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Six month update on my Prostate Cancer diagnosis

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Just over six months ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and almost exactly six months ago I decided to share that experience in a video, in the hope that it might help someone else experiencing the sort of symptoms I was. I got an overwhelming response to that video so, six months later I wanted to update you on what has happened since, and how I am travelling.
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@user-th6ip7jk2i Месяц назад

I was having a wee in a pub in 2016 and there was sign up encouraging over 50s to go to a mass screening. I went, and my PSA was somewhat high. After a few years of checks I eventually had to have a biopsy which revealed cancer but not a serious level. 6 months later another biopsy revealed a deterioration and I had to have hormone treatment followed by 20 sessions of radiotherapy. Outcome. 3 years on, all well. MEN. Get checked.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks for that - pleased all is well even if it wasn't a pleasant experience to get there - I still have the occasional twitch about the biopsy! But the message is clear - get checked!

@malcolmmckenzie9027 Месяц назад

That’s is very reassuring as I have just 4 days left to go of my 20 days of radiotherapy and will be on 12 weekly Prostap injections for the next 3 years.

@user-th6ip7jk2i Месяц назад

Very of luck with everything.

@wessexTim Месяц назад

Very brave of you to share this with us. Stay strong and wishing you the best possible result.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

If I can help someone else, its all worthwhile! Thanks

@twobins2060 Месяц назад

Good news. I'm 66 and was diagnosed with pc when i was 58. I've been on active surveillance since then. I dont even think about it anymore.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

That's really great to hear - thanks for sharing. I did suspect that it could be a decade before any intervention would be needed but I'd not heard from anyone actually in that position. Thanks again!

@steve-marsh Месяц назад

Good on ya mate, take care!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Cheers mate - perils of getting old eh???

@imsbvs Месяц назад

I have lymphoma, was on active monitoring (aka watch & wait, watch & worry) for 4 years then had a short course of immunotherapy and now in remission. This waiting is good, prevents treatment too early and preserves the highest quality of life for as long as possible. Good for you finding out about your prostate issue early, my dad had this cancer and passed away at 91 from other conditions, nowadays there are many good treatment options & is much hope for the future. Wishing you all the best.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing. It is easy to worry about not doing anything, but any level of research reveals that all prostate treatments can be really unpleasant.... Getting those low PSA scores did allay the worries to a great degree

@imsbvs Месяц назад

@@MattsPlanet Yes, I know treatments do have issues, but sometimes it is necessary to select the lesser of evils. Focus on why and the end result, not the journey itself, that will pass.

@anUntouchable Месяц назад

I wish you all the best mate

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks!

@anUntouchable Месяц назад

@@MattsPlanet When it comes to cancer (any cancer) my personal belief is that you should go as hard as possible with treatments and as quickly as possible

@xtroy2611 Месяц назад

Thanks for speaking so openly and honestly. Wishing you continued good health.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks and thanks for watching!

@alanwheeler3696 Месяц назад

Great to hear all is positive

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks!

@juleslowery2030 Месяц назад

Great news Matt!! Somebody up there want's plenty more lounge tours, trip reports and flight reviews from you yet. 👍

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Plenty more booked!

@ashleymyrrh1756 Месяц назад

This is the true value of a social media influencer. Thank you for the average Joe explanation on prostate cancer and your PSA, pardon the pun (public service announcement)!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Very kind of you - thanks!

@darylanderson2888 Месяц назад

Can only mirror what others have said and say thanks for opening up and wishing you good health going forward. Hope this doesn’t impact your travels too much in future. I do look forward to your future videos.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks - quite a few more trips planned

@pixiholly Месяц назад

Good news on the PSA. Sending my best for your next MRI. Happy travels!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks! Not travelling again until September.... Tend to leave it to the kids for the next month or two!

@timtony7153 Месяц назад

Hi Matt, Great to hear all is going well!!! I am over the moon with the news you shared today. I myself have been struggling with elevated PSA, prostatitis, calcification down there, you name it, I have/had it. Your video of today inspired me to follow up on a repeat PSA test I was due 4 months ago! Stay well, Thomas

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks Thomas - that's why I make these videos!!! You're better off knowing and it may end up being good news, like my situtation!

