Dear Rowland

I was be honoured if you were to put it on to you JMM website, together with all identifying details. I am more than delighted when, as has happened a few times now, men ring me up to talk about the problem.

God bless you

Harold

Rabbi Harold R. Vallins

“The Lord bless you and keep you The Lord let His face shine upon you and be gracious to you The Lord cause His love to go before you and may He bless you with His peace.”

(Numbers 6:24-26)

Dear Friends,

Some of you have been asking what on earth happened that I should be back in hospital again so soon.

Not being a doctor, I do not know what causes one’s prostate gland to swell to the point where it blocks all one’s water works. Two major causes of concern: is it cancerous or it is benign? Praise the Lord mine was benign. So what to do about it? The main symptoms are a little embarrassing. It takes a long time to get started when doing a wee and then it takes an even longer time to do the wee and it then takes an eternity to finish the wee and when you are a crowded loo with other people waiting, you just want to disappear down the urinal!!

So that I had the operation done. They removed the complete prostate so that it would not cause a blockage. To do that they have to go in via the penis and operate through the penis. They go in via a catheter through which they insert various items of machinery such as a scalpel, a sewing machine, and a coffee machine in case the surgeon gets tired. After the operation is completed, they leave the catheter in place just to see how sore they can make the tip of the penis. After three days, they remove it and say you are now on your own. You only find out what that means when you first go to the toilet. The pain, which I was too young to appreciate when I was circumcised at eight days old, I now truly felt. I felt as if red hot razors were let loose on my pee pee. Every time I needed to go the toilet, I would have to build myself up for the effort which would take about half an hour of saying prayers and gulping pain killers.

I tell you: in 2002, I had an experience arising out of my back passage. In 2003, I have had an experience arising out of my front passage. What on earth could happen that could improve on that?! After all, just how many passages does a man have?

Now, I have no pain, and my toilet adventures have now been reduced to the state of being normal and boring – PRAISE THE LORD. The only after effects are that I can have no more children (PHEW!!) and don’t spent so long relieving myself.

I hope this provides some insight into what happened to me.

By the way, if you are a man and you are over fifty years old, it really is advisable to have your prostate looked at.

Love and blessings

Harold

Rabbi Harold R. Vallins

“The Lord bless you and keep you The Lord let His face shine upon you and be gracious to you The Lord cause His love to go before you and may He bless you with His peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26)