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posted Thursday, 24 February 2005
Home at last!
Home from the odyssey to unravel the truth about my body and its stirrings of rebellion.
The journey - and, I suppose, this blog - began last year with annoying nocturnal needs. Visits to local doctors, together with a couple of worrying PSA tests, decided me to seek further opinions in the UK.
That round of consultations, tests, examinations and an MRI scan confirmed that my body had bcome rebellious and unbalanced enough to make my prostate cancerous. Not the happiest end to my quest.
The end was also the beginning, though. The beginning of the rest of my life. That old cliché.
Invasive and destructive treatments are not my scene. Also, the policy of beta-testing on trusting patients by the pharmaceutical giants - and their outrageous profiteering - makes me anti drugs.
However, desperation for a good night’s sleep without 5 or 6 toilet breaks persuaded me to use some (very expensive) prescription pills to relieve the symptoms. And they are doing the trick. So far.
But, what about long term? The knife? Chemo? Radiation?
Or could there be something else . . . ?
Home from the odyssey to unravel the truth about my body and its stirrings of rebellion.
The journey - and, I suppose, this blog - began last year with annoying nocturnal needs. Visits to local doctors, together with a couple of worrying PSA tests, decided me to seek further opinions in the UK.
That round of consultations, tests, examinations and an MRI scan confirmed that my body had bcome rebellious and unbalanced enough to make my prostate cancerous. Not the happiest end to my quest.
The end was also the beginning, though. The beginning of the rest of my life. That old cliché.
Invasive and destructive treatments are not my scene. Also, the policy of beta-testing on trusting patients by the pharmaceutical giants - and their outrageous profiteering - makes me anti drugs.
However, desperation for a good night’s sleep without 5 or 6 toilet breaks persuaded me to use some (very expensive) prescription pills to relieve the symptoms. And they are doing the trick. So far.
But, what about long term? The knife? Chemo? Radiation?
Or could there be something else . . . ?
Don't be shy. Tell me what you think! (2)
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Friday, 25 February 2005 11:09 am
Hello Al and Faith - was talking on line to Steve this morning and he told
me of your problem. You sound to be treating it in the right way and
remain forward looking - its the only way!! Richard had some similar
trouble a year or so back and now - wait for it - uses a urinal bottle at
night!! |Not exactly ''romantic' but it does the trick of the 6-8 needs to
go to the loo! We are both well and busy and send you both our love -
rosemary
rosemary beney [rosemarybeney@dsl.pipex.com]
