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Hormone therapy for prostate cancer

Bracey
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Hi,I was diagnosed 8 years ago with prostate cancer.

I have been on active surveillance until 9 months ago when I started hormone therapy.

The hardest thing at the moment I find is coping with the Fatigue.

Does anyone have the same problem and how do you cope?

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    Hi Bracey and welcome to the forum, though sorry you have to be here, unfortunately almost everyone on hormone therapy for prostate cancer suffers from fatigue and the best, maybe the only way through it is exercise, It's not important what you do so long as you are doing something and try to do a little more each time and you will get through it and feel much better physically and emotionally, It may take a while but keep at it, it will be worth it. at my low point I could walk maybe 30 yards and the stair were a challenge, but in a couple of months the stairs were not a problem and could walk for 30 minutes and now i have no issues. best wishes.

    Eddie

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    Hi Bracey and welcome to the forum, though sorry you have to be here, unfortunately almost everyone on hormone therapy for prostate cancer suffers from fatigue and the best, maybe the only way through it is exercise, It's not important what you do so long as you are doing something and try to do a little more each time and you will get through it and feel much better physically and emotionally, It may take a while but keep at it, it will be worth it. at my low point I could walk maybe 30 yards and the stair were a challenge, but in a couple of months the stairs were not a problem and could walk for 30 minutes and now i have no issues. best wishes.

    Eddie

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