Moving through life's seasons
This is another “for the record” post and can be skipped by friends, especially squeamish friends. Following my HoLEP operation on Tuesday, today was an opportunity for my trial without catheter (TWOC), as the jargon goes. Continue reading “My trial without catheter”
Thought it might be helpful for some men out there to know about my holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) experience. There is little on the web of the patient’s experience, just medical leaflets which although helpful, lack the personal experience. Apologies to my friends and regular blog readers, maybe skip this post completely unless you’re particularly interested. Continue reading “My holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) experience”
I forgot to mention I had my pre operative assessment last week, all okay. Actually it was quite funny with the staff playing “guess his BMI, blood pressure and so on”. Continue reading “My pre operative assessment”
The quickest of newsy updates. Just waking up on this grey, drab Monday morning in Bradford, Yorkshire and then back home later today for my operation tomorrow in hospital! Continue reading “News – Bradford today, hospital tomorrow”
As I’ve had my flippin’ catheter in me for six months, I thought I would jot down a few thoughts. Besides, my blog gets quite a few hits on this post written two weeks after I first had a catheter. There isn’t very much on the web about long term catheter use through personal experience, virtually everything is medically orientated and doesn’t describe what it actually means for the individual. Continue reading “Long term catheter use”
Really settling into this retirement lark and loving every single day – each day is totally different. So I thought it might be worth letting you know about a few things currently going on as this is a kind of typical day, these days. Continue reading “Typical day, these days”
Well, that was a curious experience. As a step towards my prostate operation, there was the need for some further investigations to take place today, all part of giving me a thorough ‘going over’ to ensure all is well. Continue reading “Well, that was a curious experience”