My PC Experience

Here I am nearly 3 years post op and went to get my latest bloods done this morning. 6 hours later and the results are posted <0.001 Happy days. I’m not complacent about the results as I know it could make a reappearance but at least for now it’s good news. I now face my biggest challenge having retired early age 60 at end of March. I am following a tax avoidance strategy - spend my pension so the Chancellor can’t get her grubby mits on it!!! Lots of travel planned. We’re off to India next week and luckily for us we are in a city when there’s an IPL game on so we’ve got tickets. Looking forward to it as it’s has been something I’ve wanted to do. My decision to retire early was swayed by getting diagnosed and treated. Made me realise you can’t take your health for granted. 

Time flies when you are having fun. It’s been 6 months since  I retired and my last test. My latest test result came back at <0.001. What was impressive is that I was only tested this morning and results back by lunchtime. Onwards and upwards for another 6 months of tax avoidance (reducing my kids inheritance by travelling!) before my next tests. I’ve decided that retirement is hard - it’s 24/7 365 with no bank holidays!!. Travel plans all mapped out till June 27 so now need to get my thinking cap on for the rest of 27.  

For cricket lovers if you ever get the chance go to an IPL game in India - it’s bonkers and such fun. It’s certainly not Lords!!! I ended up getting interviewed for Indian TV before the game - let’s just say I was clearly ‘not from round ere’! So stuck out like a sore thumb.

One thing I’ve learnt is that you cannot be complacent with PC and you never know what’s round the corner health wise. Health is your wealth so I’m taking advantage of my health by travelling. I could have stayed working for a few more years but did not want to regret such a decision by having a later retirement curtailed due to health issues.

Yes I have side effects. I still use 1 pad a day. Some days I’m practically dry but other days I leak for no apparent reason. I can sometimes feel a dribble but more often than not I’m surprised why the pad is damp. One of life’s mysteries. I suffer from ED being only 50% nerve sparing. There’s an occasional twinge but nothing to show for it as a cruel reminder of what once was! Silendafil helps on occasions if the mood is right and the pump helps on occasion if need be. I do seem to lose sensitivity when using it though and my wife views it as a passion killer whilst I’m getting primed. But there’s worse things in life and there are guys in a lot worse situation than me. I consider my self lucky. The cancer was identified early and fingers crossed has been treated but I’m not complacent. 

Adrian thanks. I do intend to keep enjoying retirement and travelling so long as my health and or wealth hold out. I went to an aunties funeral today (94 so a good innings) and how can I put it delicately- she was ‘frugal’ so much so that there will be IHT payable on her estate. She enjoyed holidays but refused for instance to get a taxi and would prefer to not go out rather than spend money on a taxi to get somewhere. That to me is a further lesson to enjoy life as much as possible. 

I’ve not tried Invicorp and not sure the idea of a prick to make a big prick (!) appeals. My wife would probably gladly stab me though with intent and not necessarily in the right place!