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Posted 06 Sep 2022 at 12:53
👍it doesn't get better than that Leila. Long may it continue. More wine to celebrate now

Cheers

Bill

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Posted 24 Oct 2022 at 14:17

This is not directly linked to PCa though it has been a useful purchase for David. Oddballs pants, since he's been back on he HT he has said the doesn't feel his underwear 'tucks him in' I found these pants called Oddballs, they are a bit pricy, a bit more than M&S maybe, but they do the job perfectly he says. The second lot arrived in the post today, and he was prancing around the bedroom in them, making me giggle! He reckons they are the best pants he's ever had. The colours and patterns are wonderfully bright, and a bit psychedelic. On the PCa front his last PSA was <0.1 he seems happy enough, and doing well. As I type he is up a ladder repairing a crack in the front or our house, he plans to paint the house next year. So he must be doing ok he's 72 and still working most days. 

Leila. 

 

Edited by member 24 Oct 2022 at 14:19  | Reason: Not specified

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Posted 30 Oct 2022 at 21:54

Hi Leila and all on this interesting thread.

I wasn’t sure where to post on here as I’ve only just joined the forum.

my husband (aged 54) has just been diagnosed with PCa Gleason 6, T3a PSA 3.51. I’ve been reading on this thread about the impact of HT on the heart and I was looking for some advice/words of support as I’m very worried due to my husband already having an existing heart condition. Having the operation isn’t an option because of his condition but now I’m concerned the HT won’t be safe either. We’re meeting the oncologist in a couple of weeks but we really don’t know what will be the best treatment path for him.

I’m sorry to gatecrash your conversation, I’m just feeling very worried and looking for some advice/support - thank you x

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Posted 30 Oct 2022 at 22:58
Hi snib best to start your own thread but I for one am interested in your case as like me he is a g6 t3a.

Is surgery completely ruled out? Or is it just one surgeon who is risk averse?

Is he otherwise fit and a healthy weight? I think HT is a vascular / BP risk so like most risks associated with that it's a lot less risky if he is a healthy weight to start with..

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Posted 31 Oct 2022 at 00:31

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

This is not directly linked to PCa though it has been a useful purchase for David. Oddballs pants, since he's been back on he HT he has said the doesn't feel his underwear 'tucks him in' I found these pants called Oddballs, they are a bit pricy, a bit more than M&S maybe, but they do the job perfectly he says. The second lot arrived in the post today, and he was prancing around the bedroom in them, making me giggle! He reckons they are the best pants he's ever had. The colours and patterns are wonderfully bright, and a bit psychedelic. On the PCa front his last PSA was <0.1 he seems happy enough, and doing well. As I type he is up a ladder repairing a crack in the front or our house, he plans to paint the house next year. So he must be doing ok he's 72 and still working most days. 

Leila. 

 

Yes, I buy Oddballs for sons, son-in-laws and others - a fun present and money raised for men's health charities. Strangely, John isn't keen on them.  

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 31 Oct 2022 at 07:34

Thanks for your responses, I will start a new thread. Just in answer to your questions the urologist didn’t think surgery would be an option due to his heart condition, my husband has had surgery in the past but always with local but the nurse said the operation had to be done under general. Overall my husband is generally fit and well so we are remaining positive, we just want to make sure we choose the safest treatment path which I’m sure the oncologist will discuss with us. 

I’ll post a link to the thread on here for anyone who is interested in following or has similar concerns  (once I’ve worked out how to do that?!!) sorry for gatecrashing this thread….I wish your husband all the best Leila 

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Posted 02 Nov 2022 at 16:35
Hi NS78,

David had his heart attack a few years after the prostate cancer diagnosis. We had a number of medication glitches as some of his meds clashed with others.Getting the specialists to discuss and decide was frustrating, and difficult. In the end I wrote a letter to both and this seemed to work. An assertive polite wife can sometimes help. 😉

David had recovered well and his last PSA was <0.1 he’s doing ok.

Hope this helps.

Leila.

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Posted 03 Nov 2022 at 21:38

Thanks Leila, I will certainly be an assertive wife…I’ve not stopped researching since he was diagnosed 2 weeks ago!! This forum and reading the different journeys has been so helpful.

Thanks for taking the time to reply, so pleased your husband is ok at the moment, I wish you both all the very best for the future and I’ll continue to follow your journey on here.

Best wishes

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Posted 22 Nov 2022 at 19:54
David’s PSA has just arrived, it is a good <0.1 I’m happy to say.He feels good, and seems to be doing well. Of course we’d both like him to have a libido, but sadly it’s not on the cards.

Thankfully I’m not chewing the door knobs with sexual frustration. I suppose us growing older together goes have its plus sides.

Delighted with the PSA and a decent glass of red wine is in my sights. So it could be worse.

Leila

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Posted 22 Nov 2022 at 20:17
Very pleased for your score. I get the libido thing. It’s taken 2 years of HT to knock it , and I still know it’s missing and doesn’t feel right in my world , but I guess there is no stopping it. Thankfully it’s happened at a time of life where it seems to suit us both.

Good luck going forward x

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Posted 22 Nov 2022 at 20:30

Leila, great news , really pleased for you both.

Thanks Chris 

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Posted 22 Nov 2022 at 20:41

Great news Leila. 
Just trying to imagine you chewing the door knob 🤦‍♀️. But get what you mean .
No one that hasn’t gone through this will understand. I find it mostly makes me feel sad like I’ve lost someone close . 

Phil

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Posted 23 Nov 2022 at 00:42

Yay!!!!

You could put a decent vibrator on your Christmas list? But perhaps be cautious opening presents in front of an ageing aunt on Christmas morning :-/  

Edited by member 23 Nov 2022 at 00:45  | Reason: Not specified

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 23 Nov 2022 at 02:12

Haha, Lyn, the deed has been done a while back. Just careful timing on usage.😉joking apart, these things have to be seriously addressed. By the way. I am the aged aunt in my family. 😏

Edited by member 23 Nov 2022 at 02:14  | Reason: Not specified

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Posted 23 Nov 2022 at 10:38
Sometimes I worry that something sudden and tragic might happen to J and I, and the children will be completely traumatised by the items they find in our bedroom 🤯😳
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 23 Nov 2022 at 10:55
I suspect there will be squishy latex rings all over the place when the kids sort out our stuff!

Hopefully they won't have to find out how good they are in certain circumstances.

User
Posted 23 Nov 2022 at 13:35
Same thing Lyn. It was like a Lovehoneyshowroom upstairs haha. Ditched the lot now as I think it had already been peeked at. 😀😀
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Posted 23 Nov 2022 at 13:57

Same here, I hope whoever survives out of the two of us has the savvy to clear out the ‘toys’ and paraphernalia before the family get to it. Horror of horrors our families would turn pale with shock. 
Writing this makes me thing a bit of decluttering might be on the cards, but not everything. 

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Posted 23 Nov 2022 at 16:40

God, I feel like a right Conservative now listening to you lot 🤦‍♀️

User
Posted 23 Nov 2022 at 19:45

Haha Phil, just realists managing a challenge in a grown up way. 

 

 
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