GENERAL

 I recently tried going off the only medication i'm taking (mainly for my "carpal tunnel wrists") to see whether it'd affect me at night.
It's an anti-inflammatory which Cheryl has been taking daily for years now,over and above her other medication,for her rheumatoid arthritis.Figured that ,if it was good for her it shouldn't do much harm to me.But i just wanted to see whether it had been beneficial ,and whether stopping wouldmake any difference.
Well,....not sure whether it was the 3 cups of strong coffee i've been imbibing every day (bad,bad boy!) or the lack of my daily anti-inflammatory ,but i ended up waking more frequently (around 3/4 times/night).
Back on them now and all well (only drinking 2 cups of coffee)!I'm waking just once (occasionally twice) and no problems peeing.
Seem to have turned a corner now,although still managing the process through ceasing drinking at 6pm and limiting my alcohol content late in the day (I start early now 😋).
Another big plus,...........(hoping my family don't read this blog) .......where i previously had a sharp pain immediately after ejaculation, now virtually no pain whatsoever,.........and all working as well as could be expected from an old fart!
I reckon i'm 85% back to where i was before the procedure.

POMPEI 2012

RIDE AROUND AMALFI 

PSA READING

SOMEWHERE IN THE KAROO

Virtually straight after my last post I decided to pop across for an impromptu PSA test to check that i''m going in the right direction (i.e. down).
The last time i did this was at my 6 week check-up with my urologist (my only contact with anyone in this regard since the op).
I had been surprised,and absolutely thrilled to report that,after 6 weeks it has receded beyond all expectations to 3,66 (from 10,33) .
I realised that i could not expect a similar plunge in the reading at this point as the rate of decline is naturally alogarithmic (i.e. opposite to logarithmic) as the strength of radiation declines.
I'm presently at around 1/8th of the original strength after almost 3 half lives.
Well,..........to get back to the original subject,it appears that my reading is now a mere 0,75!!!
I'm ecstatic as it seems that i can expect an ultimate reading after 18 months then of below 0,5,possibly less.
This is wonderful news and far beyond my expectations!

PARKING VENICE

23 WEEKS

5000m UP IN THE ANDES

 Almost 6 months on now and the nighttime frequency thing seemed to get a little worse recently.
I'd been getting up 2 to 3 times/night and then having to stay awake initially to go back each time to empty my bladder,allowing a longer period (3 to 4 hours) of sleep in between.
I half expected this effect (from threads on the net) and had just been hoping that this slight "problem" would subside with time.
Well,over the past week or two it seems to be getting better and there's absolutely no burning sensation any longer👍
With a bit of luck i'll be back to normal very shortly.
Still no meds ,except an anti-inflammatory each night (mainly for my wrists/squash)
Chery's been takinf these things (CELEBREX 200) for years now with no side effects.
Certainly beats the FLOMAX and generics thereof!Yesterday i headed off to have another PSA check and shall be picking it up today sometime.
The last one i had was at 5 weeks and indicated a PSA drop from 10,3 to 3,6.
Let's hope this one has a similar drop off!

ANDES BORDER ARGENTINA/CHILE

LANDSLIDE IN ANDES