
And I found psych central once again
And if anyone has been following this story or" thread"
You should know if you thought a t3 and MRI cat scans and void clinics were bad to get ready for the sarcastic ray of sunshine.

Now Jan '18 and the weeks before I get the surgeons booking
But now a t7
Radiation ruled out so the only option left. getting it removed.

Already have most of the side-effects
Sorry if I never got back or replied to anyone

Mentally this has drained me
Forgetting things being just lost

My journey continues
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Old Feb 01, 2018, 06:57 AM
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I just read this entire thread. I'm sorry I've not been able to follow your journey from its start, but really respect you for putting your feelings & thoughts here. I may sound like an arse for writing this, but your writings have probably helped a lot of people who might be facing physical adversity. It did me. This is nothing compared to what you're going through, but I was just diagnosed with glaucoma. It would be easy to feel sorry for myself, but your writings really helped me - your facing adversity & being able to deal with it. I'm sorry about your concernes about not being able to perform anymore but, believe me, you're more than a "man" for sharing your journey here. Thanks.
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Old Feb 03, 2018, 12:44 AM
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I just read this entire thread. I'm sorry I've not been able to follow your journey from its start, but really respect you for putting your feelings & thoughts here. I may sound like an arse for writing this, but your writings have probably helped a lot of people who might be facing physical adversity. It did me. This is nothing compared to what you're going through, but I was just diagnosed with glaucoma. It would be easy to feel sorry for myself, but your writings really helped me - your facing adversity & being able to deal with it. I'm sorry about your concernes about not being able to perform anymore but, believe me, you're more than a "man" for sharing your journey here. Thanks.
Thank you emgreen.
Sometimes just writing how the feelings you have down come out in an informative or rational fashion. other times it may just be ramblings of a scared person trying to make it through life.
sometimes we don't put half the stuff out there as well.
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Old Feb 03, 2018, 12:46 AM
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Thank you emgreen.
Sometimes just writing how the feelings you have down come out in an informative or rational fashion. other times it may just be ramblings of a scared person trying to make it through life.
sometimes we don't put half the stuff out there as well.
And sometimes we don't deal with it at all and those are the missing parts
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Old Feb 03, 2018, 12:52 AM
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Ok so jump forward to 2018
And I found psych central once again
And if anyone has been following this story or" thread"
You should know if you thought a t3 and MRI cat scans and void clinics were bad to get ready for the sarcastic ray of sunshine.

Now Jan '18 and the weeks before I get the surgeons booking
But now a t7
Radiation ruled out so the only option left. getting it removed.

Already have most of the side-effects
Sorry if I never got back or replied to anyone

Mentally this has drained me
Forgetting things being just lost

My journey continues
And now I have the letter with my name on the theatre list
.years of wait and watch ended at last
I suppose its a good thing.
We shall see .
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Old Feb 04, 2018, 01:08 PM
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Good luck, daggy.
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Old Feb 16, 2018, 12:33 AM
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So here I still sit in 2018.
5 years down the track and going back to the start of this thread I just want to thank all those that took the time to comment or the contribution of their stories.
I can see the pattern that emerged over time that has to lead to this point in time. Sorry about all the typos but you miss those sorts of things when you are on a roll and the words come out faster than the eye can see.
(Words from an uneducated hand)

So now as stress and anxiety take over for the next few weeks I thought I would just review some of my rambles to find the pattern the doctors don't worry telling you about in the beginning or you just don't want to hear.
All the pain in the pelvis and the kidney infection didn't really help or the up and down of the PSA and then the up.
The biopsy certainly didn't help anything but confirm what everyone knew.
The good news is I have scored a professor to do the surgery.

So now I wait for the date and the paperwork to go through.
And try and see the bits on here I can put together to calm my hands and soul till then

Thanks for reading .
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Old Feb 16, 2018, 06:27 AM
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Stay strong daggy 💪🏼
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