Hi Sarah,

Here are my thoughts for what its worth.

Going for tests didnt bother me but it was the waiting that was the worst part. I often had to wait two weeks for results and those two weeks seemed to take forever, even though I kept busy. I would just clarify this by saying this was only when I was in the early stages and waiting for information whither I had cancer or not and then what stage it was at.

I will never forget the day it was confirmed I had prostate cancer. I was pretty certain it would be confirmed but when I heard those words, "I can confirm you have cancer"The world seemed to stop for a few minutes and allthough my consultant kept on talking, I really wasnt taking in what she said. My first thoughts were, I had better get my will sorted out, then, I shant see my grandchildren grow up or get married and start their famalies, and then even worse, My wife may end up a widow. All this flashed through my mind in seconds but then I was faced with how to tell my wife I had cancer.

I drove home with my mind in a whirl, probably shouldnt have been driving. I had been certain I would get bad news for a few weeks  so I had been telling my wife each week a bit more so when I finally did get home, she took it far better than I could have ever hoped for. She has since told me, that as I am such a positive person who never lets things worry him, she just knew I would beat it. Talk about womens intuition.

Once those first thoughts were done with, dealing with the bad news and even the treatment wasnt a problem.

6 weeks after I has finnished my radiotherapy I had to go to the hospital for the results of my blood test for my PSA. When my oncologist told me my PSA had come down from an initial level of 70 to 0.05, i had to ask him to repeat it. I can honestly say, I came home with a smile a mile wide and people seeing me probably thought I had won the lottery but this was even better for I honestly feel the treatment has saved my life. I just couldnt wait to tell my wife and family.

Having cancer has certainly changed the person I was and I honestly believe has made me a better person who appreciates life more than ever before. I am doing things now that I would never have done before like becoming a member of this friendly forum and am on the committees of three other charities/cancer groups.

Hope this helps, best wishes to everyone at Cancer Chat, Brain.

Hi Sarah,

Here are my thoughts for what its worth.

Going for tests didnt bother me but it was the waiting that was the worst part. I often had to wait two weeks for results and those two weeks seemed to take forever, even though I kept busy. I would just clarify this by saying this was only when I was in the early stages and waiting for information whither I had cancer or not and then what stage it was at.

I will never forget the day it was confirmed I had prostate cancer. I was pretty certain it would be confirmed but when I heard those words, "I can confirm you have cancer"The world seemed to stop for a few minutes and allthough my consultant kept on talking, I really wasnt taking in what she said. My first thoughts were, I had better get my will sorted out, then, I shant see my grandchildren grow up or get married and start their famalies, and then even worse, My wife may end up a widow. All this flashed through my mind in seconds but then I was faced with how to tell my wife I had cancer.

I drove home with my mind in a whirl, probably shouldnt have been driving. I had been certain I would get bad news for a few weeks  so I had been telling my wife each week a bit more so when I finally did get home, she took it far better than I could have ever hoped for. She has since told me, that as I am such a positive person who never lets things worry him, she just knew I would beat it. Talk about womens intuition.

Once those first thoughts were done with, dealing with the bad news and even the treatment wasnt a problem.

6 weeks after I has finnished my radiotherapy I had to go to the hospital for the results of my blood test for my PSA. When my oncologist told me my PSA had come down from an initial level of 70 to 0.05, i had to ask him to repeat it. I can honestly say, I came home with a smile a mile wide and people seeing me probably thought I had won the lottery but this was even better for I honestly feel the treatment has saved my life. I just couldnt wait to tell my wife and family.

Having cancer has certainly changed the person I was and I honestly believe has made me a better person who appreciates life more than ever before. I am doing things now that I would never have done before like becoming a member of this friendly forum and am on the committees of three other charities/cancer groups.

Hope this helps, best wishes to everyone at Cancer Chat, Brain.