@kevanhubbard9673 Месяц назад

I have been somewhat less successful with my Mycosis Fungoides T Cell Lymphoma diagnosis as I now have two pipes dangling out of my chest!I was meant to be in hospital for a Stem Cell Transplant on Monday but the doner was taken ill so they have to find another one.The pipes are to put chemotherapy and anti rejection agents into me.Without the Stem Cell Transplant my life expectation would be about 2 years.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

All the best Kevin and thanks for sharing... Must be very emotional to be cancelled so close to the op.... The things they can do these days are amazing though!

@TheCivvyFastJetPilot Месяц назад

Great news! Keep us all updated - this is far more exciting than watching you eat! 🤣

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

I will! And I hope the updates remain unexciting for many years to come!

@robp4682 Месяц назад

Matt that's Great news - my Prostate ie enlarged but PSA is sill low so am on a 6 month referral. The hospital are more concerned about the effect on my urinating. Stay safe and well

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

The prostate can do some really annoying stuff without it being particularly serious so I hope the news stays good for you!

@marklewarne239 Месяц назад

That's great Matt I wish you all the very best. I'm sure your legacy will give others hope and guidance to get checked. Thank you so much. Mark

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Hopefully the awareness I've raised will help others

@RobChampion75 Месяц назад

Good luck Matt - wish you all the best.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks!

@davidhamilton1881 Месяц назад

Great news. About 10 years ago I had the same issue in early 50s. Fortunately it sounds very much like your situation and havent had many issues since then. Continued good luck with this

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks David - can I ask if you took any treatment or if you're still in "active surveillance"?

@davidhamilton1881 Месяц назад

@@MattsPlanet As of now, I am still under surveillance. I get PSA once a year now, since it has since stabilized in the 4 region. over the past few years.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

@@davidhamilton1881 Thanks for sharing that - much obliged and quite reassuring!

@MorgansWorld760 Месяц назад

I'm glad you seemed to have beaten it

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Subdued it is probably a better description, but as long as it stays in the box for a long time yet I'm happy!

@richardallen4397 Месяц назад

I’m really glad to hear you’re doing well & thanks for sharing, as hopefully you will save a few lives.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks - hopefully it will help others

@rtb5365 Месяц назад

That is fantastic news - over the moon for you. Knowing and being in control has to make dealing with the decisions you may eventually need to make easier to deal with (though not necessarily easy to make). Thank you for sharing this - it is a reminder to us all to look after ourselves. I wish you all the best - and hope we have many more lounges, tier point runs, and round the world flights to come.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Lots of good stuff booked so the reviews will keep coming!

@charlesmatheus3937 Месяц назад

Thank you for sharing this

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks for watching!

@Delbino2000 Месяц назад

Very happy to hear your situation is positive given the circumstances, Matt. Hopefully that PSA value will continue nice and low. All the best to you and yours.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks! Need to book my next blood test actually!

@ScottMatthews-gk8ef Месяц назад

Thank you for posting this update. I’m so glad you’re doing well. I’m also very pleased that you are highlighting men’s health issues which often get swept under the carpet in the UK. Healthcare for men can also sometimes be hard to access without a great deal of pushing for it. I’m sorry about the rise in travel insurance premiums though!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks - the accountant in me thinks I'll get that insurance premium back through getting free prescriptions!!! I just need an illness that requires regular meds!

@ScottMatthews-gk8ef Месяц назад

@@MattsPlanet 😂

@aday246 Месяц назад

fantastic to hear things are looking up, i really appreciate your openness with this situation, it can lead to others getting checked. my best wishes indeed.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks - if a few others get tested as a result of this then its all worthwhile!

@kevinnolan8586 Месяц назад

Really good news Matt,Thanks for sharing, Best of luck.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks

@martinlong3667 Месяц назад

Great news and hopefully this will help others as well

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

That's the plan - catch these things early!

@whyyoulidl Месяц назад

Thx Matt, first for the update and second, your commitment to spreading the word to check one's health anomalies. So pleased you're able to "stick around" 🤗

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Indeed - I plan to stick around for many decades yet!

@cussdiscuss Месяц назад

Great to hear you’re well and you’ve inspired me to be more vigilant with my own check ups as well. Thanks

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

That's all I ask! Best wishes for prolonged good health!

@firefighterexperienc Месяц назад

Phew... so pleased for you...

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

I'm pleased for me too!

