benjamin1945 16,160 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Sorry about your problems Chulla,.....hope you get sorted soon mate,...had my PSA blood test yesterday,and keeping my fingers crossed.......for both of us now,take care Dave............. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Thank you all for your kind remarks and best-wishes. I have to say that I am never in any kind of pain; it is just the breathlessness that is the problem along with the sick feelings - I often feel sick without actually being so. Other than that I am as right as rain, just how you see me at the meetings. My postings will confirm that there is nothing wrong with my mental attitude - I do not worry. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tompa 285 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Sorry to hear about your health issues Chulla, I hope everything turns out well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Sorry to hear you are not too well at the moment,hope your health improves soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Just how we see you at the meetings chulla ? yes but you look horrible .................lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 All the best mate, stay positive............... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Came in on this late as usual. Probably because of the time difference. Truly sorry to hear of all the difficulties, Dave. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. Sounds like you are getting good care. Hang in there mate. Dave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Sorry to hear about all your health problems, Chulla. On the positive side, the doctors at the hospital seem to be doing all the necessary tests, so they certainly haven't written you off yet! The sickness must be horrible for you, especially not knowing when it's going to happen, but it's good that you haven't got any pain. Thinking of you xx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Hope all goes well, Chulla. Sounds as though the doctors are being very thorough Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 As I'm sure from all the posts Chulla, everyone is right behind you and we all hope things go well for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 I'm really sorry to learn of your problems, Chulla. It's good that you are being treated so quickly. The treatment you will receive at the City Hospital will be first class. You'll know from my posts regarding my wife that they will treat you more as a friend than a patient. You have a great sense of humour and this will help you through your treatment. I found great comfort from all the messages I received from my Nottstalgia friends and I hope it will also be the same for you, Chulla. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OrphanAnnie 296 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 All the best Chulla, it looks as though you are in excellent hands at the City. :: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Just got a bit of time to check NS and so sorry to your problems Chulla. There the hospitals are like they are here ...on the ball where appointments are concerned. Hope everything goes well for you, you are in good hands. Hope you find out everything in the very near future. Good luck. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 My last report on my prostate cancer condition was back in October 2014, when I reported that my PSA count had come down to 3.9 (from the original 197). The Urology Dept at the City Hospital then passed me on to my doctor for him to keep an eye on things, with six-monthly blood tests to check the PSA level. This eventually came down to the excellent figure of just 3. Early this year, the blood testing showed that the PSA number was rising. A check was kept for a period and when it reached 15 my doctor handed me back to the City Hospital (as he had been instructed to should this happen). They sent me for a bone scan (I had one when first diagnosed and it proved negative). This time they found four places in my bones where the cancer has spread to. My PSA count was now 28 - it has since increased to 35. The urologist prescribed a tablet to complement the hormone treatment in hope that it would arrest further increases. Yesterday I had my first appointment with the oncologist. I was expecting to hear of a change in treatment, but on hearing that the new tablet is not having any effect he has told me to stop taking it and has prescribed another; a steroid, but not the body-building type. He is organising a CT scan of my upper body to see if the cancer has spread anywhere else, and dependent on what the scan says, and the affectivity of the new tablet, he will then decide on the course of treatment. This will take about a month. So, neither one step forward or one step backward. Regarding my other problem, breathlessness due to a heart problem, nothing has changed but on the 25th I am going to the City for some lung function tests. Could be that I will finish up using an inhaler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Chulla, thank you for letting us know how your health problems are now. I had been wondering how you were getting on... I hope the steroid tablets will be helpful in your cancer treatment and that the breathlessness from your heart problem won't get any worse. Between them, your GP and the hospital seem to be monitoring things well. I hope you are still able to get out and about as much as you want to. Looking forward to seeing you in June. Hope you're working on another poem btw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Sorry to read of your health problems Chulla, and the discovery that your cancer had spread to four new places. I hope the next four weeks pass quickly for you and your new tablet does a good job and has a positive effect the cancer. I don't know much about the inhalers except, that if it will be the same kind as used by people with Asthma, we have four family members who use them and they certainly do a good job. Thank you for your update Chulla and we send you our best wishes and hope that our great NHS soon has an effective and positive treatment plan worked out for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Margie/carni. Thanks for the best wishes. A Ventolin inhaler opens up the air passages to help asthma sufferers. I am kind of hoping that it, or something like it, will be prescribed for me. Yes, I am churning out the poems, Margie. I am at a loose end in that I cannot do any research and writing until I have paid another visit to the National Archives at Kew. I have to have pencil and paper or a computer keyboard in front of me, so I have been composing some more poems, which I will drip-feed into the thread now and then. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Thinking of you bro, and hoping all goes well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Sorry to hear about your problems chulla,,hope the new tablets have the desired affect...... Wife got the date for her operations on her Arthritic feet yesterday,............always sumat int there........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Stay positive Dave, our thoughts are with you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Sorry to hear your news Dave but stay positive, oncology depts are great they are always coming up with. new treatments. Hope they find the right one for you. Allthe best with your tests. Will keep in touch with Linda Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I'm sure Chulla will continue to be around for a long time yet. Nottstalgia has a pretty good track record with people who have come out of awkward medical situations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,121 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Sorry to hear of your ailments Dave, thinking of you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Positive thoughts and loads of love Chulla xx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Blinkin 'eck Chulla!...very sorry to hear you are in the wars,by the sounds of it the medical team are on the ball and are dealing with it swiftly. Keep yer' chin up mate- Mr.Dawson is 'tinking' of you xx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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