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After having trouble getting to sleep initially, because I was so tense, I had another decent night - still woke up too often, but that's the prostate.
Having a thin blanket, and this long- sleeve t-shirt is so much better, plus I added earplugs when Sacha's CPAP machine became noticeable.
Assuming it's not raining, I'm cycling to Tai Chi this morning. Nothing planned (yet) for this afternoon.
You're looking amazing today ¡
I've been to the Urology clinic. Yes, I did manage the urine flow test ok!
I saw the consultant after most of the straightforward tests were complete and he did a couple of other, very uncomfortable, examinations (no, I'm definitely •not• giving details!)
The conclusion was that I need further investigations, which might have a three month waiting list.
He's suggested altering my tablets - for which I need to talk to the GP.
He was spectacularly uninterested in the side effects of the Finesteride I'm bothered by - suggesting I get the GP to do the tests they've previously declined to do.
I've already got his report which is comprehensive but omits the •full• details of suggested medication change, and there's nothing about getting the GP to investigate the side effects. I'll try contacting the GP tomorrow.
But then the letter was produced by A-I listening to the consultation (sigh).
I've finished writing a comprehensive, but succinct, list of points and questions for my Urology clinic appointment tomorrow.
I just hope I get the chance to ask all the questions, and if I do, get some coherent answers.
Too much information follows:
I've been panicking about the urine flow test I've been warned about because I will need to 'do' at least 150ml in one go.
When I was doing the fluid balance chart my average wee was about 70ml.
By drinking water at regular intervals this morning I managed 200ml, but it was seriously uncomfortable!
I now have a strategy for tomorrow...
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I did go to the Petanque club and played two games (won one, lost one). There were seven of us there, but very few of the regulars which was refreshing.
We stopped for a short downpour.
I had a useful chat with someone who doesn't come very often who had had hormone treatment for prostate cancer. I don't have cancer, but his experience was useful to hear as it validated some of my issues.
Came home with backache, and extremely tired. Had a nap.
Good morning from Leicestershire.
I must have been asleep as I hit the pillow at 9 last night. I got up three times in the night - which was fine, but because I've got to measure my output I couldn't just stumble around in the dark!
I still woke up at about 6:30 but that's a decent night's rest.
(The postman delivered a new sleep bra and it's incredibly comfy & supportive so that might have helped)
I've got to unpack the case, sort out the laundry, and make a list of jobs that are waiting. Making a list is easier than doing anything.
I've sent a triage request in to the GP already this morning because I'm worried I'm developing urine retention quicker than anticipated (which is rather shitty, but...) so I might be off to the surgery later.
The cat is very pleased to have us home and so far, hasn't punished us by peeing on the furniture!
May all your lists be short and easily delegated.
Prostate Cancer | Where is the Survival Edge?
I am now 74 years old and like a large percentage at my age have an enlarged prostate (BPH). When talking with other older men prostate cancer comes up quite a bit. At my doctor’s office for years I have had the routine screening via blood tests for PSA (prostate-specific antigen), a protein that is supposed to give you an early indication of prostate cancer.
My results have always been low (<2), but I also recently found out that that those tests are notoriously unreliable to detect cancer especially the more aggressive kind. However PSA can be used to monitor someone who has been otherwise diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The main limitations of using PSA for prostate cancer screening are:
PSA is prostate-specific but not cancer-specific. Benign conditions — benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatitis, infection, inflammation, and even age — all elevate PSA. Roughly 72%–80% of men with an elevated PSA do not have prostate cancer, leading to unnecessary biopsies and anxiety.
About 15% of men with a “normal” PSA actually have prostate cancer. No PSA value can rule out cancer, so a normal result provides false reassurance.
PSA cannot distinguish between aggressive, life-threatening cancers and slow-growing, indolent tumours that would never cause symptoms or death in a patient’s lifetime. This leads to diagnosis and treatment of cancers that pose no real threat, exposing men to the side effects of surgery, radiation, or hormonal therapy (e.g., incontinence, erectile dysfunction) without any health benefit.
I personally have several friends and relatives who have told me they have prostate cancer, diagnosed by biopsy. Unfortunately several of those have also had the deadly COVID vaccine shots, which have been linked to turbo cancer.
This led me to dig into this subject a little more.
