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wait for confirmation of MRI SCAN or BULLDOZE ahead

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Posted 06 Sep 2018 at 19:55
To emphasise what Barry said, for goodness sake don't risk not being correctly diagnosed because of fear of the tests. In my own case, having those tests literally saved my life, because purely by chance the scans they did for prostate cancer showed up the far more serious but completely asymptomatic kidney tumour. My consultant told me that if that tumour (which was removed last Saturday) hadn't been found, I would assuredly have been dead from it within 4 years. So prostate cancer tests saved my life, no doubt about it. And that's the thing: until you have them, you never know what those tests will find!

All the best,

Chris
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Posted 06 Sep 2018 at 21:09
Yes, I'm a very nervous person when it comes to things like this, but I had my Trus biopsy 5 days ago and found it less traumatic than I imagined. The most uncomfortable part was quite a vigorous dre at the beginning. He took 13 samples. There is a nodule which needed investigating. The stressful part now is the 3 week wait for the results. Seems like a long time, but what do I know? Nothing much. There has been no blood in my pee or faeces, but some in my semen. No trouble peeing. Apart from the nodule, there were no symptoms. Best wishes for whatever is ahead!
 
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