Diagnosis of prostate cancer in the family

Hello, 

I was doing a search and came across this forum so thought I'd sign up. 

My dad has prostate cancer. He first took a course of hormone tablets, then Thursday was his first radiotherapy session. 

The radiologists/radiographers were so lovely on Thursday. It was like a kind of calm in all the chaos in a way because it just felt quite reassuring. My dad had a bit of an off day yesterday into last night and into the early hours of this morning, but things seem to have calmed down for now. 

Today's been a rough day for me. I said something like that on a mental health forum and it felt odd to say that when it's my dad thats going through it all and the treatment. I know those close to those with cancer goes through different emotions too but today it just felt odd. I'd heard how anxious dad was last night and I could not relax myself. Eventually I'd only got about three hours sleep after I got quite upset. I'm quite an anxious person anyway and l overthink a lot, so there's a lot going on... 

That's it for now, I think. 

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  • Hi can I ask what age is your dad .? I went through the same treatment just over 3 years ago I was 65 then . I was lucky  my prostate cancer was caught early and the hormone and Radiotherapy treatment was 100%  suscessful . Hopefully your dad's treatment will go well.

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  • Hi can I ask what age is your dad .? I went through the same treatment just over 3 years ago I was 65 then . I was lucky  my prostate cancer was caught early and the hormone and Radiotherapy treatment was 100%  suscessful . Hopefully your dad's treatment will go well.

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