My husband had always lead a very active life and had never shown any of the classic symptoms of a Prostate problem. However following a coach tour of Scotland he woke me one morning at 5.00am saying that he could not breathe. I dialed 999 and within a very short time the Paramedics arrived. He was rushed into accident and emergency and was diagnosed as suffering a DVT. This resulted in a Pulmonary Embolism. Fortunately due to being treated so quickly he was soon stabilised and was discharged from hospital five days later. He then was prescribed Warfarin as an anti coagulant.  At a follow up visit to see his consultant he was told he may have another problem and was referred to a Urologist. Following scans, a biopsy and PSA test we were then informed that he had Prostate Cancer.  As you can imagine we and the family were devastated.  He had not shown any symptoms, on questioning the Urologist he said that it was possible to have this cancer without showing any symptoms. We were fortunate as the DVT was really a blessing in disguise.  Fortunately the treatment was started quickly and following radiotherapy and injections the tumour was shrunk and he is now due to be discharged. But he will have a PSA test every 6 months to check that he is still clear this is done by a blood test.

In view of this happening I think that every male over the age of 50 should have this test. Many GPs will not agree to this being done but I feel it would save many lives as the Oncologist who treated him stated that he would not have been aware of a problem until it was too late.