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Post by cernunnos on May 4, 2024 16:04:44 GMT 1
But you travel miles for work ?
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Post by suein56 on May 4, 2024 17:41:26 GMT 1
But you travel miles for work ? That can pose problems if you are not at 'home' often.
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Post by mysty on May 4, 2024 18:56:37 GMT 1
But you travel miles for work ? Good point 😄,no doctor between here and Bourges either. When we move to the Limousin we can register with the local doctor.
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Post by cernunnos on May 4, 2024 19:16:43 GMT 1
Better do it now , make it easier later? ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by Nifty on May 4, 2024 21:23:24 GMT 1
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Post by cernunnos on May 5, 2024 9:00:05 GMT 1
Thanks Sue , I have been tested just about every year since I was 45 .
Presumably, the last test (when?) revealed the need for the surgery? Prior to that there was no test result that raised concern?
Just curious as I have just had my first PSA test which gave a 0.9 result and nfa required. Previous requests for a test were considered unnecessary by my GPs. (UK)
Coming back to beejay's post . Your GP is a bit shortsighted or overworked. Prostate cancer is a major cause of death amongst European men and is easily treated. There is no pain if you have a tumour, when there is pain , it is too late . The test is simple and you can follow your own results year by year. Your doctor is not going to die with you ! Maybe there is a long waiting list for the surgery in the UK ? I don't know , here the treatment is fast and efficient
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Post by Nifty on May 5, 2024 9:09:58 GMT 1
My past experiences with some GP’s in England make me think that bugetary constraints are of more concern to them than effective treatment of their patients.
Perhaps times have changed in the 22nd century.
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Post by beejay on May 5, 2024 11:35:51 GMT 1
Presumably, the last test (when?) revealed the need for the surgery? Prior to that there was no test result that raised concern?
Just curious as I have just had my first PSA test which gave a 0.9 result and nfa required. Previous requests for a test were considered unnecessary by my GPs. (UK)
The tests showed no change until 2022 , ( before, it was stable at below 4) when there was a jump from 3.5ng/ml to 7.67mg/ml .
Checked every 6 months.
Then an IRM scan
and then a biopsy showed a small tumour on one lobe. They then did a bone scan to check there was no spreading , which was negative. It was then decided in October last year to remove the prostate but I wanted to wait until after lambing , so went on 5 months hormone treatment that slowed the growth. The PSA went down to 2.46ng/ml in March this year but the free PSA/total had gone down too.
Here in France , if I want my PSA level tested , I go to the docter and ask him to write a perscription or just go to the lab and pay €18 . I choose removal over radiation because after radiation there is no possibility of removal and it can also do damage to other organs/tissue. The operation was painless and the treatment good in the clinic.
Thank you for a comprehensive reply.
My requests for testing were considered unnecessary by my GP at that time some years ago and I didn't follow up until last year. I think there has been a much more positive awareness since then of which I didn't take action. Fortunately, it seems that the recent test result is a good one.
I am very aware of the differences in French and UK health care from the details I get from my daughter and s-i-l but we have to live (and die) with what's available unfortunately. I would have become resident in France when I retired, early, 29 years ago had circumstances allowed it. Obtaining an Irish passport 16 years ago started another yearning, yet again, to be unfulfilled so regular visits have to suffice..
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Post by Nifty on May 5, 2024 11:39:36 GMT 1
Has anyone had treatment by radioactive ‘seed’ implant?
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Post by beejay on May 5, 2024 11:41:04 GMT 1
Naughty, naughty, are we not to comment on such errors?
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Post by cernunnos on May 5, 2024 12:03:47 GMT 1
I wouldn't say naughty , just bored, with nothing better to say ? ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/rofl.png)
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Post by lapourtaider on May 5, 2024 12:18:12 GMT 1
I wish I could see what you're seeing.
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Post by jardiniere on May 5, 2024 12:19:33 GMT 1
I have never had a test for anything in the last 30 years. No doctor or dentist will take anyone new onto there books in Saint Amand Montrond. I travel two hours for a dentist. This is shocking. Contact your local Caisse and they should find a doctor to take you on. There are all sorts of routine tests which can catch any potential problems before they make your life difficult/painful/shorter. Especially now you're getting older. I didn't realise there was a second page. Yes, register with the doctor in your new area now even if it means a lot more travelling. You need to prioritise your health.
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Post by cernunnos on May 5, 2024 13:40:20 GMT 1
I have never had a test for anything in the last 30 years. No doctor or dentist will take anyone new onto there books in Saint Amand Montrond. I travel two hours for a dentist. This is shocking. Contact your local Caisse and they should find a doctor to take you on. There are all sorts of routine tests which can catch any potential problems before they make your life difficult/painful/shorter. Especially now you're getting older. I didn't realise there was a second page. Yes, register with the doctor in your new area now even if it means a lot more travelling. You need to prioritise your health. Yes mysty , do as you are told and be a good boy!
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Post by mysty on May 5, 2024 16:31:35 GMT 1
I have never had a test for anything in the last 30 years. No doctor or dentist will take anyone new onto there books in Saint Amand Montrond. I travel two hours for a dentist. This is shocking. Contact your local Caisse and they should find a doctor to take you on. There are all sorts of routine tests which can catch any potential problems before they make your life difficult/painful/shorter. Especially now you're getting older. I didn't realise there was a second page. Yes, register with the doctor in your new area now even if it means a lot more travelling. You need to prioritise your health. You think im bad ![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png) she went to the doctors in the UK forty years ago and he said he wanted to do a smear test. She fibbed and said she would come back after her period. She has never had one. We have mutuals through the business and can do the tele doctor thing but they just say you need to find a doctor. The Cher knows they have a problem they have a bus which comes to the area and you can try and book an appoitment
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