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locally advanced prostate cancer

eddiel
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Hello everyone, not the club any of us wanted to join, but here we are. I have prostate cancer locally advanced it's treatable but not curable been through HT  RT and had a TURP, I do not  know what ,if any, treatment i may get in the future as other health conditions will limit any options. Anyway i hope i don't  come across miserable as i am not, life is good, i have a wonderful partner, i was fortunate to be able to retie early and i am physically fine apart from one or two things and hope to have a few years yet I did 15 years in healthcare, of which 5 were in end of life cancer, care. I joined this forum not because you are all dealing with cancer in one way or another but  because i have found  this horrible disease brings out the best in us, which i think is going to help me on my cancer journey. good luck on yours. Eddie

  • Hi Eddie, 

    I just wanted to offer you a very warm welcome to the Cancer Chat community as you haven't had a reply just yet and to reassure you that your post has been seen.

    You don't come across as miserable at all. In fact, I sensed a lot of positivity and optimism in your post, which I'm sure many of our members who are on a similar pathway will really appreciate and hopefully it won't be long until some of them stop by for a chat.

    If you have any questions about your diagnosis, or would just like to talk things through with someone, then do give our cancer nurses a call on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m. They're very insightful and will do all they can to help.

    We're thinking of you Eddie and wishing you all the best with next stage of your journey.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

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    Hi Steph, thanks for replying i have an appointment with oncologist soon, but recently had a phone call with cardiologist  who is not keen on me having chemotherapy especially anthacyclines, like i said see oncologist soon, but it's a phone appointment, can i ask for a face to face. take care

  • in reply to eddiel

    Hi eddiel,

    If you feel you would like a face-to-face appointment, you could always call the hospital back to see if this is an option (if it is, it may require a longer waiting time). Otherwise, you could see what they say in the appointment and whether a face-to-face is then the next step.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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