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Posted 6/1/2013 12:27 AM (GMT 0)
Recently at my PC support group we underwent a survey to see how many members had multiple illness's to deal with .I was surprised how at the high number that had multiple illness to deal with myself being one.
The most common was Dietetics ,Kidney disease,High blood pressure,Liver problems,Bowel cancer, to name a few interested how many HW members also have multiple illness's to deal with. It would make dealing with PC much more difficult when you have other illness's to deal with & the financial burden. Is this a age related problem or just a decline in good health overall?
English Rodger.

Post Edited (English Roger) : 5/31/2013 6:43:23 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/1/2013 3:18 AM (GMT 0)
How high was that number English Roger? Im out of the loop, what are the other illness's you've been dealt?
Posted 6/1/2013 4:09 AM (GMT 0)
logoslidat
It was 85% that had serious health problems other than PC which shocked everyone that the number
was so high. As for me after a routine blood test I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease with 40%
kidney function loss . It was a great shock as I feel fine no symptoms at all my aim now is to preserve my
remaining kidney function through diet & exercise & life style change can only hope I am successful not sure
what the future holds.
Posted 6/1/2013 4:31 AM (GMT 0)
Roger,

I dealt with serious medical matters before my PC, but not sure that is what you meant.

I had a serious bout of Pancreatitis, then 3 separate episodes of Porocarcinoma.

Since I was dx. with PC, I have both Major Chronic Fatigue, and Chronic Pain -both as the results
of PC treatments, not from the PC itself. Also have Psoriasis on my legs, but that was pre-existing too.

david
Posted 6/1/2013 5:39 AM (GMT 0)
I've had assorted knee and intestinal issues, and gall bladder removal, as well as high blood pressure on occassion but not needing medication and ditto with high cholesterol. Technically I guess I don't really have any other "official" illnesses.

However, I have my "routine" annual physical on Monday. Who knows what will show up, especially now being on HT. In fact, I wonder if many of those illnesses your support group reported are due to HT?

Mel

Posted 6/1/2013 12:41 PM (GMT 0)
I had GERD (Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease) caused by a hiatal hernia and an incompetent lower esophageal sphincter. (Acid reflux and bad heartburn). I had surgery to repair the hernia and had a Nissen Fundoplication operation to tighten the sphincter between my stomach and my esophagus. I no longer get heartburn but the condition left me with Barretts Esophagus which is a pre-cancerous change to the lining of my esophagus which I have to monitor. Between the surgery and some acid blockers it is not likely to progress but I am still at several orders of magnitude greater risk for esophageal cancer than the general population.

The tie-in to prostate cancer may be weight control issues. While I am not obese now I was for years and that is a common risk factor for both GERD and PCa.
Posted 6/2/2013 12:32 AM (GMT 0)
After 10 years of dealing with advanced prostate cancer.....I get to deal with Stage III Rectal Cancer, currently in chemo which btw is BRUTAL. Along the way we got Type II Diabetes....other than those 3 gems I'm doing ok.
Posted 6/2/2013 1:33 AM (GMT 0)
I've dealt with high blood pressure and gout since my 20's. In my 40's I had colon polyps removed and had to have my gallbladder removed after a bad attack. Hate to say it out loud but once you cross the 50 year mark, a lot of things start to go wrong.
Posted 6/2/2013 2:40 AM (GMT 0)
ziggy - I feel you currently have the rawest dealing going right now. still hoping the best for you.

david
Posted 6/2/2013 11:04 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks David, you gotta a pretty raw deal yourself.....at least I get 2 weeks a month where I feel decent, other than the mental strain all this has brought.
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