I wish him well. I have been diagnosed myself, but luckily it is not so bad as to need chemotherapy. I have just started on hormone therapy tablets, and am due an injection later this week. My son in laws dad has finished a course of chemotherapy, and is now gradually recovering from the side effects. Keep you pecker up, it may get rough, but he came out ok in the end, and I hope he will too.

Hello, I am 75 year old, diagnosed 4 1/2 years ago where the cancer had grown through the prostate sac, as a consequence surgery was not an option. I had 7 weeks of daily radiotherapy followed by daily female hormone pills for 2 1/2 years. I sort of knew that at some stage the tratment would lose its effectiveness, and sure enough, 3 months ago I was told that the cancer had spread to my body, in most cases, in my bones. In fact, if you look at the diagram on this site of how advanced prostate cancer spreads, you would think that they took the details from my full body scan. However, I digress.

I have now had 7 out of 10 chemo sessions of Docetaxel (1 every 3 weeks) and now feel as though I am almost on the home straight. I have been fortunate that I have not suffered from being sick, but I have very wobbly legs, runny eyes, pins and needles in my fingers and feet and problems with my bowel movements - other than that, plain sailing! The side effects kick in after about 2 days, and initially subsided after about a week, but as the treatment has progressed the side effects last longer and longer. One complication has been the change from daily female tablets to a four weekly injection of Degralix - the only apparent side effect is being tearful for the slightest thing, quite amusing in some ways, since my wife often cannot tell whether it is just my runny wet eys or I being tearful.

That's about it, my wife has been amazing, giving me unbelievable support and encouragement. At times life looks a tad bleak, but just a Winston Churchill is quoted as saying "Just keep bugg*r*ng on!" - I have found it a most appropriate attitude to adopt. The NHS has been outstanding and from my perspective a beacon of excellence.

On a final note I have been taking LifeMel honey (helps to reduce the loss of white blood cells) twice a day, together with CBD hemp oil (5%), which helps to minimise the chemo side effects. Both are quite expensive and we will never know whether they have been effective or not, but I am not repared to take the chance and stop taking them.

That's it, I hope it helps and I wish your husband the very best.

I have just had my cancer confirmed but I wanted surgery and I was disappointed to be told it was hormone and radio therapy. As a fit 72 year old I am not happy and just wanted to know what treatment you expected and how you feel about what you got?

Hello PC people would you mind putting your psa and gleason score on note so any new gents on will have an idea what thears is like 

Mine was psa 1500 gleason 8 grade 4 that was three years ago psa now0. 8(non curable) still on the go. O and I'm 67 now.

Billy 

Hi Billy

PSA 8.5 Gleeson 7

Rowie

Hi Rowie,

I was diagnosed with prostate cancer a few years ago now. My psa was 70 and the gleeson score was 3+3=6. As my psa was so high, I was offered hormone therapy with radiotherapy once they had got the psa level down. A few weeks after finishing the radiotherapy, My psa was down to 0.01 so a very good result. It has been going up slowly over the last two to three years just like my consultant said it would but it is still very low. so I am not worried.

I hope my experiance helps and I wish you good results like mine, Brian