The infographic shows enlarged prostate (BPH = benign prostatic hyperplasia) prevalence rising from 70% after age 60 to 90% after age 80.Up to 90% of men over the age of 80 have benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The prevalence of BPH increases significantly with age, with approximately 50% of men between ages 51 and 60 affected. For those over 60, estimates vary by study but generally indicate that 70% of men in their 60s, rising to 70–80% for those in their 70s, and reaching nearly 90% for men aged 80 and older.
Cancer is found incidentally in 10%–20% of surgically removed BPH specimens. Additionally, more than 20% of men with prostate cancer also have BPH, indicating that while the conditions frequently coexist, BPH itself is not considered a risk factor or precursor for developing prostate cancer.
The mainstream clinical consensus is that BPH does not increase the risk of developing prostate cancer. They are distinct conditions that can coexist due to shared risk factors (age, genetics, hormones), but one does not cause or predispose to the other.
The strongest evidence comes from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, a large prospective study that found no significant association between symptomatic BPH and prostate cancer risk, and is described as “the strongest evidence to date” supporting this conclusion.
There is some nuance in the research:
In short: BPH is not a precursor or risk factor for prostate cancer. If you have BPH, your prostate cancer risk is no higher than that of a man without BPH of the same age and family history.
Then I found this message (below) on Dr. Mike Yeadon’s Telegram channel.
This from as study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Based on a 15-year randomised trial of 1,643 men with localised prostate cancer it was found that no treatment option of surgery or radiation brought the patient any more time than those who were just actively monitored.
Dr. Mike Yeadon wrote on Telegram in this regard:
In case it passed you by, it’s really important to keep away from urologists unless you have really serious problems voiding your bladder. Even then, tread very carefully. They’re not to be trusted, any more than any other medical doctor.
Oh, and please don’t ever consent to “routine screening for prostate cancer”.
This brief statistic shows why not.The aggressive “treatments” used don’t extend your life, but they are likely to damage you, not unusually in serious, permanent ways.
But hey, at least the surgeon makes money.
Best wishes
Mike
Research on Cancer Risk after COVID Vaccination
Data from 8,407,849 individuals between 2021 and 2023 were obtained from the South Korean National Health Insurance database. Using that data research, published September 2025, in the journal Biomarker Research found a significant cancer risk increase of 27% overall from mRNA and non-mRNA vaccines.
HR = Hazard Ratio. If HR = 1 there is no increase risk.Specifically the research findings showed, at the 95% confidence interval, cancer risk increases of 35.1% for thyroid, 33.5% for gastric, 28.3% for colorectal, 53.3% for lung, 19.7% for breast and 68.7% for prostate cancers at 1 year post-vaccination.
In terms of vaccine type,
For COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) and Moderna (Spikevax) produced the only mRNA vaccines currently authorized. They showed a 20% higher overall risk of cancer.
Whereas AstraZeneca (Covishield) and Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) produced non-mRNA vaccines, which rely on DNA within an adenoviral-vector rather than messenger RNA.
The ZyCoV-D vaccine developed by Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila is a cDNA vaccine, a notable example of a plasmid DNA vaccine that has received regulatory approval, utilizing intradermal delivery.
Non-mRNA type vaccines were found to be associated with a 47% higher overall risk of cancer.
Patients who received a mixture of mRNA and cDNA doses also faced an increased risk, with a 34% higher incidence of cancer overall.
Epidemiologist Dr. Nicolas Hulscher wrote in a post on Substack:
“Critically, the signal was observed across all vaccine types — both mRNA and viral-vector (cDNA) shots — and in every demographic group analyzed. In plain terms: both major COVID-19 vaccine platforms appear to be carcinogenic …. In other words, no vaccine technology was free of cancer risk in this dataset.
Dr. Angus Dalgleish, a medical oncologist, told The Defender the study builds on other recent findings but “is the first to show that cDNA [non-mRNA] and mRNA vaccines are associated with cancer risk, suggesting that the spike protein is directly carcinogenic.”
In that 2025 Korean study COVID-19 vaccination was linked to significant increases in multiple major cancers, with the signal consistent across all vaccine platforms, in both sexes, and age groups.
The highest cancer risk increase from COVID-19 vaccines was for prostate cancer (~69%). Non-mRNA (cDNA) vaccines using viral vector or plasmid DNA and the use of heterologous vaccination (mixing different types) were the highest for cancer risk.
