Orchid Cancer - A new challenge

[Fatcatsplat]

Right, who's up for this then?

 

 

http://www.orchid-cancer.org.uk/challenge-events/where-is-willy/

 

Costumes are provided!!

[fse10]

Been told i look a penis on more then one occasion

[secret-squirrel]

👍👍👍

[oldypigeonpopper]

hello, interesting way to raise money but for a good cause as the article said cancer in men is on the increase, when i was diagnosed with PC there were few in the waiting room and most my age, last time was many and half were less than 50 but hey ho i was given a 99% all clear, but keep having check ups with the GP, and i say that to anyone on PW, GET CHECKED OUT

[johnphilip]

10 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said:

hello, interesting way to raise money but for a good cause as the article said cancer in men is on the increase, when i was diagnosed with PC there were few in the waiting room and most my age, last time was many and half were less than 50 but hey ho i was given a 99% all clear, but keep having check ups with the GP, and i say that to anyone on PW, GET CHECKED OUT

Yes get it checked i had it about 5 years ago ,all clear now , get it checked 

[johnnythefox70]

19 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said:

hello, interesting way to raise money but for a good cause as the article said cancer in men is on the increase, when i was diagnosed with PC there were few in the waiting room and most my age, last time was many and half were less than 50 but hey ho i was given a 99% all clear, but keep having check ups with the GP, and i say that to anyone on PW, GET CHECKED OUT

Im really glad all is clear for you, but what were the symptoms  before the alarm was raised?

[oldypigeonpopper]

23 minutes ago, johnnythefox70 said:

Im really glad all is clear for you, but what were the symptoms  before the alarm was raised?

hello, about 5 years ago my GP gave me a MOT as most over 60s have, blood test showed a high PSA , any other info needed just send PM  

[figgy]

As soon as you hit 40 your GP sticks his finger up your hoop and checks your prostrate for abnormalities. Becomes regular part of seeing a GP as you age.

[johnphilip]

1 hour ago, figgy said:

As soon as you hit 40 your GP sticks his finger up your hoop and checks your prostrate for abnormalities. Becomes regular part of seeing a GP as you age.

Mine prostrate was normal in size etc. It was the PSA blood test that showed the problem . After that they do loads of other  tests .

[figgy]

They should be screening men like women get for breast cancer. Especially if it's a simple blood test.

[lord_seagrave]

Hi chaps, yes, definitely keep an eye on things, especially as you get older.

Bear in mind that “elevated” PSA scores are not necessarily indicative of problems (likewise a “normal” score doesn’t mean everything’s OK). Ensure your physician is considering a range of symptoms and see a specialist to get more information before there is any move towards biopsy.

The potential risks of invasive tests have the potential to hugely outweigh their effectiveness. MRI scanning is a helpful (and non-invasive) step that may help with the assessment. 

I read a stat somewhere that most men will die with prostate cancer, but, of the ones that had it, most died of something else! I don’t know if that’s reassuring or not...

LS

[johnphilip]

6 hours ago, lord_seagrave said:

Hi chaps, yes, definitely keep an eye on things, especially as you get older.

Bear in mind that “elevated” PSA scores are not necessarily indicative of problems (likewise a “normal” score doesn’t mean everything’s OK). Ensure your physician is considering a range of symptoms and see a specialist to get more information before there is any move towards biopsy.

The potential risks of invasive tests have the potential to hugely outweigh their effectiveness. MRI scanning is a helpful (and non-invasive) step that may help with the assessment. 

I read a stat somewhere that most men will die with prostate cancer, but, of the ones that had it, most died of something else! I don’t know if that’s reassuring or not...

LS

Interesting in what you say , about dying of something else. As a cancer cell from the prostrate  can travel else were in the body , usualy via our bones . When they find you have prostrate cancer they do other tests to see if it has spread . So even thought prostrate is a very slow growing cancer , what if it spreading causes your death ie cancer somewere else in the body . I have often thought of this after i was treat for prostrate cancer ....