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argietoffee said:
This is a great point. After 45, you should ask for a PSA blood test as part of your annual check up.

My cancer was only caught because I was trying to change health service provider and they new guys ran the checks. Absolutely no symptoms. Just got it in time before it advanced. Having it out on Oct 7th.

Doctors tend to be poor in this regard
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Hope things go well for you and glad they caught it early.

And that opens up a whole new debate about the PSA test. My GPs and quite a few GPs don’t recommend it as an automatic test because of its deficiencies , false negatives, false positives , leading to invasive techniques which weren’t needed. etc. Everybody needs to make up their own mind based on a conversation with their GP or medical practitioner.
The sad thing ,and annoying too, is that after all this time men don’t have a reliable test for a cancer that affects so many.
 
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argietoffee said:
This is a great point. After 45, you should ask for a PSA blood test as part of your annual check up.

My cancer was only caught because I was trying to change health service provider and they new guys ran the checks. Absolutely no symptoms. Just got it in time before it advanced. Having it out on Oct 7th.

Doctors tend to be poor in this regard
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Glad it was caught before it advanced, wishing you the very best for the 7th x
 
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davids said:
Self diagnosis is never a good thing,too many people go to Dr Google. Seeing a specialist is by far the best option.
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I disagree though I understand your concern about google medical warriors.
Perhaps the term self diagnosis should be changed to self checking
All women are constantly encouraged to self check themselves for limps where cancers may form .
For we men IT IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL that you take notice of the simple basic tests that are indicative of the start of a possible problem .
In conversations with my doctor he is adamant that it is much better to go and see him if youre concerned than to pass it by . That is exactly what I did .
If one life is saved because one hundred of us have decided to consult our doctor having noticed a change in pressure then then that is WONDERFUL
 
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cronullasharks said:
I do wonder why GP's seem hesitant to refer to a specialist when you're worried about symptoms. You know your own body best.
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My dad had an aortic aneurysm about 10 years ago. His GP had diagnosed a stomach issue and prescribed some pills. Yes he felt bad afterwards. He was eventually rushed to The Royal and ‘died’ on the operating table before fighting back and making a miraculous recovery.
His hospital doctor said my two brothers and I should be checked out because of our ages.
My eldest brother was in the RN at the time and got checked within days. I was promised a check by my local hospital but this was later pulled. Still waiting.
 
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trueblue84 said:
It won't be long before they are asking if you can get a family member to finger you while they talk them through it on the phone.

I have a lot of respect for the workers of the NHS, but my god, it's broken to the point of being useless.
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Im not sure doctors and nurses would appreciate your “respect” labelling the NHS broken to the point of being useless, to be honest.

Six months ago I called the GP, got a phone consultation a couple of days later and had a face to face appointment the following week. Sent for some tests the week after that and had results a few days later.

Unfortunately as with most things, people only tend to tweet or post about the issues they experience.
 
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Brennan said:
Im not sure doctors and nurses would appreciate your “respect” labelling the NHS broken to the point of being useless, to be honest.

Six months ago I called the GP, got a phone consultation a couple of days later and had a face to face appointment the following week. Sent for some tests the week after that and had results a few days later.

Unfortunately as with most things, people only tend to tweet or post about the issues they experience.
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I don't think it's a controversial thing to say. I'm not having a go at the workers who do the day-to-day graft. I support the workers of the NHS, but my experience and that of family and friends is that it is failing. That is to say it is failing the people who need it but also the workers.
 
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Brennan said:
Im not sure doctors and nurses would appreciate your “respect” labelling the NHS broken to the point of being useless, to be honest.

Six months ago I called the GP, got a phone consultation a couple of days later and had a face to face appointment the following week. Sent for some tests the week after that and had results a few days later.

Unfortunately as with most things, people only tend to tweet or post about the issues they experience.
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Ha mate ,speaking to lots of people in work no one can get a face to face appointment absolute shambles. GPS letting nhs down they're useless, my sisters a nurse in a and e .they send patients they're for anything instead of tackling peoples health problems themselves .
 
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YMJ said:
So famdjango I have just turned 50.
What signs should I be looking out for?
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My friend sorry for the late reply
The original post covers it but in essence and in the words of the late great Michael Parkinson … When you struggle to write your initials on the wall from a yard when you pee …. Basically a weakening in the flow whilst very much part of getting older is the symptom that my urologist says is the clearest early indicator
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At 59 it’s time to ask your doctor for a PSA blood test next time you go see him … it will give you a benchmark reading . Significant upturn in that score are also very significant . Note the score it shouldn’t swing by more than a couple in a year
 
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fandjango said:
My friend sorry for the late reply
The original post covers it but in essence and in the words of the late great Michael Parkinson … When you struggle to write your initials on the wall from a yard when you pee …. Basically a weakening in the flow whilst very much part of getting older is the symptom that my urologist says is the clearest early indicator
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At 59 it’s time to ask your doctor for a PSA blood test next time you go see him … it will give you a benchmark reading . Significant upturn in that score are also very significant . Note the score it shouldn’t swing by more than a couple in a year
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Just to add my two bobs worth from my experience with my grandad, if you notice anything at all that's changed in relation to having a Jimmy riddle, give the docs a shout.

The flow is a key one.

Other things could be getting up more often than normal in the night to pee.

Going to pee, very little pee coming out, then needing a pee again almost immediately.

Having the occasional accident in bed (not ale related!)

Any blood or discolouration of the urine.

It was just having to get up a lot more in the night for my pops - he had no other issues, but got so fed up he spoke to the docs.

They did the test and caught it really early and he managed his prostrate cancer for about 20 years without any major surgery - he died of old age and dementia - nothing to do with the cancer.

Early diagnosis is vital - it's not daft or stupid to speak to your doctor (if you can bloody get to see them now of course!)if you feel or see anything change, no matter how minor it seems.
 
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