Sir Chris Hoy.

[Usher wide.]

I can’t believe there hasn’t been a thread already in place for this remarkable human being.

He won our hearts in Olympic Games after games with his stoicism to get over that line first time after time.

He pushed his body to ‘its limits’ to win gold for him, his family & his country.

Now he has been told that he has ‘prostrate cancer’ which was only diagnosed after he went to his GP with what he believed to be a pain in his shoulder, possibly a muscle strain, which turned out after tests to show there were secondaries.

He’s been told he has less than a year maybe eighteen months to live.

This ‘Iron Man’ plans a cycle ride across the country to bring awareness of this condition to all us men who may have a history of this condition in our past family to go & have a simple blood test done, which you can insist upon at your GP surgery, to identify any early onset of this cancer.

As he embarks on his final ‘lap of the track’ I think we owe that one simple act for him but most of all for our families.

[drfchound]

I was having some of the symptoms over the last few months so went to see the GP.
I had tests, including the PSA and was told I have an enlarged prostate and have been prescribed a daily tablet to try to shrink it down.
One of the lads I play football with has had to have a prostatectomy after having a cancer diagnosis.
His operation was about ten weeks ago and returned to the pitch a few days back.
The husband of my wife’s friend had symptoms but kept putting off going to see the doctor.
He eventually went a couple of months ago and was told he had prostate cancer which was too far on and has been given less than a year to live.
It is always worth going to see the GP if you are in the slightest doubt about whether you may have early onset issues.

[tommy toes]

Ive had it, so has my brother. Luckily we both recognised the symptoms and found it early.
One of my best mates wasn’t so lucky and died earlier this year.
I agree with Chris Hoy that a man of any age should have a PSA test if he wants one.
Its just a regular blood test.

[idler]

I was having some of the symptoms over the last few months so went to see the GP.
I had tests, including the PSA and was told I have an enlarged prostate and have been prescribed a daily tablet to try to shrink it down.
One of the lads I play football with has had to have a prostatectomy after having a cancer diagnosis.
His operation was about ten weeks ago and returned to the pitch a few days back.
The husband of my wife’s friend had symptoms but kept putting off going to see the doctor.
He eventually went a couple of months ago and was told he had prostate cancer which was too far on and has been given less than a year to live.
It is always worth going to see the GP if you are in the slightest doubt about whether you may have early onset issues.

I took them tablets about fifteen years ago hound. I was still getting up to go to the toilet so stopped taking them after about three years. A mate found buying Prostasan tablets helped him. I’m just coming to end of a three month course of them and have seen no improvement so will kick them into touch. I was up five or six times last night but did have to get most of my water ration later than usual. The joys of getting old.

[drfchound]

I was having some of the symptoms over the last few months so went to see the GP.
I had tests, including the PSA and was told I have an enlarged prostate and have been prescribed a daily tablet to try to shrink it down.
One of the lads I play football with has had to have a prostatectomy after having a cancer diagnosis.
His operation was about ten weeks ago and returned to the pitch a few days back.
The husband of my wife’s friend had symptoms but kept putting off going to see the doctor.
He eventually went a couple of months ago and was told he had prostate cancer which was too far on and has been given less than a year to live.
It is always worth going to see the GP if you are in the slightest doubt about whether you may have early onset issues.

I took them tablets about fifteen years ago hound. I was still getting up to go to the toilet so stopped taking them after about three years. A mate found buying Prostasan tablets helped him. I’m just coming to end of a three month course of them and have seen no improvement so will kick them into touch. I was up five or six times last night but did have to get most of my water ration later than usual. The joys of getting old.

Cheers idler for the info.
My getting up in the night has been a feature of my life for a long time now.
To be fair I do have more uninterrupted nights of late so maybe the tablets are working for me.
As for getting older, I am more than happy to keep doing that.
The alternative is not good.

[scawsby steve]

I was having some of the symptoms over the last few months so went to see the GP.
I had tests, including the PSA and was told I have an enlarged prostate and have been prescribed a daily tablet to try to shrink it down.
One of the lads I play football with has had to have a prostatectomy after having a cancer diagnosis.
His operation was about ten weeks ago and returned to the pitch a few days back.
The husband of my wife’s friend had symptoms but kept putting off going to see the doctor.
He eventually went a couple of months ago and was told he had prostate cancer which was too far on and has been given less than a year to live.
It is always worth going to see the GP if you are in the slightest doubt about whether you may have early onset issues.

I took them tablets about fifteen years ago hound. I was still getting up to go to the toilet so stopped taking them after about three years. A mate found buying Prostasan tablets helped him. I’m just coming to end of a three month course of them and have seen no improvement so will kick them into touch. I was up five or six times last night but did have to get most of my water ration later than usual. The joys of getting old.

Cheers idler for the info.
My getting up in the night has been a feature of my life for a long time now.
To be fair I do have more uninterrupted nights of late so maybe the tablets are working for me.
As for getting older, I am more than happy to keep doing that.
The alternative is not good.

Is it Tamsulosin, mate? If so, I can tell you they definitely work for me.

