Dad just diagnosed. Need advice

Fab! Really fantastic result Bob! So pleased. That is a great PSA read. And long it may continue!

You got the Colonoscopy soon? After that you can hopefully relax and forget about medical stuff for at least 6 months!

Fantastic! Yes, i think Lyn explained that once the testosterone rises again then the PSA will rise as that is normal. I am not sure what figure it gets to before it is a concern? Maybe it's an individual thing? I hope my dad also has a similar result. His next PSA is in August. Keeping everything crossed!

Hey Bob,

How are you? Did you have the colonoscopy done?

Dads cough has improved as he has been on antibiotics. Not completely gone but its better. Chest x-ray was clear. He still gets blood in bowel movement so waiting for a colonoscopy date to come through. He has his routine endoscopy coming up in 2 weeks. Hopefully that will be OK.

Hot flushes still there but i ordered him this cold towel thing that he wears round his neck, which he says really helps. It stops the hot flushes lasting too long. He seems better on the whole, which we are all grateful for! 

How are you and things on your side going?

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Sorry, Bob, to hear of your cancellation as I can empathize with all the prep  (especially taking the powder that virtually forces you to sit on the toilet for 15 or so hours whilst emptying your bowels) that you had to do to be ready for the colonoscopy. That was the worse for me when I underwent a colonoscopy in 2018. My procedure was carried out at Addenbrookes and though I was not looking forward to it, the reality for me was that it was a piece of cake. I didn't even know that they had started and when I asked the consultant when they were going to start he drew my attention to the monitor,  which showed the tube about halfway up my colon. I was being "fed" pure oxygen from a device clipped under my nose which, I think, made me quite high and oblivious of what was going on.

The result of the colonoscopy was there was no cancer, just piles.

Bob 

I was gowned up ready to go in ,the nurse returned and said sorry we have to cancel. I had been to an out of area hospital and they hadn't picked up that I had to have a hospital bug swab done. Livid doesn't go anywhere near describing my emotions.

I refused to go through it again and asked for the CT version of the scan. So a few day before the CT scan the hospital sent me a bottle of liquid to drink 12 hours prior to the scan. The effect was worse than the original preparation drink.🥴.

My scan also turned out negative for cancer and picked up piles.

My advice to guys now is dab don't wipe 

Hope it goes okay for you.

Thanks Chris

It's about health things about our body, under the control of strangers. That you HOPE are capable !

Good luck with the Sigmanoscopy Bob. Please keep us posted. They best not cancel this time round!

Lets hope they do go ahead with it! My dad got his letter, it says nothing on there re diet or lax. Just said to have a light breakfast, they will give enema once there. 

He is having the same procedure next week, wonder why prep is different?

He has the endoscosy for esphogues this Thursday so went for covid test (PCR!) yesterday morning too.

Good luck and keep us posted!