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Help in knowing understanding if my prostate cancer has spread!

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I feel I have to get in touch about my Prostate Cancer because my surgery are not interested and I need some help and understanding because I am now deeply worried. Please see below the email I sent to them which resulted in a no care attitude reply.

Many thanks and now await anxiously to your reply!

Kind regards,

Steve

Dear xxxxx,

Regrettably, I was unable to call the surgery at 8am. This was because I had not slept most of the night because of a deepening pain in my left groin area like a toothache keeping me awake. I therefore have overslept due to extreme tiredness. Although the pain is no longer present, I am deeply worried and concerned that the pain is linked to my prostate cancer spreading to the lymph nodes

I would appreciate it if my email were passed to a doctor for their opinion and advice. Thank you!

Kind regards,

Stephen 

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    Hi Steve and welcome, i am sorry to hear you have prostate cancer. I too have prostate cancer which has spread to many places including lymph nodes and the only time i get any pain in that area is with an infection, and i have never heard anything about lymph node pain from others, Steve the only way to see if it has spread to nodes is with a scan. It is difficult to offer advice as i know very little about your cancer stats, when was your last scan, where you are with treatment, if your primary cancer care has been handed to urology or oncology or if you have a CNS, LCN, oncologist or MDT. Your GP would have to book a scan for you, but if you have had one recently this may be unlikely. I know this is worrying you and you need answers, as you have a diagnosis you must have got it at urology or oncology. If urology you will have a LCN, lead clinical nurse, at oncology a CNS cancer nurse specialist. They are their to answer all your questions and concerns and work closely with the consultants so know all about your case. and are there to help you. take care.

    Eddie

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    Hi Steve and welcome, i am sorry to hear you have prostate cancer. I too have prostate cancer which has spread to many places including lymph nodes and the only time i get any pain in that area is with an infection, and i have never heard anything about lymph node pain from others, Steve the only way to see if it has spread to nodes is with a scan. It is difficult to offer advice as i know very little about your cancer stats, when was your last scan, where you are with treatment, if your primary cancer care has been handed to urology or oncology or if you have a CNS, LCN, oncologist or MDT. Your GP would have to book a scan for you, but if you have had one recently this may be unlikely. I know this is worrying you and you need answers, as you have a diagnosis you must have got it at urology or oncology. If urology you will have a LCN, lead clinical nurse, at oncology a CNS cancer nurse specialist. They are their to answer all your questions and concerns and work closely with the consultants so know all about your case. and are there to help you. take care.

    Eddie

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