[drfchound]

I was having some of the symptoms over the last few months so went to see the GP.
I had tests, including the PSA and was told I have an enlarged prostate and have been prescribed a daily tablet to try to shrink it down.
One of the lads I play football with has had to have a prostatectomy after having a cancer diagnosis.
His operation was about ten weeks ago and returned to the pitch a few days back.
The husband of my wife’s friend had symptoms but kept putting off going to see the doctor.
He eventually went a couple of months ago and was told he had prostate cancer which was too far on and has been given less than a year to live.
It is always worth going to see the GP if you are in the slightest doubt about whether you may have early onset issues.

I took them tablets about fifteen years ago hound. I was still getting up to go to the toilet so stopped taking them after about three years. A mate found buying Prostasan tablets helped him. I’m just coming to end of a three month course of them and have seen no improvement so will kick them into touch. I was up five or six times last night but did have to get most of my water ration later than usual. The joys of getting old.

Cheers idler for the info.
My getting up in the night has been a feature of my life for a long time now.
To be fair I do have more uninterrupted nights of late so maybe the tablets are working for me.
As for getting older, I am more than happy to keep doing that.
The alternative is not good.

Is it Tamsulosin, mate? If so, I can tell you they definitely work for me.

They are mate, my brother in law is on them too.
I bet thousands of men are using them.
Not seen you at a game for a while.
It would be good to say hello on Saturday so I will keep a look out for you.

[idler]

I was having some of the symptoms over the last few months so went to see the GP.
I had tests, including the PSA and was told I have an enlarged prostate and have been prescribed a daily tablet to try to shrink it down.
One of the lads I play football with has had to have a prostatectomy after having a cancer diagnosis.
His operation was about ten weeks ago and returned to the pitch a few days back.
The husband of my wife’s friend had symptoms but kept putting off going to see the doctor.
He eventually went a couple of months ago and was told he had prostate cancer which was too far on and has been given less than a year to live.
It is always worth going to see the GP if you are in the slightest doubt about whether you may have early onset issues.

I took them tablets about fifteen years ago hound. I was still getting up to go to the toilet so stopped taking them after about three years. A mate found buying Prostasan tablets helped him. I’m just coming to end of a three month course of them and have seen no improvement so will kick them into touch. I was up five or six times last night but did have to get most of my water ration later than usual. The joys of getting old.

Cheers idler for the info.
My getting up in the night has been a feature of my life for a long time now.
To be fair I do have more uninterrupted nights of late so maybe the tablets are working for me.
As for getting older, I am more than happy to keep doing that.
The alternative is not good.

Is it Tamsulosin, mate? If so, I can tell you they definitely work for me.

They are mate, my brother in law is on them too.
I bet thousands of men are using them.
Not seen you at a game for a while.
It would be good to say hello on Saturday so I will keep a look out for you.

Tamsulosin is the one that I kicked into touch all those years ago.
Just goes to show how certain drugs can work for some but not others. I agree about continuing to grow old hound. I’m 76 and counting but finding the gym a lot harder now.

[drfchound]

I was having some of the symptoms over the last few months so went to see the GP.
I had tests, including the PSA and was told I have an enlarged prostate and have been prescribed a daily tablet to try to shrink it down.
One of the lads I play football with has had to have a prostatectomy after having a cancer diagnosis.
His operation was about ten weeks ago and returned to the pitch a few days back.
The husband of my wife’s friend had symptoms but kept putting off going to see the doctor.
He eventually went a couple of months ago and was told he had prostate cancer which was too far on and has been given less than a year to live.
It is always worth going to see the GP if you are in the slightest doubt about whether you may have early onset issues.

I took them tablets about fifteen years ago hound. I was still getting up to go to the toilet so stopped taking them after about three years. A mate found buying Prostasan tablets helped him. I’m just coming to end of a three month course of them and have seen no improvement so will kick them into touch. I was up five or six times last night but did have to get most of my water ration later than usual. The joys of getting old.

Cheers idler for the info.
My getting up in the night has been a feature of my life for a long time now.
To be fair I do have more uninterrupted nights of late so maybe the tablets are working for me.
As for getting older, I am more than happy to keep doing that.
The alternative is not good.

Is it Tamsulosin, mate? If so, I can tell you they definitely work for me.

They are mate, my brother in law is on them too.
I bet thousands of men are using them.
Not seen you at a game for a while.
It would be good to say hello on Saturday so I will keep a look out for you.

Tamsulosin is the one that I kicked into touch all those years ago.
Just goes to show how certain drugs can work for some but not others. I agree about continuing to grow old hound. I’m 76 and counting but finding the gym a lot harder now.

Idler, as I often say, keep doing what you can while you can.

[roversontheup]

Good to see you guys talking about these issues. Shows how much behaviours and attitudes are changing and barriers being broken down. As a women we talk freely about health issues so it’s great to see men now being more open.

[Spud]

I have yearly blood tests as part of my blood pressure review. I always requested they check PSA level, which they did, up to a couple of years ago, then, bizarrely, they said they wouldn't test it unless I had any symptoms!
I was 49 at the time, I'm 51 now & gonna try & insist again next time around, it seems all to common in men from my age on.

[ravenrover]

I am now down for annual checks as I don't run or cycle. We walk twice a day in or local woods with our Cocker but that is classed as sedentary. I asked the nurse at my last check up about PSA testing she told me it has to be done through a doctor. My last was 2 years ago I shall be asking for a new one however we now have to make appointments online via a triage page or through the receptionist who will complete said page and the pass it on to a Doctor. We can't even ring in for urgent or none urgent appointments