Prostate

[harrycatcat1]

48 minutes ago, JDog said:

Tamsulosin.

You beat me to it 😉 it's good to know that others take it and it appears to work 👍

[Bobba]

2 hours ago, johnphilip said:

I take it aswell Tamsulosin, I take it on an evening. Around. 7 pm. To let me get through the night. Without. The need. To get up. To pee.

In the evening. Now there’s a thought. I take mine in the morning at breakfast. This probably explains why I pee little in the day and mostly at night. Time to change.👍

[Stimo22]

1 minute ago, Bobba said:

In the evening. Now there’s a thought. I take mine in the morning at breakfast. This probably explains why I pee little in the day and mostly at night. Time to change.👍

Doctor told me to take in evening even though the instructions say mornings. Works for me

[steve_b_wales]

I take Combodart which is Tamsolusin and 'something else', I can't remember what, which I believe is to help reduce urine output as well as 'helping' the prostate. To be honest, it/they don't work for me.

[johnphilip]

24 minutes ago, Bobba said:

In the evening. Now there’s a thought. I take mine in the morning at breakfast. This probably explains why I pee little in the day and mostly at night. Time to change.👍

Wish you well with it Bob 

[harrycatcat1]

48 minutes ago, Bobba said:

In the evening. Now there’s a thought. I take mine in the morning at breakfast. This probably explains why I pee little in the day and mostly at night. Time to change.👍

It's all food for thought whereas I don't go so much at night as more in the day so would you say that the tablet has worn off by the time you go to bed 🤔

[JDog]

Now let us see who is brave and who is not. Tamsulosin works perfectly well to allow the passage of urine, but what about a more viscous substance.?

[welsh1]

6 minutes ago, JDog said:

Now let us see who is brave and who is not. Tamsulosin works perfectly well to allow the passage of urine, but what about a more viscous substance.?

That can be a shock lol, to put it bluntly when you ejaculate nothing comes out your body absorbs it, it doesn't happen to everyone and not all the time, but it most certainly does happen.

[Imperfection]

I take medication for my bladder as i too have an enlarged prostrate, but also side effects of medication i take for stroke. Im currently taking Trospium chloride twice a day (morn/eves). I'd love to say its working but it isn't. 

I was first prescribed sollfenacin but it did nothing.

I dont drink no where near enough liquids and im always thirsty. I seriously have to watch the amount i drink in relation to how far i am from a loo. 

 

[Good shot?]

I take tamsulosin and also finasteride both one a day.

Finasteride is supposed to reduce the size of the prostate over time and for as long as you take it.

[harrycatcat1]

Talk about contradictory advice, take it in a morning take it at night 🙄🙄🙄

 

[johnphilip]

2 hours ago, welsh1 said:

That can be a shock lol, to put it bluntly when you ejaculate nothing comes out your body absorbs it, it doesn't happen to everyone and not all the time, but it most certainly does happen.

After my prostrate  treatment  seed injection. To kill of the cancer. I can just say it saves a fortune. On. Tissues  .

[Bobba]

3 hours ago, JDog said:

Now let us see who is brave and who is not. Tamsulosin works perfectly well to allow the passage of urine, but what about a more viscous substance.?

Hah. I wish. Aged 80yrs even my memory fades on that subject 🤣🤣

[steve_b_wales]

1 hour ago, johnphilip said:

After my prostrate  treatment  seed injection. To kill of the cancer. I can just say it saves a fortune. On. Tissues  .

[Miserableolgit]

Another member of the Tamsulosin Club and have been since 2010. I was on Finastride also but that didn't suit me, or the wife, too well.

I've had quite a number of whole body PET, CT and other scans since being hospitalised and nearly shuffling off this mortal coil due to a non prostate related cancer three years ago.

Edited November 10, 2023 by Miserableolgit

[Westward]

On 09/11/2023 at 09:09, harrycatcat1 said:

Blood test yesterday and a message from the doctor this morning saying " your PSA test was normal"

So i will be starting some tablets to improve "flow". I have recently changed doctors and these are fantastic, getting a result less than 24 hours from the test is remarkable 👏 

Ask the GP for the actual PSA number. Depending on your age, anything over 5 or so should be rechecked regularly and 8 or over requires follow up checks with a urologist.