@MH_1-9-9-6 Месяц назад

Glad it good news Matt, thank you for all the content you continue to bring us , best wishes

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

I'm going to keep going for a while yet! Some fun trips booked

@johncooze2374 Месяц назад

Good news. Good for you Matt. Plenty more travels ahead. 👍✈️

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

A few trips are booked!

@torstenkaehlert8447 Месяц назад

Great news Matt, fingers crossed that the journey continues on this positive path.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

There'll come a day when something needs to happen, but I think that day is a long way off!

@dospalmascb Месяц назад

Fantastic news Matt.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks

@ozbolli 14 дней назад

F that id have it ripped out of me asap. All the best to you sir!

@MattsPlanet 13 дней назад

Thanks.... Quite serious consequences from ripping it out but I understand the instinct!!!

@ozbolli 13 дней назад

@@MattsPlanet and that’s why you sir are a more successful man than I am. I make bad decisions. But in all seriousness mate I hope you get better. I lost my father at 22 (he was 62) to cancer.

@RichardJHJ Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing, and great to have a positive update!!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Indeed - some good news for once!

@cincinatti_matt21 Месяц назад

Matt, fantastic to hear that things are improving and that you are well. Have been thoroughly enjoying the videos recently

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks Matt - plenty more to come!

@jeb1683 Месяц назад

Excellent and positive news Matt- glad you are doing well and that it was found so soon!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks

@legionnairegonk4425 Месяц назад

Best wishes Matt. Fingers crossed for you. I have Crohn's disease so signs of cancer are often confused, but I am at heavy risk of having bowel cancer. We get tested for it, which should be every few years. Sadly due to the NHS being knackered with huge waiting lists those tests are now slipping back to longer times in-between them. Which is worrying in itself!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Advocate for a test - make yourself a nuisance and perhaps that will help!!! Labour government now so it will all get better soon!!!

@michaelthomad4376 Месяц назад

Fantastic news! Your'e such a posiitve personthanks for sharing

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks!

@paradisix1806 Месяц назад

Glad to hear that your doing okay

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks!

@nickbiskinis4854 Месяц назад

@@MattsPlanet We are all praying and rooting for you.

@philbrassington557 Месяц назад

Glad to hear you OK Matt.

@jimbo6059 Месяц назад

Pleased to hear this is not more aggressive. I hope you get what you need and have peace.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks - the day will come when it needs to get zonked but that looks like it will be a while off!

@VP-1964 Месяц назад

Great news Matt. Delighted for you. Love your videos and your honest content. Appreciate you providing the update to your audience. ✈️ ❤

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks - it felt important to do so

@tonyferdaise5292 Месяц назад

Congratulations on the successful treatment!!!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks!

@michaelb1716 Месяц назад

Wishing you the very, very best Matt. Your channel is a great source of entertainment for me and so many, delighted to hear such positive news!!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks - I intend to keep making videos for a long time yet!

@scott4393 Месяц назад

Excellent News Matt 🎉👍

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks

@paulwhittle6728 Месяц назад

As always wishing you all the very best Matt, I hope that things turn out well for you. My own Leukaemia is body wide throughout all bones, joints and the entire vascular system, so other than a bone marrow and stem cell transplant there's little surgically that can be done for me, that operation is extraordinarily high risk, the disease is currently controlled by a mixture of powerfully toxic daily chemotherapy, weekly self injections, anti-viral drugs and god knows what else they pump into me, but I cope, just, I do what I can when I can, but hey S**t happens. I just used my last remaining Avios on a Business Class return to Malaga in October, I can't wait, I've been following the BA 420 on FR24 and it's either BA, Finnair or DAT equipment being used on that sector ? As for Travel Insurance, Pah! a ten day break in Benidorm with TUI I also have booked for October, holiday cost just over £1000 one insurance company quoted me over 2.5k to cover it, suffice to say I didn't bother, preferring instead to take my chances. Keep well Fella and happy landings too.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks Paul - good that you're still getting out there! And £2.5k is ridiculous for 10 days - get yourself a GHIC card as a minimum though!

@paulwhittle6728 Месяц назад

@@MattsPlanet Thank you for the advice Matt - application submitted, took about 4 minutes, actually I didn't know about this GHIC (Used to have an EHIC) so thanks for the advice, keep well.

