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The other C word - extra care needed in the current COVID situation?

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Posted 10 Mar 2020 at 16:10

It's the elderly and sick who need to take care, along with their family members who visit them.   In Italy 99% of the deaths are over 60 years old.   Why Italy has so many deaths isn't clear except they have a big wandering population of tourists and their family life is often more integrated than most north European countries.

The government is playing it right by being cautious on closing things down.  Closing businesses and events has big effects on families and they won't be thanked for creating panic and a lot of inconvenience, especially if it isn't needed and businesses go bust.

The plan is to slow down the peak so the health service has a better chance of coping.

I'm not using cash, not that I ever do.  One shopkeeper said to me she's amazed at how many people put notes in their mouth when they're fiddling about in their purses.  Cash is so unhygienic.

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Posted 11 Mar 2020 at 11:25

It’s an odd one. I’m pretty settled when in lock down so long as there is Netflix, internet and gaming. Her eminence gets cabin fever after 36hrs and makes me feel the pain. 

For me I’m not staying in but have a heavy head cold and minor sore throat. I’ve stocked up just in case as can see us in a similar situation as Italy in around two weeks.

not sure how effective the other bits and pieces are given my anecdotal evidence from social distancing 10 days before my op last November....I still got a minor bug which I suspect came from aircon systems either at the gym or supermarket. With those air shifters in everyday life how effective is wiping down more than normal is an interesting question. I still do now though. I wash hands when entering the house etc

stay safe all.

TG 

 

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Posted 11 Mar 2020 at 13:58
I foresee some cultural changes coming out of this
User
Posted 11 Mar 2020 at 16:26

Local supermarket cleaned out of loo roll and flour again. Quite odd buying habits.

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Posted 11 Mar 2020 at 17:40
PP

You agreed to remove what you concurred was the inappropriate part of your post but it is still there viz "It is not their fault - it is the bloody tories putting profit before lives as always. China and Korea got over the hump with mass lockdowns and we keep deferring them."

I have not yet done so but will report it to Moderators if this is not removed. Apart from somebody who made an injudicious remark sometime ago about Brexit, for which an apology was subsequently tendered, this forum has been free of party politics and I hope will remain so.

Barry
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Posted 13 Mar 2020 at 12:27
Old Barry

Don't know where you are getting that from - I removed it days ago.

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Posted 13 Mar 2020 at 13:25
Clear your Browser cache
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Posted 13 Mar 2020 at 13:38
I have emailed the support people at Prostate Cancer UK querying it as a bug as it's also on another browser I tried. They are out of the office due to having 'a deep clean' now but back on Monday.

Barry
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Posted 13 Mar 2020 at 13:59
Yikes - only one reason for that!
User
Posted 13 Mar 2020 at 17:46

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

Local supermarket cleaned out of loo roll and flour again. Quite odd buying habits.

These idiots, need to listen to Corporal Jones; "Don't panic"

But they won't - idiots...

User
Posted 13 Mar 2020 at 17:52
Come on Bob, get off the fence 🤣🤣🤣
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 13 Mar 2020 at 18:32
I’m in quite a fortunate position being a school caretaker lol. I have a container-load of loo rolls and towels etc etc. oh and three giant freezers full of food. I may just lock myself in there when they close the schools :-))

On a serious note though this is gonna get tough. I’ve not been able to buy painkillers etc for days. Just glad I make all my own wine before that runs out too.

Take care all x

If life gives you lemons , then make lemonade

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Posted 13 Mar 2020 at 20:05

No toilet roll, pasta, soap (liquid and bar) etc in any of the shops around me in SE London.  What I already had in is running low so hoping this panic buying madness ends soon when the selfish idiots stockpiling run out of space to put any more.

My youngest daughter came to stay on Wednesday.  She only told me after I'd already picked her up that she'd been feeling really ill for a couple of days.  Temperature, cough etc.  I wasn't best pleased but what can you do.  She works in a bar/restaurant so is exposed to all kind of stuff.  Starting to feel a little unwell myself now but hopefully it's just a normal bug instead of the deadly lurgy!

My next onco appt isn't until 6 May and I was due to start EBRT late May.  Wondering what impact all of this will have on that timetable now and if it will be postponed.  Interesting times!

Stay safe all.

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Posted 13 Mar 2020 at 23:15
Nurse rang me from UCLH to say result of my MRI delayed but should have this coming Monday. I took opportunity to ask whether treatments were being put back but was told not for cancer patients - yet. I mentioned lack of hand sanitizer and she said people had even been stealing it from the hospital!!
Barry
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Posted 14 Mar 2020 at 08:30

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member
Nurse rang me from UCLH to say result of my MRI delayed but should have this coming Monday. I took opportunity to ask whether treatments were being put back but was told not for cancer patients - yet. I mentioned lack of hand sanitizer and she said people had even been stealing it from the hospital!!

 

I would say- EVIL people were stealing it, & that is what it it.
I've an appointment in out-paitents in June with my Oncologist , I expect that will become a phone call. 
The Cancer, has not got me - I just hope & pray, the Virus does not, either. 

  AS I'm on Hormone therapy until May, I know my resistance to a Virus is reduced, so I will be mixing with others at a very minimal level for along time. I suggest this will be a good idea, for others also on Hormone therapy.
Good luck to us all.

Norfolk & Suffolk, UK seems with "people power" seems to be leading the Government, in keeping the Virus at bay, High streets are very quiet, events cancelled, long before the government has stopped these events (& it will)

Wash hands 100%, & being Anti-social, seems to be the only answer for all the Vulnerable.

 

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User
Posted 14 Mar 2020 at 09:04
I'm don't believe that HT has any impact on your susceptibility to viruses, Bob. Chemo obviously does, but HT doesn't affect your immune system as far as I know.

Best wishes,

Chris

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Posted 14 Mar 2020 at 15:24

I rang my onco nurse a short while ago and she said that at nearly a year and a half since last treatment I am no different to a member of the public.

The main concern for me was stress but as I quit my job late late year (which was killing me) that is far less of an issue ( I have savings).

I don't saying that I am scared by all this but then again, I suffer from anxiety.

That being said, we can only control what we can.

I am self isolating (easy) as much as I can (limited as my wife works and we have to go shopping).

I'll either make it or I won't.

User
Posted 19 Mar 2020 at 19:17

Had my catheter removed today, so I asked the nurse. Her view was that I'm not a high risk person, and that's with me only being 18 months away from 70. Of course I'd rather not catch it right now and I have no great reason to go out at the moment, so in practical terms it makes little difference.

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Posted 19 Mar 2020 at 21:02

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member
I'm don't believe that HT has any impact on your susceptibility to viruses, Bob. Chemo obviously does, but HT doesn't affect your immune system as far as I know.

Best wishes,

Chris

Thanks for your reply, I suspect the hormone therapy will be more the problem.

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Posted 20 Mar 2020 at 10:10

Below is some  our link to  information about coronavirus (COVID-19) for people who have, or have had, prostate cancer.

This information aims to answer some of the questions you may have at this time. We will update this page in line with any official advice changes and to make sure it answers common questions. You can also contact our Specialist Nurses for further information and support.

https://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information/coronavirus-covid-19-and-prostate-cancer

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