Prostate Cancer

[Richard Quartermaine]

Roger. The laces are at the back. Hang on! Maybe they are in the front.

Richard

[leratty]

Had a mate who went in for the op also, of course had the epidural . Anyway he was waking up in his room later that day as he told me, very groggy & could not feel his legs thought he had become a paraplegic. Apparently was quite demonstrative verbally with some unpleasant language! Just happened a Sister was passing his room, popped her head in & told him not to worry it would soon wear off & all was well, he was mortified. Sad as it later came back with a vengeance, eighteen months later, his marriage collapsed, he took to drink, then died. A very good luncheon companion he was too, many a bottle or two of quality red we put away over the lunch table thus not going back to the office, rather carrying on into the evening. Ah them was the days. Salute John.

[Kevin Mercer]

Just a note on managing with a catheter and bag.
After my bladder cancer op. I was sent home for two weeks with a standard catheter and a bag strapped to my thigh. As mentioned in the previous post the bag would slide down my leg putting a big strain on my centre of gravity. So I just wore a belt round my waist under my clothes with a ribbon from it down my leg to carry the bag, it worked a treat. If you position the ribbon on the belt in line with your hip joint the bag will not ride up and down as you walk.
On a lighter note, catheters can be very handy. I was out in the car with the mrs one day when I needed to empty the bag, but we were nowhere a pub, café or toilet.
I pulled onto a car park on some spare land, parked quietly,opened my door slightly and putting my leg just outside the door opened the tap, lovely !
Life goes on.
Kevin

[happy daze john in oz]

My boobs are still growing and bloody sore. Radiotherapy when I get home as I said before to desensitize them. Not been offered a mastectomy yet though and hope I don't. No stirrings in the station as it was so eloquently put earlier though and no sign that there ever will be. Incontinence is definitely improving. I can hold a pee now, never could before, in fact there was no warning. Wet farts are also declining which is the real boost as far as I am concerned.

You will have to reach 36 D or close before the masectomy, in the mean time have a chat with your good lady as to what Bra is best suuited to your condition. Have heard rubbing them with cabbage leave can assist. And don't forget the little blue pills.
My operation has left me with a wind problem, not wet ones like yours thank goodness, but so strong and often that I reckon with wings i could most likely fly.

[Gordon Turnbull]

Well, got my tits zapped but can't say they feel any different. Back in Naija for my last trip and boy o boy am I looking forward to going home. Even bought myself my retirement present on the way to get zapped, a nice new Jaguar XF. To hell with it, no point keeping the money.

[Les Woodard]

What bloody irony that is. Finally getting a pair of knockers to play with at leisure and no action from the boiler room. Just imagine what it would have been like if one developed tits at sea. Not mentioning about the other end as there where plenty of them in the upper deck mob. Said in jest before incoming flak.

[Red Lead Ted]

The long haired one was ironing her bra,s the other morning,,,,,,,,,, I don't no why you bother ironing them i said you got nothing to put in them Her reply i iron your underpants don't i.....................

[happy daze john in oz]

What bloody irony that is. Finally getting a pair of knockers to play with at leisure and no action from the boiler room. Just imagine what it would have been like if one developed tits at sea. Not mentioning about the other end as there where plenty of them in the upper deck mob. Said in jest before incoming flak.

From what I recall there were certain persons at sea who managed quite well without the upper deck endowment, their interest so I am informed was more to do with the lower deck so to speak.

[happy daze john in oz]

Even bought myself my retirement present on the way to get zapped, a nice new Jaguar XF. To hell with it, no point keeping the money. [/QUOTE]

Well you could have bought all them lads here some beers with the cash. Enbjoy mate I am sure you have earned it.

[Gordon Turnbull]

What bloody irony that is. Finally getting a pair of knockers to play with at leisure and no action from the boiler room. Just imagine what it would have been like if one developed tits at sea. Not mentioning about the other end as there where plenty of them in the upper deck mob. Said in jest before incoming flak.

That's the bloody problem, too sore to play with :-)