Sorry to hear about your difficulties with the Doctors, Tom. I know it must be horrible for you but make that appointment please!
I think you might have mentioned before your reluctance to get a new Doctor but surely it's worth considering again.
Fantastic news about the holiday. Hope you have a great time.
You're absolutely right. Jon is a very good person when he's not being a knob. He does excell at being a knob but he's a top bloke really. Sadly I don't think some people will change their minds on him though. Certain people are very ignorant.
Very happy that you're continuing with this thread
More than happy to help where I can Tom, cruises are slightly away from my usual remit so not sure how much assistance I really am, but I'll just send stuff that might be of interest I'm currently on a diet of salad and water so you can squeeze me in your suitcase for it.
Thanks for the kind words Jackson, I think. I'm not sure.
With a gentle nudge from my good lady and encouragement from friends here I rang the docs for an appointment, now usually as I have mentioned previously the system would be I would have to wait for the doc to ring me back, but I had instruction from the wife on what to say. I rang at 8.45 and had an appointment at 10.40 today....
I tried to get as much info in the 10 mins the doc could spare me as possible, he seemed to take it in and ask pertinent questions of me, he then gave me the professional speech which you know behind the words there is something afoot, he told me to ring the hospital and bring my oncology appointment forward as a matter of urgency "just to check all is as should be and nothing has changed" sort of thing.
I have an appointment next Tuesday, on this Friday I have a blood test, I asked if the results would be through in time and was assured they would be.
I feel as though I am back to the beginning,but it may be just precautionary and its better this way than just ignoring it I suppose, emotionally down at present but hopefully will be more upbeat after my tests.
Poker - I won the £2 deep stack last night ( fav tourney) about time too, seems I haven't won it for ages had a really good FT, lots of good natured chat, and I had a few chaps railing me which was fab and really appreciated.
Hi Tom First rule of medicine is "don't get sued"-that is why your Doctors are making the appointments. Personally, I blame the Lawyers! Sincerely hope everything is uneventful-gl Posted by Essexphil
don't get me started on the ambulance chasing mentality that seems to have invaded these shores from America, thanks for the good wishes Phil.
Hey Tom, I'll be thinking of you over the next week and wishing you all the good luck in the world. Well done on the win, I had my first win in yonks yesterday too -feels good Take care and chin up xxx Posted by mrsduck
Thank you Mrs.D and well done on the win, please tell me the final hand was 22 x
You know when you split up with someone and every song on the radio reminds you of them? On a slightly similar note I was saddened by the passing of David Bowie, Alan Rickman, and to a degree Grizzly Adams. It seems this horrible disease is rearing its ugly head all around us, of course there will be many others who have sadly passed who don't get news coverage.
Today I hope to be testing new cars, I have one of those 3 year deals with a balloon payment at the end, forget what it's called at the moment but guess you know what I mean, anyway it runs out in Feb. I have a Kia Rio at present which has served me well, I only need it for going back and forth to work as Sarah has a Citroen DS3 which we use as the main car, I have been to Kia dealership and for the same money I am paying now I can get a Picanto SR7 ( apparently it's a special edition, yea right)
I now have 2 dealerships trying to get my business which seems a bit tacky when one said oh good luck getting a car from them, I asked him to expand on his statement but he didn't....
Alex says it's a bag of spanners but he's a young lad who drives a BMW so enough said there..
Right then, time to start for the day, good luck all. Be happy.
With great trepidation I went to hospital for my appointment with the oncology specialist, he looked just out of school.First the good news - my psa and testosterone levels are low,which was a huge relief. I cannot begin to imagine other folk who get the opposite message with no options available, my heart goes out to them.
Having said that I must admit it was difficult to keep my emotions in check, before and after my appointment. You would have thought I would be used to it by now.
As the levels were low it became apparent the issues were not due to my cancer re-surfacing, I was examined behind the big curtain ( can't let the wife of 27 years see my private area can we ) I have an "urgent" ultrasound (date tba) to check my kidneys and other bits and bobs to see if the treatment damaged them.
On a lighter note-my good lady and I are the current undefeated champions of the game Alex brought round at Xmas - pub quiz.the wife gets most credit as the amount of knowledge she has on a variety of topics is **** uncanny,I ask her how she knows these things and apparently it's cos she reads a lot,I read but don't learn what organ of the body secretes insulin for gawds sake !