@alexbremner8361 Месяц назад

Best wishes Matt!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks Alex

@jimmyjames6492 Месяц назад

Glad to hear you are doing well!!! Stay strong!!!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks mate - strong is the way!

@brendon7974 Месяц назад

Great news and all the best mate!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks!

@B77X Месяц назад

Great news Matt, all the best

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks

@sheilaa1333 Месяц назад

Glad you caught it early! My husband was not so lucky and had to have surgery, radiation and hormone treatments, but thankfully his first PSA post hormones is undetectable. 🎉. Men - get your PSA tested early and often!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Good news on hubby - not a pleasant journey but it sounds like it was successful

@felixnewton7556 Месяц назад

great update - glad to hear you are doing well!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

The rest of me feels really good!!!

@houseclearance7509 Месяц назад

Very good news. Some people will not understand why active management beats having the prostate removed. Which unpleasant side effects would that have caused? Some women have breasts removed for small cancers and some even just in case....so what could be so bad about removing it?

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

I'll not get too explicit but the prostate contributes something quite important to an activity a lot of adults very much enjoy... So no prostate and that adult activity is never the same again.... And if they don't get the prostate out cleanly they can damage nerves in the area which means no adult activity at all.... So I'm keen to hang on to mine for as long as possible!

@dianetravis1122 Месяц назад

Well done for sharing this x

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks Diane

@barbarawissinger Месяц назад

Thank you for the update. I’ve seen what cancer can do & I’d pray to spare my worst enemy from it. My prayers for you have more positive energy though. God bless!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks for that - all good here, so far at least!

@r12004rewy Месяц назад

Thanks Matt for being so honest and bringing this subject to guys attention. I hope the good news continues

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

So do I!!! Thanks for watching

@timlane1111 Месяц назад

Pleased to hear the positive news Matt…. Thanks for sharing

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks for watching!

@derekbryce2632 Месяц назад

Really pleased to hear this news, Matt and the steps you took are an example to other men. Thanks for sharing them.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks Derek

@footmanuk2992 Месяц назад

Congratulations!! Long may you continue to thrive!!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks!

@cherub66696 Месяц назад

Great to hear an actual process and procedure that isn't spoken about. All the best for more flight reviews. All the best to you and yours x

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks - plenty more content to come!

@slavchick2602 Месяц назад

Great to hear you had good news at this check, and hope this continues to be the case. All the best from sunny Scotland.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks - nothing to see here!

@thevirgintraveller Месяц назад

That's good news, hopefully welcoming news around a bad situation for yourself Matt. It's clear to see that you keep moving forward and keep going out into the world, doing what you love. I wish you the best of luck Matt!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Cheers - its about as good as terrible news can be!

@onemanschorus12 Месяц назад

Hey Matt, see if there are any Actinium-225 trials in the UK. It's a new form of chemo that is very effective based on early trials.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Sounds like a 1970s sci-fi film.... I'll ask next time I have the chance!

@scottprice4813 Месяц назад

Sounded to me last November when I commented that you were very early . Those are low PSA numbers and in my PC experience I was much higher before treatment. Like 20’s 30’s + and some much higher on the psa. Those infections aren’t easy to treat as it seems getting the medication to the prostate isn’t as easy as other places . For something serious I don’t ever remember PSA numbers declining . Sounds like an infection and effectively the whole thing could be completely over with .

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks Scott. I don't know if I can be undiagnosed with this reduction in my PSA as they found something in the biopsy but I will certainly ask!!!

@olly7673 Месяц назад

I appreciate your posting the update Matt, for those of us who are aware of your condition, even though we are not buddies, it is great to hear the news that things are on the up and up. Having a close friend, and an uncle in law who have had their prostrates removed, their lives continue with no perceivable difference they tell me, which goes against what I thought. None the less, keep well and keep your great vlogs going. Great to push the need for us blokes to get ourselves checked regularly and the benefit of catching things early on.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks Olly - we can be buddies!!! Thanks for sharing about your other buddy and uncle - it sounds like complete removal is one of the preferred options these days and there's often very good outcomes. If that's where I end up, it won't be for a few years yet so hopefully the outcomes will be even more positive then!

