Friday: Stoopid Ass

G'day good peeps

Just call me 'ASS MAN' ....NO!... not like Sir(Mr Brighton Marina) Phil, but I feely really stupid this morning.

2004 photo when I was assistant manager of a crazy room (Pre-PCa)

After seeing two consecutive PSA rises, I was getting a bit worried.
Now I find they were self-inflicted.

Since mid July I had been taking meds known as SNRIs, similar to SSRIs to combat depression which had lasted over a year.

I was starting to feel back on form again, but now I have only just discovered that both SNRIs and SNRIs can cause prostate problems.
There was no warning of that on the leaflets with the meds.

It was only after hours of searching all the medical sites yesterday that I learned the truth. They can cause enlargement of the prostate, rises in PSA level, and all those peeing problems such as urgency and frequency that we have all faced, specially at the start of our journey.

I have to admit, the return of all those symptoms had me fearing the worst.
I'm now hoping I can reverse the progress of the PSA after stopping the meds, and maybe taking something for BPH which will return peeing function to normal. I see my oncologist this coming Tuesday so I'll have a better idea then.

So, please please please....never take any new medication until you are satisfied you have researched every aspect of the drug first. You just cannot trust the leaflet that comes with any medication.

Duh! Who's a stoopid ole bugger??

Oh well, Have a Grrrrrrrrreat day - and don't go and do anything silly, lol