drat01 Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 49 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Drat01? RantinRob? Never heard of them, they sound right plonkers. Glad to hear you’re doing ok Ian, but I’d be careful of liver damage. I’ve seen your pictures - I heard 'Rantin' found god and can now be found searching the internet for nubile young ladies to convert ....... . I will tell you one day about the report I got back from the docs re my liver after one of my hols, its now on my permanent NHS record and its brill - I am sure he was pissing himself when he wrote it. Glad you are doing well also mate, and the holiday you went on recently looked unreal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted April 8 Moderator Share Posted April 8 2 hours ago, drat01 said: Still on the same phone number mate? mine is the same Yep. Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 8 hours ago, blandy said: Thanks for the update, Ian. Sounds like good news with the level coming down. I’m not on Twitter anymore, so have missed your updates, but I’ll say what I said back when you posted the news, let’s celebrate with a beer when you get the all clear. He’s changed you know , might not be the old drat you remember , He was drinking from a Thatcher’s glass the other week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 12 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: He’s changed you know , might not be the old drat you remember , He was drinking from a Thatcher’s glass the other week It was flat, over priced, not to be served to minors, and gave me the shits ...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dAVe80 Posted April 8 Popular Post Share Posted April 8 (edited) Very recently I'd been showing symptoms of bowel cancer. When you're sat on the bog for the 4th time in a few hours, you start to look at the back of the loo roll packet, and start ticking off most of the symptoms. Scary shit (pun intended). I went and got checked out, and got put on the cancer pathway, and sent for a colonoscopy. I'm thankful to say that although I have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease, it wasn't bowel cancer. As such I absolutely endorse every word you've said there. I totally admire that on top of dealing with everything you've been through, you also had it in the back of your mind to tell people to go get tested. I'll say the same thing, and tell everyone go get tested if you start to feel symptoms. It is scary, but the sooner you know, the sooner you get sorted. Edited April 8 by dAVe80 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 2 minutes ago, dAVe80 said: Very recently I'd been showing symptoms of bowel cancer. When you're sat on the bog for the 4th time in a few hours, you start to look at the back of the loo roll packet, and start ticking off most of the symptoms. Scary shit (pun intended). I went and got checked out, and got put on the cancer pathway, and send for a colonoscopy. I'm thankful to say that although I have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease, it wasn't bowel cancer. As such I absolutely endorse every word you've said there. I totally admire that on top of dealing with everything you've been through, you also had it in the back of your mind to tell people to go get tested. I'll say the same thing, and tell everyone go get tested if you start to feel symptoms. It is scary, but the sooner you know, the sooner you get sorted. Mate it must have been scary, top man for going to get things checked though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Just now, drat01 said: Mate it must have been scary, top man for going to get things checked though. I'm normally a fairly pragmatic person, and I kept getting told it could be a number of things, but when you get told you're on a cancer pathway, your mind does get the better of you. I nearly posted on here about it, but for some reason I never did. I appreciate this thread giving me the chance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Just now, dAVe80 said: I'm normally a fairly pragmatic person, and I kept getting told it could be a number of things, but when you get told you're on a cancer pathway, your mind does get the better of you. I nearly posted on here about it, but for some reason I never did. I appreciate this thread giving me the chance. The mental side of things are beyond anything I've ever faced before and that is why It's important to realise you ain't unique and importantly alone. I hope the treatment you are getting now improves things for you mate and you know now the importance of getting things checked. Top man and thanks for sharing your info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Cheers mate, and it goes without saying, I've got nothing but admiration for you, and wish you all the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 @drat01 keep going mate ive only recently found out that an old school mate is terminal. He had prostrate cancer but caught it too late and it’s now spread to his bones. They gave him 12 months which was last May but he’s doing ok at moment but taking it a day at a time . I’ve recently had a letter from doctors saying I’m available to have a full health check now I’ve hit 40 which I intend to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 They gave my Grandad 'months' in October 2020 with it. Told him to get his affairs in order and that it's inoperable. Well he ran some chemo and whilst it's still there, it's not grown since so it's being managed. Nearly 4 years later and still fighting the fight. Really pissed me off that they told him that at the start because I do seriously believe that part of the battle is a mental one - and a lot of people would have given up there and then thinking there was no hope / no point. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted April 17 VT Supporter Share Posted April 17 Until your told 'you have cancer' you just don't realise how it affects you and the people around you. You have a fight to fight but you also have to deal with the fact that no one lives forever and that includes you. In many ways it's devastating, in other ways it's a wakeup call, you have to make the best of every day and help others have a good day as well. It all sounds like one of them shite hanging messages, 'one live , life it' but sadly it's all we have. What i tell myself is, Continue to kick the shit out of life until you can't, we're all going one day it's just a matter of time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Been half thinking about getting a test just to be on the safe side. The blood test appeals to me most, for obvious reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 A PSA is not a risk free test. The number increases with age and leaves you open to some really invasive unnecessary investigations that can lead to really significant problems. >50% of 90 year olds will die with Prostate cancer, but it won't be the cause for their death, just something rumbling in the background. PSA test on request is not recommended. GPs seem to love running them, but they're bad news. Interactions with doctors are like when US cops pull over minorities. The chances of getting shot/ made impotent/incontinent from an unnecessary prostate biopsy goes way up when your GP runs a PSA and you don't know any better. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted April 18 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18 13 hours ago, sheepyvillian said: Been half thinking about getting a test just to be on the safe side. The blood test appeals to me most, for obvious reasons. I had the blood test done last month and came back fine. Was able to get it done for about £40 as I went for the collect the blood yourself at home option (finger prick then drops into a test tube and post it off). From what I was advised, I don't think it's quite as reliable as the standard test but it's definitely less of a pain in the bum. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 On 18/04/2024 at 03:29, YLN said: A PSA is not a risk free test. The number increases with age and leaves you open to some really invasive unnecessary investigations that can lead to really significant problems. >50% of 90 year olds will die with Prostate cancer, but it won't be the cause for their death, just something rumbling in the background. PSA test on request is not recommended. GPs seem to love running them, but they're bad news. Interactions with doctors are like when US cops pull over minorities. The chances of getting shot/ made impotent/incontinent from an unnecessary prostate biopsy goes way up when your GP runs a PSA and you don't know any better. YMMV Excuse me if I don't agree with this. Very much the PC cancer fighter community would say that a PSA test is the way to go for an indicator of anything untoward. Its an indicator not a definitive, but when so many blokes have little to no symptoms (I was very much one of them as was one of my best mates), the PSA test started the journey where we have now a better idea as to what stage our cancers are at and we receive the correct levels of treatment. A very recent PC conference held with many specialists in this area (last week) said the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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