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JonnyCJ Member Since: 12 Mar 2024 Location: Wirral Posts: 70 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brave post BB and second the sentiment. Although finding out the bad news is no doubt a massive shock, I’m sure you’ve done lots of reading up on it and know the stats.
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Arch Stanton Member Since: 26 Apr 2012 Location: chavshire Posts: 507 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sorry to hear your news fella but hopeful you have caught it early enough.
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Gremlin500 Member Since: 11 Mar 2022 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 1635 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
@BarmyBrummie, thank you for your heads up on this very sensitive and personal issue, it’s typical for us (especially older) blokes not to get stuff like this checked out, yet it’s really important, as you say.
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Barmybrummie Member Since: 03 Apr 2021 Location: Somewhere in the valleys Posts: 703 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Thanks guys, it is a bit of taboo subject to us men really. Nobody likes the thought of having things inserted in certain places and I actually believe that's why a lot of guys put off having it done. I had the PSA test done soon as my brother found out about his diagnosis 3 years ago, which mine came back just ever so slightly above the normal scale. Then a week before Xmas he said it was about time I had another PSA which then came back high 7.5 to be exact. Had another test a week later which came back higher again, so that got things in motion. The biopsy is intrusive but had to be done.
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kevinp Member Since: 28 Sep 2019 Location: Telford Posts: 1288 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sorry to hear that mate. I wish you all the best. |
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Gremlin500 Member Since: 11 Mar 2022 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 1635 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
@BB,
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dingg1 Member Since: 29 Jun 2013 Location: PORTUGAL Posts: 1361 ![]() ![]() |
Most of us get it, most of us die with it but not because of it 😊
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Barmybrummie Member Since: 03 Apr 2021 Location: Somewhere in the valleys Posts: 703 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Thanks Kevin and ding. Gremlin i think option 2 is the way forward, at least there's no chance of it coming back, it's just the after affects for the 6 weeks after that's playing on my mind. Not that I want anymore kids so that's not a worry. And yes I will keep you all updated throughout. It will give you all an insight in to what to expect should anyone on here get it too, though don't want to scare anyone off from getting treatment.
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BournemouthBoy Member Since: 04 Mar 2025 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 3 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
My cancer was Bowl and Liver, like you out of the blue with no symptoms, but I am and always will be that a positive mindset will get you through.
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Barmybrummie Member Since: 03 Apr 2021 Location: Somewhere in the valleys Posts: 703 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Oh gosh Bournemouthboy and I thought I had it bad. Hope everything goes well for you and a good end result.
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recordman Member Since: 08 May 2013 Location: Kent Posts: 117 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I wish you all the best BB and a rapid recovery. Thanks for highlighting this issue, the more people that are made aware of these types of things the better. 2017 SDV8 Autobiography |
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mpirie Member Since: 26 Jun 2012 Location: In the Highlands Posts: 907 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I had this very same conversation with my nurse earlier this week.
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Andy S Member Since: 16 Jun 2013 Location: Sevenoaks Posts: 1048 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I was diagnosed at age 50 following a health check, which also showed I had Type 2 diabetes. No symptoms for either condition. For the prostate cancer, I had two bioipsies, the first known as TRUS, was very unpleasant and revealed cancerous tissue. The second, about 4 months later is known as a Template Biopsy, which uses an MRI image to target more core samples, and is done under general anaesthetic. Outcome was a Gleeson score of 6,so a low grade cancer which was encapsulated in the gland.
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Barmybrummie Member Since: 03 Apr 2021 Location: Somewhere in the valleys Posts: 703 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Thanks recordman, totally agree. Normally I'm not one to post about personal issues online, I'm not on any social media platform what so ever, but if my post gets fellow men's attention on here then that's only a good thing. As Mike said above, nobody would talk about it some time back, I'm not embarrassed by it and my brother wasn't either. In fact, he works at Landover in Solihull as a line manager and regularly makes his fellow workers aware at team meetings.
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