However she proved she was human the other evening when we were watching Have I Got News For You, they had a question about Eric Pickles on there and Sarah piped up with "isn't he the chap you were showing me on YouTube who said DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? I'm ....................
That was my laugh of the week and I keep reminding her, Eric Pickles wasn't a bare knuckle fighter lol.
With great trepidation I went to hospital for my appointment with the oncology specialist, he looked just out of school.First the good news - my psa and testosterone levels are low,which was a huge relief. I cannot begin to imagine other folk who get the opposite message with no options available, my heart goes out to them. Having said that I must admit it was difficult to keep my emotions in check, before and after my appointment. You would have thought I would be used to it by now. As the levels were low it became apparent the issues were not due to my cancer re-surfacing, I was examined behind the big curtain ( can't let the wife of 27 years see my private area can we ) I have an "urgent" ultrasound (date tba) to check my kidneys and other bits and bobs to see if the treatment damaged them. On a lighter note-my good lady and I are the current undefeated champions of the game Alex brought round at Xmas - pub quiz.the wife gets most credit as the amount of knowledge she has on a variety of topics is **** uncanny,I ask her how she knows these things and apparently it's cos she reads a lot,I read but don't learn what organ of the body secretes insulin for gawds sake ! However she proved she was human the other evening when we were watching Have I Got News For You, they had a question about Eric Pickles on there and Sarah piped up with "isn't he the chap you were showing me on YouTube who said DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? I'm .................... That was my laugh of the week and I keep reminding her, Eric Pickles wasn't a bare knuckle fighter lol. Posted by tomgoodun
We can't begin to imagine, can we?
Given all you have been, & are going through, Tom, when you read this Forum, do you ever think "strewth, they don't know how lucky they are?" when someone is having a chunter about some relative triviality? The misplaced sense of entitlement in poker astounds me more with each passing day.
Anyway, tremendous news about the results from the hossie, & lets hope you get the same result with the ultrasound thing on your kidneys & "bits & bobs".
I suppose it's right to check out the more worrying possibilities for your leg and hip pain first, but hopefully this is one of those cases where it's the more obvious cause - something completely independent that is actually wrong with your hip/leg.
As Grissom says in CSI If you see hoof prints think horses not zebras.
As for the chunter brigade #sigh. Entitlement and someone to blame. We seem to be breeding a society where no-one takes any responsibility for their own actions. Bad exam results - must be the teachers fault, unwell must be the doctors fault, in trouble at work it's the bosses fault.
Must say Sir Tikay, you handled hoodie-gate and missed-main-gate with amazing tact, diplomacy, patience and humility. WP.
With great trepidation I went to hospital for my appointment with the oncology specialist, he looked just out of school.First the good news - my psa and testosterone levels are low,which was a huge relief. I cannot begin to imagine other folk who get the opposite message with no options available, my heart goes out to them. Having said that I must admit it was difficult to keep my emotions in check, before and after my appointment. You would have thought I would be used to it by now. As the levels were low it became apparent the issues were not due to my cancer re-surfacing, I was examined behind the big curtain ( can't let the wife of 27 years see my private area can we ) I have an "urgent" ultrasound (date tba) to check my kidneys and other bits and bobs to see if the treatment damaged them. On a lighter note-my good lady and I are the current undefeated champions of the game Alex brought round at Xmas - pub quiz.the wife gets most credit as the amount of knowledge she has on a variety of topics is **** uncanny,I ask her how she knows these things and apparently it's cos she reads a lot,I read but don't learn what organ of the body secretes insulin for gawds sake ! However she proved she was human the other evening when we were watching Have I Got News For You, they had a question about Eric Pickles on there and Sarah piped up with "isn't he the chap you were showing me on YouTube who said DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? I'm .................... That was my laugh of the week and I keep reminding her, Eric Pickles wasn't a bare knuckle fighter lol. Posted by tomgoodun
Beg my pardon, but I thought low testosterone in men was a serious health hazard itself? I havn't read your whole story but I'm getting the gist of a form of illness. A lot of serious illnesses in men require Testosterone therpay, becuase it gets so low.