@RogerLinley-h1j Месяц назад

Thanks so much for sharing, Matt. Your message of 'knowing and being in control' is incredibly positive. Delighted that your results are so encouraging and that you feel so good!! Keep on mastering the skies too. Your reports are simply the best.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks Roger - lots of interesting stuff is booked!

@immikhanUK Месяц назад

Thanks for this video Matt. Its really helpful in a few different ways to me. And, enlightened me about a couple of things. Well, do keep us informed about your hopefully lack of progress if you know what I mean. May you have a great great many more Business class and even First Class flights yet to come. I think you should book yourself somewhere nice to go as a treat and fly First!

@MattsPlanet 29 дней назад

Thanks for that. I currently have 25 flights booked, which is (by a distance!) a record for me.... And one of them is in a very nice First class!!!

@Petertjeehh Месяц назад

Glad you're doing well Matt

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

So am I!

@EHancock37 Месяц назад

Good to hear Matt all the best going forward

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks!

@Brandonplanespotter23 Месяц назад

Great to hear all is good

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks Brandon

@diydetail8916 Месяц назад

Good to hear!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

It is!

@markuskuhl1376 Месяц назад

All the best to you!!! I think Cognac helped a lot.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Cognac isn't a recognised cure, but if anyone is running any trials I'm happy to participate!!!

@markuskuhl1376 Месяц назад

@@MattsPlanet As a matter of fact they do. You will be caged, watched 24 hours a day over a period of three moth. You willl be offered 3 cognacs three times a day. There is a very strict female supervisor

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

@@markuskuhl1376 I am sooooooo in!

@howard8573 Месяц назад

Great news Matt, I am sure it has brought some relief. As you say, at least you are now aware of it and can control the way forward. Keep on with the travel updates.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Lots more content coming!

@craiggemmell4559 Месяц назад

Great news Matt it all sounds very positive for you.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks - about as good as I could hope for!

@papi8659 Месяц назад

Great news, wishing you all the best going forward.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks

@JessicaPratt-gb1fy Месяц назад

Great news, Matt - and yes, you’re very lucky to have found out and to be in control! Prostate cancer is so common and as you say if you hadn’t had the presumed inflammation you would never have known. It shows we need a better screening test for men than PSA, because presumably yours would have been in the normal range despite the cancer if it hadn’t been for the inflammation. Although I’m a woman I feel men are rather left behind when it comes to screening in the UK. My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer with PSA 50 at age 70. He died of an unrelated cancer at 77 but I’m sure if he’d been screened earlier he wouldn’t have had the complications from all the radiotherapy he had to have and would have been in generally better health, and would perhaps have lived a bit longer. It’s great that you’re bringing this to the attention of men - people listen to someone they enjoy watching on RU-vid and who has almost become a family name! Look after yourself and keep up the great videos!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks for that and sorry to hear about your dad... Men can be a bit rubbish about this sort of thing so if I can help a few people in a small way, it makes my experience feel more worthwhile

@JessicaPratt-gb1fy Месяц назад

@@MattsPlanet thank you!

@ukdavepianoman Месяц назад

Very good news. So important to catch these things early. Hope everything continues to go well !

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

So do I! Thanks

@charlesontravels Месяц назад

Sounds like positive news Matt, glad to hear it. Thanks for sharing and inspiring others to get themselves checked out!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks Charles

@we-hb4ni Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing, I must have missed the first part. Happy to hear it’s all under control. ❤

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

No worries - I linked the original video in the description if you can bear to watch more of me!

@jamesa0330 Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing the prognosis. Stay strong. Cheers mate.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Strong as ever here - thanks!

@peetbothma1500 Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing my friend👌 Very happy to hear the realky good news. Good luck for the future😊🇿🇦

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks mate

@tommeredith173 Месяц назад

Great news Matt! Very happy for you and glad to see you’re in chipper spirits 👍

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks - all good here!

@chatkeow Месяц назад

Whilst we have hugely disagreed on many of your aviation videos (as you'll probably recall lol) am pleased that your prognosis is good......having had bladder cancer myself I know only too well that urology issues are not the most pleasant experience

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks for the kind words - hope you're all ok now... And urology is not my favourite ology!!!

@Genius0122 Месяц назад

I just love your attitude to sharing this very personal information so candidly, and in particular your positive outlook. Really inspirational. All the very best, and keep up the (usual) excellent videos.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks - back to normal stuff next Sunday but I've got a bit of a random video coming out on Wednesday....

