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anyone changed hospital for quicker treatment

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Posted 25 Oct 2018 at 00:00
Well apart from other reasons less contemplation time - so good.
Barry
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Posted 25 Oct 2018 at 00:52
Wow! Just enough time to go shopping then - some useful items include bucket, pants (not boxer shorts) in a size larger than usual, some tracksuit pants or joggers in a dark colour and preferably with a drawstring waist, waterproof sheet or pads for after the catheter comes out (might not be needed but just in case) and check whether the hospital provides Instagell for the end of your penis.

And have you applied for your prescription exemption certificate?
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard
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Posted 25 Oct 2018 at 06:29
No one anywhere told me about the prescription exemption certificate at any time.

I found out by chance two weeks ago it was a thing 😤
User
Posted 25 Oct 2018 at 08:41

Thank you,appreciate the list,surprising things you don't think of,being a 66 year old pensioner,though already get free prescriptions


Regards David

User
Posted 06 Nov 2018 at 22:26

as much as I have really appreciated the advis and incredible support from this forum.  What’s is really starting to grind me down is the repeated philosophical bloody quotes ! At the end of some folks ,somtimes helpful input.  Then the anger inducing bloody quote!  Grinding  through the weeks of anger, despair, tiredness   A repeated bloody quote makes want to explode !  Please remove these synthetic quotes at the end of your inputs 

User
Posted 06 Nov 2018 at 22:29

my husband was not told by his nurse specialist he was eligible for free prescription. It was by my pure bloody mind set I found out.  You can reclaim costs.  But that’s not the point! You should have been told from the day of your diagnosis 

User
Posted 06 Nov 2018 at 23:55
Agree, can't see the point of unrelated quotes which just waste time as you start to read them each time posted. Unfortunately, it's a fad that has caught on quite extensively on forums. I believe one of the instigators for this was on car forums where many of the members sign off with details of the cars they own or have owned, with all the specifications, modifications etc., which detail is sometimes longer than their posts!

Barry
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Posted 14 Nov 2018 at 21:46

Just an update,had my operation last saturday,went down in afternoon to theatre,discharged at ten the next morning,so far so good, So glad,I went to a different hospital,and had,it done 3 weeks earlier than i would,have done at my hometown hospital,especially as it was with the same surgeon(crazy),I know,already had appointments through for bag removal,and follow up appointment

User
Posted 14 Nov 2018 at 22:57
Hope your recovery continues to go well.

Ido4

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Posted 09 Dec 2018 at 20:38

Four weeks post -op and really thrilled that for the last two nights I have been dry,and  for most of the day as well.driving around,quite easily now,although tire easily do keep wondering where my manhood as disappeared to though,definately lost a good inch

User
Posted 09 Dec 2018 at 21:15

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Reenmatch;203328What’s is really starting to grind me down is the repeated philosophical bloody quotes ! At the end of some folks ,somtimes helpful input.  Then the anger inducing bloody quote!  



 


I personally do not use these but I don't see the harm in them. Why do they annoy you so much when they are at the end of a post and you don't have to read them. Do you think they should be banned just because you don't like them? Some people might find them positive and indeed inspiring.


 


 


Regards 


Ann

User
Posted 09 Dec 2018 at 22:03

Glad it's not just me

User
Posted 09 Dec 2018 at 23:09

When you read without logging on the comments are anonymous.   However if you know the quote owner you can quickly see all the owners comments.  It might not be important but you never know what info is being put together.  I no longer sign my comments so they're less traceable.   


Regards Pike  (ah Pike I have your name)     (yes that gives a bit of extra info about me as well for those who know)

User
Posted 10 Dec 2018 at 05:41
If you are getting upset over utterly trivial and minor things like post signatures you are not stressing so much over your PCa so I consider them a good thing.
User
Posted 10 Dec 2018 at 06:03
Never been stressed by my PCa diagnosis at all.

If I had pancreatic cancer or worse I would have a totally different outlook (and prognosis).

Cheers, John.
User
Posted 10 Dec 2018 at 11:59
Søren has got me through a tragic and tortuous few years and I have triumphed rather than just surviving; he stays.

People that don't like him can just not read my posts and I had already made a mental note never to reply to any of Reen's posts in case I distress her further.
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard
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Posted 10 Dec 2018 at 12:10

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member


When you read without logging on the comments are anonymous.   However if you know the quote owner you can quickly see all the owners comments.  It might not be important but you never know what info is being put together.  I no longer sign my comments so they're less traceable.   



 


Actually, that is a good point. I have had that signature for many years and hadn't considered the implications of the new forum being open access. Until 2014, no-one could see any posts unless they were members and signed in - the PCUK decision to make it googleable was a major concern and led to a number if people leaving. It is the main reason that I always reply with people's tag rather than their real name.


Newer members are a bit naive about this sometimes I think. When Ulsterman first joined, he gave his real first name and then in a subsequent post mentioned what he did for a living... from that I was able to find his full name, the organisation that he works in and his photo. It was funny at the time but also quite sobering - I wouldn't want one of our children or someone that knows me professionally to stumble on some of the stuff I have written about our sex life, for example. 

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard
User
Posted 10 Dec 2018 at 12:31
Quite sensible to use a pseudonym Matron, otherwise I might discover you live in Leeds and originally come from Newcastle.

With two more clicks I could find the address for your Christmas card!

Spooky or what? That’s the interconnected internet today, for better or for worse.

I think for the better, but such a shame when people abuse it.

Cheers, John.

P.S. We have no children or sex life now to be stumbled upon😉
User
Posted 10 Dec 2018 at 16:10
That's my point Bollinge- when I joined, there was no risk in using a real name as the ID because the forum was closed. By the time they changed it to an open forum, the horse had already bolted for me and there was little point changing my ID although others did. As I work on a national & international stage, there is probably no bit of my life that isn't already published somewhere but since Lyn isn't my real name, you would also need to know what I do for a living to be able to ruin my life 😂
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard
User
Posted 10 Dec 2018 at 18:23
Don’t want to ruin your life, Matron, you’re too valuable here!

I think I’ve deduced your real name anyway. Don’t worry, I’m not an internet stalker.

International stage? Have you ever appeared on Broadway? 😉

Cheers, John.
 
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