How many professional opinions have you had on your medical condition?
In Response to Re: My story : Beg my pardon, but I thought low testosterone in men was a serious health hazard itself? I havn't read your whole story but I'm getting the gist of a form of illness. A lot of serious illnesses in men require Testosterone therpay, becuase it gets so low. How many professional opinions have you had on your medical condition? I hope your okay. Posted by yuranASSet
Hi, I have prostate Cancer. The treatment I had was brachytherapy and radiotherapy. I am currently on hormone therapy to REDUCE testosterone as the cancer feeds on that.i have 6 monthly appointments with the oncology specialist to check it is still low along with PSA level ( google it )
I don't have the aggressive male demeanour and like cleaning and shopping
In Response to Re: My story : Hi, I have prostate Cancer. The treatment I had was brachytherapy and radiotherapy. I am currently on hormone therapy to REDUCE testosterone as the cancer feeds on that.i have 6 monthly appointments with the oncology specialist to check it is still low along with PSA level ( google it ) I don't have the aggressive male demeanour and like cleaning and shopping Thanks for your concern my good man. Posted by tomgoodun
Sorry to hear that. I hope it's all going working out for you. As well as the cleaning and shopping, it's also doing wonders for your sense of humour, haha. I bet it helps in poker aswell.
In Response to Re: My story : We can't begin to imagine, can we? Given all you have been, & are going through, Tom, when you read this Forum, do you ever think "strewth, they don't know how lucky they are?" when someone is having a chunter about some relative triviality? The misplaced sense of entitlement in poker astounds me more with each passing day. Anyway, tremendous news about the results from the hossie, & lets hope you get the same result with the ultrasound thing on your kidneys & "bits & bobs". Posted by Tikay10
To be honest some days when I am feeling low I do think " what the heck" or words to that effect but other times I think ahh well and try to find some reasoning behind the grumbles,We humans are a funny old lot, give us everything,wealth,health,great friends and family and a drop of rain falls on our shoes and its a disaster. In a funny way I have been blessed by my diagnosis,bear with me before you think I am raving mad.,I will try not to get too deep
Dont get me wrong, I would rather not have this hanging over me,and I am scared...but...it has brought out the best in a lot of people, you see it here in my little blog, people who don't know me only by reading my words ( which is difficult to do at the best of times, in the bad times it's not easy to any man to lay his soul bare for all to see and pick at) my wife and I are closer than ever and it fills my heart with joy to be loved and love someone as we do, my children have shown their true caring colours, others I know will just get a shrug and if lucky a "dunno".
In Response to Re: My story : To be honest some days when I am feeling low I do think " what the heck" or words to that effect but other times I think ahh well and try to find some reasoning behind the grumbles,We humans are a funny old lot, give us everything,wealth,health,great friends and family and a drop of rain falls on our shoes and its a disaster. In a funny way I have been blessed by my diagnosis,bear with me before you think I am raving mad.,I will try not to get too deep Dont get me wrong, I would rather not have this hanging over me,and I am scared...but...it has brought out the best in a lot of people, you see it here in my little blog, people who don't know me only by reading my words ( which is difficult to do at the best of times, in the bad times it's not easy to any man to lay his soul bare for all to see and pick at) my wife and I are closer than ever and it fills my heart with joy to be loved and love someone as we do, my children have shown their true caring colours, others I know will just get a shrug and if lucky a "dunno". So in answer to the question, of course I do Posted by tomgoodun
tom this is such a wonderful read bless you love trish aka paige55 xx
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More than happy to help where I can Tom, cruises are slightly away from my usual remit so not sure how much assistance I really am, but I'll just send stuff that might be of interest
Thanks for the kind words Jackson, I think. I'm not sure.
First rule of medicine is "don't get sued"-that is why your Doctors are making the appointments. Personally, I blame the Lawyers!
Sincerely hope everything is uneventful-gl
Given all you have been, & are going through, Tom, when you read this Forum, do you ever think "strewth, they don't know how lucky they are?" when someone is having a chunter about some relative triviality? The misplaced sense of entitlement in poker astounds me more with each passing day.
Anyway, tremendous news about the results from the hossie, & lets hope you get the same result with the ultrasound thing on your kidneys & "bits & bobs".