Hi Danielle,

I am a grandad who has had and recovered from prostate cancer. I had 37 sessions of radiotherapy and I had very little side effects from it. All I had were easily treated and never caused me any real problems. The main thing is it does make you tired, patriculary when you are nearing the end of the sessions. But the lovely nurse advised, if I felt tired when I got home to just go and have a lie down for a few minutes and it worked for I was allright after a quarter of an hour. One side effect is radiotherapy can give you diahreaha so I bought some Imodium Instants and these worked very well for such a small tablet. 

As well as having had cancer myself I have also lost ten close relatives to cancer, including my mother and my father, so I do know how your feeling. Thats the reason I joined this forum, not to get help for myself but to try and help others for I know what cancers like from both sides of the fence.

I hope your granddad sails through the radio therapy with no side effect much like me and that he makes a good recovery. But you need to take care of yourself too. Cancer doesnt just effect the patient, it somehow drags all the family and friends into its web and causes them to worry. If you ever need to talk I and others will do all we can to help you. Sending kind thoughts and best wishes your way, Brian