Hi Jen, I'm sorry to hear of your dads diagnosis. My dad has also been diagnosed with prostate cancer which has spread into his pelvis. He was diagnosed 2 years ago and  we have been told it is treatable but not curable. He has hormone therapy (an implant every 3 months injected into his stomach).This has kept his PSA level very low, he had a PSA reading of 1500 at diagnosis but it's now 0.3. He has a blood test every 6 months to monitor this, eventually the PSA will start to rise but there are a lot of different hormone therapies that he can try if one stops working for him. My dad leads a fairly normal life, he is 75 and still gardening and playing golf. Unfortunately, the side effects of the hormone therapy get him down a bit. Mostly the weight gain and feeling more tired but as I say he has been able to carry on living a normal life. Please feel free to ask me anything.

Ashley x

Hi Jen, I'm sorry to hear of your dads diagnosis. My dad has also been diagnosed with prostate cancer which has spread into his pelvis. He was diagnosed 2 years ago and  we have been told it is treatable but not curable. He has hormone therapy (an implant every 3 months injected into his stomach).This has kept his PSA level very low, he had a PSA reading of 1500 at diagnosis but it's now 0.3. He has a blood test every 6 months to monitor this, eventually the PSA will start to rise but there are a lot of different hormone therapies that he can try if one stops working for him. My dad leads a fairly normal life, he is 75 and still gardening and playing golf. Unfortunately, the side effects of the hormone therapy get him down a bit. Mostly the weight gain and feeling more tired but as I say he has been able to carry on living a normal life. Please feel free to ask me anything.

Ashley x

Hi Ashley. Thank you so much for replying. Your situation sounds so similar. When the consultant spoke to my parents on the phone they said it was treatable but yes as you said not curable, so from that I wasn't sure what to expect. Encouraging that your Dad doing well 2 years later, my Dad also a keen gardener. I don't know anything about his PSA levels so I must try and find out from my parents if they know this information or get them to ask. They often find the medical information difficult to understand. Wishing you and your Dad well.