It was a sad day yesterday as I attended a dear friend and neighbour's funeral.He had been fighting prostate cancer for many years,along with diabetes and bad hearing.Through it all right to his death he joked,smiled and remained cheerful a lovely brave man.
I had a cancer clinic appointment at the same time as the funeral so had to change the appointment to a later time in the day.The funeral service was a Humanist one and very moving as it was very personal about my friends life.
The result of my cancer clinic visit was an increase in my PSA from 11.2 up to 13.9.The doctor said he wasn't concerned about it as PSA count can vary and fluctuate,all my other readings eg. creatine,testosterone were Ok,hardly any testosterone! tell me about it! lol.Of course I'm concerned about any PSA increase as during the past 2 years I've lost 3 friends to prostate cancer all living within a 1/4 mile radius from me,perhaps it's something in the water!.
Since my previous PSA check I have been eating organic cheese and Kerri gold grass fed butter, where as before I had cut out all dairy but usually eat 2 eggs for breakfast most days.
At the clinic yesterday the doctor was doing a survey and asked about arthritis in the family,and any fractures I may have had that had taken a long time to heal.The survey was to check bone density in prostate cancer patients,He also asked about dairy intake,perhaps at last doctors are looking at diet and cancer as I'm a great believer in this.
I have always thought that if hospital patients were given the right diet they would recover quicker,and feel it's equally if not more important than any treatment received,perhaps they have even ended up in hospital due to years of poor diet. After all you wouldn't expect a car to run well or at all if you filled it with any fuel but quality petrol or Diesel!
Beezid - Save 98% Auction ShoppingI had a cancer clinic appointment at the same time as the funeral so had to change the appointment to a later time in the day.The funeral service was a Humanist one and very moving as it was very personal about my friends life.
The result of my cancer clinic visit was an increase in my PSA from 11.2 up to 13.9.The doctor said he wasn't concerned about it as PSA count can vary and fluctuate,all my other readings eg. creatine,testosterone were Ok,hardly any testosterone! tell me about it! lol.Of course I'm concerned about any PSA increase as during the past 2 years I've lost 3 friends to prostate cancer all living within a 1/4 mile radius from me,perhaps it's something in the water!.
Since my previous PSA check I have been eating organic cheese and Kerri gold grass fed butter, where as before I had cut out all dairy but usually eat 2 eggs for breakfast most days.
At the clinic yesterday the doctor was doing a survey and asked about arthritis in the family,and any fractures I may have had that had taken a long time to heal.The survey was to check bone density in prostate cancer patients,He also asked about dairy intake,perhaps at last doctors are looking at diet and cancer as I'm a great believer in this.
I have always thought that if hospital patients were given the right diet they would recover quicker,and feel it's equally if not more important than any treatment received,perhaps they have even ended up in hospital due to years of poor diet. After all you wouldn't expect a car to run well or at all if you filled it with any fuel but quality petrol or Diesel!
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