Prostate check

[Kurt.]

My treatment was entirely NHS from diagnosis to removal 3 months later and this was during the pandemic. I have zero complaints about any of it although I am lucky to live close to two of the best hospitals in the country.

For the record, I had 4 different male doctors stick their fingers up my bottom. They said it was because the tumour was small but I reckon it got around that I had a cute bottom,

4 fingers all at once …. Sounds obtuse rather than acute

 

[Chewbacca]

4 fingers all at once …. Sounds obtuse rather than acute

They took turns but I was amused by the fact that two of them were called Roger

 

[Dixieslaces]

Had Prostate exams galore in the last few months. I have an enlarged prostate and I am on 2 lots of tablets to hopefully reduce the size of it as was peeing like a police horse after 10 pints of Guinness, it was so bad I cannot have a pint before the match as would spend all my time in the lovely Goodison Park toilets. Due back in 2 months to see my Gp and if its not shrunk I will need a prostate operation (Turp) to hopefully sort me out. Just to add my GP is about 6' 4" with hands like size 10 shovels ...PHEW !!!!

All the best mate, sounds like there's a few of us going through this, all men of a certain age.

I'm hoping for just a shrinking drug to be honest, hope it doesn't shrink anything else mind.

As serious as this thread is, you gotta see the humour in life to get through, and there's a lot of humour on GOT.

 

[Dixieslaces]

My treatment was entirely NHS from diagnosis to removal 3 months later and this was during the pandemic. I have zero complaints about any of it although I am lucky to live close to two of the best hospitals in the country.

For the record, I had 4 different male doctors stick their fingers up my bottom. They said it was because the tumour was small but I reckon it got around that I had a cute bottom,

Gotta give this a Thumbs Up

I've been amazed at the NHS during my experience, top notch, I know it's not same for all though.

Glad to hear all sorted

 

[Billy Dean]

Had mine checked a couple of years ago at age 42. Had an ultrasound, PSA test and the finger. Thankfully my urologist was a very nice lady about my age which made it all much more pleasurable easier. She told me I had the prostate of a 20 year-old which I was very proud of. She wanted me to do a flow test too but I never bothered. My GP wants me to go back there to get my testosterone levels checked so I might do it then.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Should be routine like a smear and Mammogram is for us wenches. It can't be any worse than a smear, I nearly hit the ceiling the last time I had one, she forgot to use any lubricant when she put the clamp up and it was bad, although she did pay me a compliment by saying it was one of the smallest she had seen and had had to use the clamp usually reserved for virgins

@coollino that do you?

 

[coollino]

@coollino that do you?

 

[Joey66]

Had mine checked a couple of years ago at age 42. Had an ultrasound, PSA test and the finger. Thankfully my urologist was a very nice lady about my age which made it all much more pleasurable easier. She told me I had the prostate of a 20 year-old which I was very proud of. She wanted me to do a flow test too but I never bothered. My GP wants me to go back there to get my testosterone levels checked so I might do it then.

They can do that via a blood test

 

[Billy Dean]

They can do that via a blood test

Testosterone? Yeah I know but I’ve got to do it with a urologist apparently

 

[Joey66]

Testosterone? Yeah I know but I’ve got to do it with a urologist apparently

Usually an endocrinologist mate ?

 

[Billy Dean]

Usually an endocrinologist mate ?

Yeah my GP wants me to see one of them too, but she said urologist for testosterone. No idea really.

 

[Blue peter]

Don't know what the fuss is about, I quite enjoyed it!

One of my proud things is that a former science pupil of mine was part of the team that thought up and developed the PSA test, (or something to do with prostate cancer detection).

It’s the pressure you feel that can be quite uncomfortable, I was really concentrating on not breaking wind

 

[Kurt.]

Yeah my GP wants me to see one of them too, but she said urologist for testosterone. No idea really.

I’d speak to my GP if I were you mate and tell them Joey said they’re doing things wrong

 

[Joey66]

I’d speak to my GP if I were you mate and tell them Joey said they’re doing things wrong

Hormones - = endocrinologist- soft bit in the middle Urologist

 

[Tim's tourettes]

My GP is a small, slim, gnome like chap in his early 60s. This gave me a little comfort when i attended at his office, aged 45, with a bit of a slow flow issue... I thought his delicate, almost lady like, fingers wouldn't be particularly impactive. Maybe I'm a bit frigid but I can honestly say it was the first thing ever I've had inserted into my rectum .
I honestly thought he'd impaled me with a large cucumber whilst my back was turned. As I gingerly pulled up my trousers and eyed him suspiciously I couldn't help but have a new found respect for those of a persuasion where this type of thing is commonplace.