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Posted 23 Jan 2015 at 07:10

Good news Steve.

Join the club - I have an bladder infection at the moment too!

Hope you can root out the problem today and set it sorted quickly!!

All the best

Alison x

User

Posted 23 Jan 2015 at 11:57

Hi, Glad you are getting things sorted and hopefully will feel better soon. Great post from Alan as well. El.

User

Posted 24 Jan 2015 at 03:12

Hi,

Went to the hospital by bus (not allowed to drive in the week after my op) first thing this morning for my blood test and to hand in my urine sample. On the way back, made the mistake of calling in town to go shopping with my wife. I say mistake because I didn't realise how tired it would make me. It resulted in me falling asleep for most of the evening, now waking up and not feeling tired. I think I realise why they recommend you should rest following any hospital procedure. It does take it out of you.

The medications I'm on don't help either. I'm having to cope with the fatigue created by the hormone therapy and the cardiac medications that are slowing down my heart. Unfortunately, I'll have to put up with those for another year, now they've found the problem with the thinness of my coronary artery walls.

I've now not worked for nine weeks and I'm wondering if I'm going to be able cope with the workload when I start again. I'm shattered even after a short time when I try to do anything. I would have thought, unblocking my heart would have given me much more energy but it's a real struggle at the moment. I feel tired a lot of the time.

Anyway, my pee flow is still very weak, I hope the test results will show that there's nothing to worry about. I may have to be patient and wait for things to return to normal.

Well, have a good weekend everyone.

Steve

User

Posted 24 Jan 2015 at 05:41

Steve, I am just glad you could get the bus mate. There are lots of positives in what you say and you will only get stronger. I guess you may have to save all your energy for work at first but hopefully that will put you back doing what you love ( and bring a few quid in). Take care, Kev

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User

Posted 24 Jan 2015 at 07:10

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

. I may have to be patient and wait for things to return to normal.

Well, have a good weekend everyone.

Steve

Take your own advice Steve and you will get back to work. Rush it and you will be on the revolving door of A&E! I know getting back to normal is the goal and I have been lucky that I can continue to work with some adjustments for fatique. But this is a new normal for you and one complicated by the heart problems. You talked of writing recently and why not start blogging, occupying your mind but resting your body. Good luck you will soon be back to normal, if you give it chance!

User

Posted 26 Jan 2015 at 13:27

Hi,

Just had my test results from Friday, blood and urine tests clear and the really good news is that my PSA result was 0.466, down from 1.63 in November. Very pleased it's heading in the right direction!

My pee flow is slightly better now, though still not good, but the tests show I haven't got an infection, so it's a bit of a mystery.

Oh well, nothing's ever straight forward with me.

Steve

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User

Posted 26 Jan 2015 at 13:37

Great news on the numbers front! Congratulations Steve.

Kevin

User

Posted 26 Jan 2015 at 13:39

Great PSA result Steve, pee flow is probably just a hangover from RT which keps doing its thing for some time it should improve slowly just givt it time.

Mandy Mo

User

Posted 26 Jan 2015 at 13:46

Hi Kevin,

Thanks.

How's the holiday going, hangovers not too bad? They can be a killer in hot weather!

Will look out for the pics if you send any to George. Don't scare us too much! I've got a weak heart you know.

Take care.

Steve

Edited by member 26 Jan 2015 at 16:55 | Reason: Not specified

User

Posted 26 Jan 2015 at 18:32

Well done Steve.
Very pleased for you

Best Wishes Sandra

We can't control the winds - but we can adjust our sails

User

Posted 26 Jan 2015 at 19:06

Steve

Good news, now let's have a bit of normality for a while and no hiccups before the 7th.

Thanks Chris

User

Posted 26 Jan 2015 at 19:32

Chris,

I quite agree, I'll try my best!

Steve

User

Posted 27 Jan 2015 at 14:34

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

Hi Kevin,

Thanks.

How's the holiday going, hangovers not too bad? They can be a killer in hot weather!

Will look out for the pics if you send any to George. Don't scare us too much! I've got a weak heart you know.

Take care.

Steve

Hi Steve,

No memorable hangovers yet...

Was getting complementary wine at the BKK hotel so expected a few bad ones.

George has some pictures, nowt too risqué.

Just arrived in Bali and getting stuck in to Nani goreng and Bintang beer.

Kicking back here for 25 nights, I may not return...

Kevin

User

Posted 27 Jan 2015 at 14:46

Steve, your weight gain is tiny compared to what Kevin will see when he gets home and gets on the scales.

Putting the limitless wine to one side, I have photos to prove he's eating cream cakes at a rate of knots!

Keep a look out on B2PCa for an occasional photo of the 'Ever Increasing Kevin'.

Stay well my friend!

George

B2PCa

User

Posted 30 Jan 2015 at 03:04

Hi,

Well facing another fun day at my second home, the hospital, today, to investigate the causes of my rectal pain and bleeding.

I'm due to have a Sigmoidoscopy at 10.45am and in preparation of that delight, I have to have my first ever enema (wow, just when I thought life couldn't get any better!).

Hopefully, it will go some way to finding and sorting that particular problem, once and for all.

Steve

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User

Posted 30 Jan 2015 at 04:14

Cheers George, there goes our confidentiality agreement.

Steve, all the best for today mate, I will be thinking of you.
5:45pm local time, that'll be Bintang time then.
Think of me raising a glass to you as they start work, that's bound to help :)

Seriously, all the best for today.

Kevin

User

Posted 30 Jan 2015 at 09:19

Good luck today Steve.

I won't say you'll enjoy the experience but at least at the end of it (no pun intended!) they'll know what's what.

All the best Sandra

We can't control the winds - but we can adjust our sails

User

Posted 30 Jan 2015 at 09:43

Good luck, Steve. Hope all goes well.

Stay Calm And Carry On.

User

Posted 30 Jan 2015 at 19:46

Bintang?

How was it Steve?

Dave

User

Posted 31 Jan 2015 at 10:57

Hi,

Sorry I didn't update yesterday when I got home from the hospital but I was sorting out my dreaded tax return.

Everything seemed to go well and at least I have answers now.

The day started with me having my first ever enema. Fortunately, I chose to do this in the bathroom, a wise move. I do regard myself as being able to move quickly but this would beaten me.

Once at hospital, I was faced with an hour's delay though my twenty minute pre procedure meeting with a young nurse to check medical history, medications etc, ended up lasting much longer. She had just moved from Portugal last year and so it was interesting to hear her story.

Anyway, the sigmoidoscopy went ahead ok. Only took less than 15 minutes, painless apart from a slight discomfort when they reached the furthest point but that nothing I couldn't handle. I had a monitor screen that I watched the whole process on in full colour. I now know what it's like to go potholing. It's not quite how you would imagine it would be up there though they said the enema had worked very well.

Anyway, the result was that I have radiation proctitis as a result of my radiotherapy but it's not too bad now and should improve over the next few months.

So, pleased that is out of the way.

Steve

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