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Hi Guys. Hope you’re all readied for Christmas? 

We’re having a quiet Christmas Eve and Day. Only the MiL here as youngest is at his wife’s family this year. No driving so a few glasses of wine and a Christmas movie is on the cards. 

Oldest boy and family arrive Boxing Day from Jersey. We will pick them up at Gatwick - hope the traffic’s ok getting back through the Dartford tunnel.

Family get together on 28th with wife’s brother and partner joining us from oop North. 

Have my hospital consultation F2F tomorrow so a little bit nervous. Hopefully they’ll have a plan for the new year and the Radium 223. Have some awkward questions to ask like what’s next after the Radium…? And will I be able to fly during the course of treatment.

Noticing my head hair growing again now albeit very white and also my beard growing quicker. Presume it is a slight testosterone increase as the Degarelix isn’t doing much now. I won’t know as PSA and testosterone not listed on my latest blood test form. I do wonder why they want me to carry on with Hormone treatment when it’s obviously doing bugger all… Oh well they are experts. 

So still faffing around doing a bit of DiY. Boxed in small bit of soil pipe yesterday in downstairs cloakroom. Measured tiles for it this morning after my latest Degarelix injection. I’ll get me boy over to cut them with his fancy cutter tool.. 

So, hope you guys are all keeping well? Apparently lots of bugs around at the moment so keep safe. Had my Covid booster week before last and having the Flu one this week. 

Take care buddies,

Phil

Good luck with your consultation Phil, I'll be thinking of you 👍

Adrian, that sounds like our plans for Christmas. Got my youngest son staying at ours with my grandson, and my old mum if she makes it. My eldest son is doing lunch at his place, about 4 miles away, for the whole family, 13 of us in total. We'll be turning up with the cheeseboard, cake, and a carload of dining chairs!

Going down with man flu the last couple of days, which is bloody typical 😆, but on the plus side, I got my latest PSA result yesterday, and 5 months on from surgery it is <0.02, so undetectable!

The Hart family cancer tally continues to rise unfortunately. To add to me, my mum and my younger brother, my wife's mum has just been diagnosed with breast cancer, which has spread to her lymph nodes, liver, and possibly spine. Incurable, but full prognosis not known until meeting on Friday. I'm not remotely religious, but someone up there is taking the piss!

Despite the early hour, I feel the need for a virtual pint. Anybody up for one?

Take care lads.

What a fantastic early Xmas present, Ian. I'm really pleased for you mate!👍

But I'm sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. 😕

If we're all having an early drink. I'll have a  Guinness on me cornflakes. 

It reminds of when breakfast outings used to be all the rage. A full English and a few pints, all before 10am. The daft things we did when we were young. 🙂

Hi Kev.

Yeah, those spammers really jar me off!

One tried to infiltrate Phil's thread yesterday. 😡

To mess about on a site dedicated to cancer suffers is despicable. They should be caught and made to have a DRE from a doctor with hands like shovels. That'd teach 'em. 😁

I was thinking of beating the gaming spammers at their own game, and starting a thread on apt anagrams of prostate terminology. It might be a bit of a giggle for those who enjoy word games.

Other apt anagrams of 'prostate cancer' include 'Procreates not' and sadly 'Reaper contacts'

I had a real life breakfast outing yesterday morning. A full English and a pint of Batemans XXX in a Spoons in Grimsby. You can't get much rougher than that, but it was surprisingly good. 😁

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Hi Spongebob, Happy New Year to you and everyone out there 🥳. Let’s hope 2025 brings some happiness and good luck 👍

Having a quiet one this year as the missus is working all day till 6 and still suffering the after effects of the damned virus doing the rounds. 

Booked a meal out this Saturday coming instead . 

Odest boy and family flew back to Jersey yesterday so all quiet here… Was lovely having them here . Just having a tidy up and putting all the toys away till next time. 

This afternoon I’m looking up travel insurance as I’m only on Degarelix now for a bit so I can theoretically travel ok. And then booking up end of January flight to Jersey. Another Luton drive , hoping they restart Jersey flights from Southend again …!

It’s my 70th early April 🥴 so Jersey family coming over for that. Good to have stuff to look forward to 🙂

Take care everyone , 

(🎶 enjoy yourselves, it’s later than you think , enjoy yourselves, while you’re still in the pink 🎶) 

Phil 

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