TheCreature

TheCreature

I've heard that before. That if you're in you 60's and diagnosed that you shouldn't bother with surgical treatment as you're almost certain to die of something else before the prostate cancer gets you.

TheCreature

A White Christmas... which, given I'll be on the NSW coast, seems pretty damn unlikely.

renth

That Christmas day passes without a bushfire anywhere in the northern parts of Perth

Amazulu

I'm not cooking this christmas (apart from making Amarula ice cream) so hopefully I will get drunk

Cheetah7

Thanks Ozzie xxx

My Dad was debating treatment and what to do. I guess he will know for sure after the biopsy what his options are.

scrubbedexpat098

that some sort of Icelandic volcano can erupt causing a massive cloud of ash th shut heathrow down for 9 weeks just to be on the safe side

old.sparkles

different

carolinephillips

Not necessarily true- my dad died two years ago from prostate cancer which was not picked up until they discovered that what the doctor said was only a torn muscle was, in fact a broken hip from advanced secondary metastatic prostate cancer, which then spread to his spine and brain.

Early diagnosis is therefore crucial. My dad had probably had the cancer for 10 years before it was diagnosed.

Not trying to alarm anyone, I guess my poor dad was one of the exceptions, but fingers crossed that if it is cancer they have caught it and can treat it before it spreads.

scrubbedexpat098

Outlaws coming over for 7, can't be too safe please please please Santa

old.sparkles

A major snow in? (as long as my daughter gets out first )

scrubbedexpat098

It's a deal, we'll go halves on this wish

old.sparkles

When are the outlaws leaving the UK - after the 4th I hope

paulry

Hey Ozzie, your choice of course, but you really shouldn't do nothing. My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer at 65 - soon after my mum died. He was told that if he did nothing that he could expect to live another 5 years or so and at that time, in his grief he was willing to just let that happen. But my sister and I had other ideas. His own dad had lived well into his 90s and we were unwilling to let our dad go. We persuaded him to undergo a course of treatment which has resulted in the all clear. He has since re-married and has probably added more than 20 years life to what he would have had if he'd done nothing. Do it for your wife and kids, mate.

I wish you all the best with your dad, Sam. Fingers crossed his diagnosis is a good one

Jon77

Your family is lucky re prostate cancer, started there in my Grandfather and spread like wildfire, he was riddled with it at the end and took him very quickly. Thankfully my uncle and father are not showing any signs Us blokes need to get on top of this issue more anyway.

Anyhoo for Christmas I just want my son to have a great time and some peace and quiet would be good, been a hard year this one for personal reasons, hope for better in 2014