Hi there my name is Nigel ,67 years old and I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in November/December last year. Since then I have had a biopsy,mri and a bone scan. I started hormone therapy early this year .My first injection was a monthly one to make sure I didn't have significant side effects.After this I went on to 3 monthly injections of Prostate.Prior to this I met the consultant to discuss my options regarding treatment and the two available were Prostatectomy or hormone therapy and radiotherapy.I chose the radiotherapy route as my cancer is contained within the prostate and I didn't like the risks associated with the surgery. So far I only have the hot flushes which don't seem to last very long, however I,m waking up in the night with them which is a pain but then I figure that's its a small nuisance compared to what other people have to go through.My consultant who was really informative also said that which ever treatment you opt for does not guarantee that the cancer will not return in later years, that kind of made my mind up to opt for the radiotherapy's well as the fact it is less invasive and I can continue with my daily life

Hi Nigel, looks like you have everything in hand, regarding the hot flushes, Sage tablets work well for most people, Holland & Barrett sell them. or should they get worse as in my case medroxyprogesterone stopped them in less than 2 weeks.

Eddie

Hi Nigel, looks like you have everything in hand, regarding the hot flushes, Sage tablets work well for most people, Holland & Barrett sell them. or should they get worse as in my case medroxyprogesterone stopped them in less than 2 weeks.

Eddie

Hi Eddie thanks very much for that I will try the sage tablets first .I guess from your message you had them pretty bad and often.Many thanks