Even though the Pfizer mRNA vaccine is not the same as the cDNA vaccines plasmid DNA was found in a deadly heart turbo-cancer tumor in a patient who was vaccinated 170 days after a Pfizer mRNA shot.
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There's not a lot on the plan for today.
A District Nurse is coming sometime to scan my bladder again to see if the emptying has improved (I really do not want a catheter!)
I need to get a start on sorting the holiday clothes out before we go away next Tuesday.
I'm sure there's a hundred other things that I can't think of......
Have a good day y'all
The District Nurse has been to do my urgent bladder scan that was requested at lunchtime.
Nothing serious found, but I'm retaining a bit too much urine for them to give me the all clear. So the scan is going to be repeated on Wednesday.
I think it's called "Fun With a Prostate"
Deep joy!
I put a request in to the GP this morning at 9am for advice expecting a phone call.
I was seen at 1130 in person by a genuinely helpful younger doctor.
Without going into all the details we might have worked out a way forward that'll help me sleep through the night without too dreadful side effects (or at least manageable side effects). Waiting until she's talked to a Senior Partner to get confirmation.
>edit< Senior Partner has strongly advised that I go back on the previous medication at the previous dose and keep an eye on side effects.
Also, they're sending a Nurse to me •this afternoon• to do an urgent bladder scan.
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FFS I've just realised that in a couple of weeks I'm going to be on an aeroplane for almost 3 hours (+ airport security theatre) and I've been taken off all my medication for my enlarged prostate. And repeat on the way home.
This could be........ fun (not)
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Finasteride is a drug that keeps on giving..... mostly bad stuff.
The low mood caused by Finasteride for my enlarged prostate seems to be a lot better this morning. Yay!
My wife has pointed out that I've definitely developed moobs and the area around my nipples is quite dark. Mirror confirms.
Thanks.
I'm well into A cup territory and heading for Bs.
This might explain the vague ache on both sides of my chest.
(Yes, it's a recognised side effect)
While this is a novel experience at my age, I'm not welcoming it! Hopefully having stopped taking it about 10 days ago I won't be needing a visit to M&S any time soon🫣😳😆
Hello Sunday People.
The weather is forecast to be dry (!), about 24°C with a light breeze here in Leicestershire.
So, as is customary, we'll head to the allotment to see what crops are dying /see which weeds are thriving. I'll try digging some potatoes for the LOLs . There's crap to move off the second plot still.
The Site Steward may have spoken to one of my neighbours about taking that plot over, hopefully I'll see one of them.
I'm still feeling very down - lack of interest in doing much and less motivation to do it. But it's getting done by habit, routine and rote. I know - or hope - that once this drug (Finesteride) is out of my system then things should return back to some sort of normal (complete with prostate symptoms). I just wish I could speed it up because I hate feeling like this.
Have a good Sunday everyone.
I'm back from the GP.
Sent an online form to the #NHS surgery at 08:50 today, at 09:20 I got a text with an appointment at 10:30. Went in to see the GP at 10:20. Can't fault that.
He was absolutely convinced that the low mood I've been experiencing, alongside the occasional nightmares, and slightly odd behaviour, are all due to the Finesteride I was prescribed for my enlarged prostate.
He implied that I shouldn't have been prescribed it because of my history of depression.
He agreed that I'm right to stop taking it, but the mood issues may not resolve quickly.
I'm waiting for a referral to a Urologist now.
Result!
I wrote the other day that i think the #Finasteride tablets for my prostate are making me depressed.
Well, something is.
I've stopped taking them
Plus I've realised that I've made some odd, impulsive decisions and purchases.
This isn't like me.
I am increasingly feeling like I'm wading through treacle. No energy to sustain anything constructive.
I'm definitely contacting the GP tomorrow.
I've decided to stop talking my Finesteride medication which was prescribed for my enlarged prostate. I'll contact the GP on Monday.
I've noticed my mood going downhill this week, and depression is a side effect of this stuff that gets serious warnings (that I shrugged off).
I guess I'm out of medical options and it'll be a long wait for a Urologist appointment.
I had a phone call from the GP surgery - I'd asked for a review of my #BPH medication. I wasn't getting on with the #Tamsolusin .
I've been prescribed Finasteride which seems to have an interesting selection of potential side effects (I really shouldn't look at the BNF)
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