Do not - I repeat - do not trust your GP's judgement. I made that mistake 10 years ago and my condition is now officially life limiting because of it.

[harrycatcat1]

2 hours ago, Westward said:

Ask the GP for the actual PSA number. Depending on your age, anything over 5 or so should be rechecked regularly and 8 or over requires follow up checks with a urologist.

Do not - I repeat - do not trust your GP's judgement. I made that mistake 10 years ago and my condition is now officially life limiting because of it.

 I will, thanks for that advice 👍 I am going to ring them Monday 🙏 

[johnphilip]

16 hours ago, Westward said:

Ask the GP for the actual PSA number. Depending on your age, anything over 5 or so should be rechecked regularly and 8 or over requires follow up checks with a urologist.

Do not - I repeat - do not trust your GP's judgement. I made that mistake 10 years ago and my condition is now officially life limiting because of it.

Sorry to here what you are going through, I was lucky. My young female  GP spotted and got the ball rolling straight away  . Some doctors  belive it's slow growing let's keep checking. 

The big danger  is it spreading . It's. 10 years. Since  I was treated  with the radioactive  seeds injected into the prostrate  . This was. Done at Edinburgh  Cancer. Hospital.  I live near stranraer. .

I was told then they were only. Doing two of these. Procedures  a week .they spent. The start of the week preparing  the seeds. Then they were ready by Friday. 

Two per week for the hole of Scotland  ., quite. Scary .

[harrycatcat1]

2 hours ago, johnphilip said:

Sorry to here what you are going through, I was lucky. My young female  GP spotted and got the ball rolling straight away  . Some doctors  belive it's slow growing let's keep checking. 

The big danger  is it spreading . It's. 10 years. Since  I was treated  with the radioactive  seeds injected into the prostrate  . This was. Done at Edinburgh  Cancer. Hospital.  I live near stranraer. .

I was told then they were only. Doing two of these. Procedures  a week .they spent. The start of the week preparing  the seeds. Then they were ready by Friday. 

Two per week for the hole of Scotland  ., quite. Scary .

Please forgive my ignorance, what was the purpose of the injections that you had, was it to reduce the size of the prostate or was it cancerous? How are you now?

[clangerman]

19 hours ago, Westward said:

Do not - I repeat - do not trust your GP's judgement. I made that mistake 10 years ago and my condition is now officially life limiting because of it.

excellent advice only wish the gp could be in the position his useless effort has left me in 

[johnphilip]

1 hour ago, harrycatcat1 said:

Please forgive my ignorance, what was the purpose of the injections that you had, was it to reduce the size of the prostate or was it cancerous? How are you now?

Hi Harry it was. For cancer. I am OK. This was nearly 10 years ago my PSA is amazing. 0.03 on average so the cancer is barely  traceable. This will explain. Better than I can . To get this treatment  they do loads of tests. To see if it will work for you.

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/radiotherapy/internal/radioactive-implant-treatment/what-is--brachytherapy

[harrycatcat1]

50 minutes ago, johnphilip said:

Hi Harry it was. For cancer. I am OK. This was nearly 10 years ago my PSA is amazing. 0.03 on average so the cancer is barely  traceable. This will explain. Better than I can . To get this treatment  they do loads of tests. To see if it will work for you.

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/radiotherapy/internal/radioactive-implant-treatment/what-is--brachytherapy

Thanks for explaining 👍👍👍

[johnphilip]

36 minutes ago, harrycatcat1 said:

Thanks for explaining 👍👍👍

Your most welcome  , hope everything  goes. Well for you. .

[harrycatcat1]

2 hours ago, johnphilip said:

Your most welcome  , hope everything  goes. Well for you. .

Thanks, and i wish you good health too 👍👍👍 

[harrycatcat1]

On 11/11/2023 at 17:45, Westward said:

Ask the GP for the actual PSA number. Depending on your age, anything over 5 or so should be rechecked regularly and 8 or over requires follow up checks with a urologist.

Do not - I repeat - do not trust your GP's judgement. I made that mistake 10 years ago and my condition is now officially life limiting because of it.

2.65 @ 66 years 😉😉👍👍