@chatucker Месяц назад

Hey Matt - I'm very glad to hear this update! I hope that things keep going the way that they've gone for you recently!

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Fingers crossed!

@farangtravels3956 Месяц назад

Good to hear you are doing well, love the channel ❤

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks!

@tonyracks2956 Месяц назад

matt ..that is fantastic news i pleased for you and this vid is a great simple way of explanation so we could ALL understand it thanks for the update keep your chin up and stay positive

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

All good here - lots of exciting trips booked!

@peterbrown6224 Месяц назад

My insurers are very interested in the skin cancer I had chopped off ten years ago (Australian, it's standard). Matt, you have my best wishes. And I'm not just angling for a CCR invite. Whoever put that organ where it is had a sick sense of humour.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Cheers Peter - the perils of living in Aus eh? At least the place is geared up to offer tests... And its not the most convenient place to have a misfunctioning organ, that's for sure!!!

@georginacadbury2217 Месяц назад

Great to hear thank you so much for your videos and good luck with this journey.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks for the kind words

@martinshapley7700 Месяц назад

Great news Matt, great to hear your update Hope you keep making your great videos

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks - I certainly plan to!

@user-og3pb3kr2h Месяц назад

Great ongoing news Matt. Best wishes from one accountant to another and surely with all those perplexing test results there must be scope for a spreadsheet to explain. 😊

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

I am charting my PSA scores!!!

@gavroberts Месяц назад

Thanks Matt, great things are going on the right direction, massive follower of yourself …. Stupid question…and I feel stupid asking, … but as 5.6 is “bad” what is “really bad” that would mean the more aggressive treatment you mentioned at the start of your video? … again mate, thanks for your content, both myself and my wife and children have travelled in much more luxury and “style “ *(BA style!!) than if I would have never had watched your content 👍👍

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks mate - happy to share more!!! My GP semi-panicked when he saw 5.6, but the people in the Urology department didn't think it was a big deal - I've heard of people having scores over 200.... Plus the straight PSA test is only part of the story - the urology people use the PSA divided by the volume of the prostate - I'm a big unit so have a larger than average prostate, so my PSA of 5.6 may be less relative to the volume of my prostate than a small bloke with a score of 5.0... But whatever the score, the judgement on treatment is based on the imminent risk from the tumour itself. It gives me some annoying symptoms (although I've stopped consuming caffeine which has helped), but chemotherapy and radiotherapy can be really unpleasant and removing the prostate entirely (which seems to be the preferred option these days) has permanent consequences. So as long as the prostate is causing less trouble than the treatment they'll leave it alone. The PSA is a signpost that something is up, but its not something that will ever dictate what the treatment should be. Cheers!

@mrclaypole Месяц назад

Fantastic news Matt. Is there any likelihood of any further content on your Matt's Oceans channel?

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

There is!!! Working on some more videos this week actually!

@essexwanderer Месяц назад

That’s good news Matt ❤

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks!

@ApostleOfZeus Месяц назад

Good video, thanks for your advocacy derived from your own personal experiences. Delighted the numbers have dramatically reduced - a short session of sterotatic radio ablation should neutralise the small lesion. All the best

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks. Another MRI in 6 months and if the shadow from that mystery infection has gone, we may get a better view of the real issue.... Which may trigger a conversation about whether aggressive intervention is now worthwhile

@IndochineUK Месяц назад

So, I nipped to Card Factory to get you a thoughtful greetings card, but it turns out they don’t sell “Wish you glee, for quality pee” cards. I think there could be a market for those 😉. Joking aside (and humour is needed), it’s heartening news to know that your results are coming back low. You are a lucky man to have had an infection and that’s a sentence I never thought I’d write. 😮

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

"Low PSA brings perks - it all still works!!!"

@IndochineUK Месяц назад

@@MattsPlanet 🤣🤣🤣

@matthewgordon-banks7553 Месяц назад

Relief! I wanted to ask weeks ago how you were; but couldn't find the words to do it 'discreetly' being so public. I was clearly not alone as all your fans have thought the same.

@MattsPlanet Месяц назад

Thanks - its always nice when people ask, but with this video I hope people won't need to ask so much - for a while at least!