I had my PVP on the 3rd December and have been feeling fine ever
since. I refused a TURP five years ago because I knew it would
be impossible for me, as a farmer, to conform to the rigid "no
lifting" rule.

It's no good, with livestock to feed, I have to lift things.
I've already posted how I filled a few pheasant feeders on
Sunday 7th. A day or so later I was asked to help move horses
which entailed hitching up the horse box and driving the Land
Rover. More feeders to fill. Then the 200 mile road trip.

Today, I got a call that there was a load of barley going for
free. Here in the UK corn prices have hit an all time high and
this was an offer I could not refuse! I collected the load
(round trip 70 miles) and planned to dump the load in small lots
at various locations for the birds to help themselves.

Everything went well until I tried to drive to the pond which
has been dry all summer. I found myself well and truly bogged.
Managed to unhitch the trailer and drive the Land Rover home to
collect the ATV which I then drove across country, maybe two
miles, to try to extract the trailer. Bagged up about 1/4 ton of
barley to lighten the load which was distributed to various
feeding points and dumped off the remainder for the ducks. After
lots of struggling, managed to drag the trailer out with the
ATV, getting soaked in the process as it had started to rain.
Drove home across country again and arrived home half frozen as
the evening frost set in.

Even after all this, PVP held up and now I am warmed up and in
dry clothes I feel fine. In fact, I feel better than I have for
years! I suspect that if I had had a TURP I'd be back in
hospital by now!

As they say on TV, do not try the above unless you have had the
special training! I don't recommend it and wouldn't do it if my
livelihood didn't force me to do it.

Derry