Hi IsaCG,

A very warm welcome to our forum.

I am so sorry to hear about your husband's ongoing medical problems and applaud your desire to learn more about prostate cancer. I have had a couple of bouts of breast cancer myself and have been with my husband for over 50 years. He had a quadruple heart by-pass. when he was 50 and developed a stroke and pneumonia very shortly after this. He had to retire on the grounds of ill health then and has developed a large number of co-morbidities since then including heart failure, diabetes, a few bouts of cancer and now dementia. He is now 79.

I am afraid that I am not the person to advise you on prostate cancer, but I'm sure that others will be along shortly to chat to you about this. Don't be afraid to ask any questions you want answers to - no matter how trivial a question may seem, none of them are stupid or out of place here. 

As far as support goes. It sounds as if you are doing the right things.  A genuine interest in his condition and striving to make things as comfortable as possible for your hubby is all that is needed. Your intention to find out more about these is a great starting point. Keep communication channels between the two of you open and discuss any problems that arise along the way. As someone who had had cancer, I can vouch for the fact that the love and support of a partner is of immeasurable value in fighting this disease. I sincerely hope that radiotherapy and Zytiga will improve his outcome.

Please keep in touch and let us know how he gets on. We are always here for you both.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx