Medical news
Long-time readers will recall I had some problems with my prostate about three years ago. About a month ago, I noticed blood in my pee, just like the month or two after my operation. Three years seems to me long enough for this to be a new problem, so I went to my GP. She did some tests and referred me to a urologist who organised some more tests, from which I've just returned. This morning I had a CT scan and just now I've had a cystoscopy, which means sending a camera up my willy and having a look around. Turns out the guy who did this was the same one who did my operation, which turned out to be exactly three years ago today.
The good news, is that they don't think it's cancer. Looks like the prostate is starting to regrow and that is where the bleeding is from. (They showed me the prostate on the screen, but I don't know what it is supposed to look like.) They've prescribed me a drug which is supposed to reduce the prostate and will see how things go. They might have to give it another trim.
Just noticed, I'm still wearing the wrist band they gave me when I turned up at the Day Surgery Unit. Incidentally, that place is very hard to find in the Royal Surrey. It's in a separate building about as far away from the main entrance as you can get.
The good news, is that they don't think it's cancer. Looks like the prostate is starting to regrow and that is where the bleeding is from. (They showed me the prostate on the screen, but I don't know what it is supposed to look like.) They've prescribed me a drug which is supposed to reduce the prostate and will see how things go. They might have to give it another trim.
Just noticed, I'm still wearing the wrist band they gave me when I turned up at the Day Surgery Unit. Incidentally, that place is very hard to find in the Royal Surrey. It's in a separate building about as far away from the main entrance as you can get.