harrycatcat1 Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 48 minutes ago, JDog said: Tamsulosin. You beat me to it π it's good to know that others take it and it appears to work π Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 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 thereβs 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.π Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimo22 Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 1 minute ago, Bobba said: In the evening. Now thereβs 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.π Doctor told me to take in evening even though the instructions say mornings. Works for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 24 minutes ago, Bobba said: In the evening. Now thereβs 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.π Wish you well with it BobΒ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 48 minutes ago, Bobba said: In the evening. Now thereβs 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.π 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 π€ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 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.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 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.Β I was first prescribedΒ sollfenacinΒ 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.Β Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good shot? Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 Talk about contradictory advice, take it in a morning take it at night πππ Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 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 prostrateΒ treatmentΒ seed injection. To kill of the cancer. I can just say it saves a fortune. On. TissuesΒ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 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 π€£π€£ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 1 hour ago, johnphilip said: After my prostrateΒ treatmentΒ seed injection. To kill of the cancer. I can just say it saves a fortune. On. TissuesΒ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miserableolgit Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted November 11, 2023 Report Share Posted November 11, 2023 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 πΒ 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 11, 2023 Report Share Posted November 11, 2023 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. Β I will, thanks for that advice π I am going to ring them Monday πΒ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted November 12, 2023 Report Share Posted November 12, 2023 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 femaleΒ GP spotted and got the ball rolling straight awayΒ . Some doctorsΒ belive it's slow growing let's keep checking.Β The big dangerΒ is it spreading . It's. 10 years. SinceΒ I was treatedΒ with the radioactiveΒ seeds injected into the prostrateΒ . This was. Done at EdinburghΒ Cancer. Hospital.Β I live near stranraer. . I was told then they were only. Doing two of these. ProceduresΒ a week .they spent. The start of the week preparingΒ the seeds. Then they were ready by Friday.Β Two per week for the hole of ScotlandΒ ., quite. Scary . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 12, 2023 Report Share Posted November 12, 2023 2 hours ago, johnphilip said: Sorry to here what you are going through, I was lucky. My young femaleΒ GP spotted and got the ball rolling straight awayΒ . Some doctorsΒ belive it's slow growing let's keep checking.Β The big dangerΒ is it spreading . It's. 10 years. SinceΒ I was treatedΒ with the radioactiveΒ seeds injected into the prostrateΒ . This was. Done at EdinburghΒ Cancer. Hospital.Β I live near stranraer. . I was told then they were only. Doing two of these. ProceduresΒ a week .they spent. The start of the week preparingΒ the seeds. Then they were ready by Friday.Β Two per week for the hole of ScotlandΒ ., 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted November 12, 2023 Report Share Posted November 12, 2023 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 inΒ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted November 12, 2023 Report Share Posted November 12, 2023 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 barelyΒ traceable. This will explain. Better than I can . To get this treatmentΒ 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 12, 2023 Report Share Posted November 12, 2023 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 barelyΒ traceable. This will explain. Better than I can . To get this treatmentΒ 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 πππ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted November 12, 2023 Report Share Posted November 12, 2023 36 minutes ago, harrycatcat1 said: Thanks for explaining πππ Your most welcomeΒ , hope everythingΒ goes. Well for you. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 12, 2023 Report Share Posted November 12, 2023 2 hours ago, johnphilip said: Your most welcomeΒ , hope everythingΒ goes. Well for you. . Thanks, and i wish you good health too πππΒ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 13, 2023 Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 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 ππππ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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