Hi guys,

I thought it high time I produced an update on my present health situation as I have been rather quiet in that regard (thanks for giving me a push, Gerard) though I am not altogether sure why that is. Could it be perhaps that I had the wind blown out of my sails when I visited my urologist, last month? Possibly, though I wouldn’t like to fully admit it.

You could, however, come to that conclusion your good selves when I tell you that my latest prostate specific antigen PSA test came in with a result of 8.4, up from 7.9 three months earlier, instead of the 4.8, or there-a-bouts, I had been hoping for.

My hopeful anticipation arose from the fact that my dear wife and I had held steadfastly to a strict regimen comprising of a considerable intake of the best and most appropriate cancer targeting, complimentary medicines; regular - twice daily that is - intake of natural fruit and vegetable blends; sound advice and pills from my homeopath, more specifically directed at controlling my waterworks, especially the frank haematuria (bleeding); and, plenty of fresh air and exercise. With all that going on I really had thought it would have reversed, or at least controlled, my PSA, score. But no, up it went to 8.4. How bloody disappointing.

On the positive side, and I may well be clutching at straws here, is the fact PSA counts were originally used to assess benign prostate enlargement factors – not the growth of cancer. My understanding is that PSA tests were later adopted for checking the growth of prostate cancer as an adjunct to the Gleason Score. The Gleason score is for grading the cancer cells, via a biopsy of source material, to help determine severity, or aggressiveness, relating to its potential rate of growth, or spread.

That said, it seems obvious then that whereas most prostate cancers run in tandem with a swollen prostate, the PSA reading can, in effect, relate just as equally – if not more so – to the swollen prostate as to the cancer in the prostate. Phew! That’s a relief. (Grin).

On the positive side again, I am also mindful of the fact that the time between my last two PSA’s was only four months. Now we all know that to effect positive change to the cellular structure of one’s body takes many months, six or more, depending on what one is aiming to achieve. That being the case perhaps a few months more on my regimen will make a difference. We will now aim for that.

In my next posting I will review that regimen in greater detail to see what changes I have made to it over the intervening months since my last post on the subject. /end

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