Hi you'll find a few of us with prostate cancer on this forum different stages and treatments there's [@telemando] had the operation . [@woodworm] had radiotherapy and hormone therapy ..I had hormone therapy and chemotherapy to start with as mine had spread to far for other treatment options I was diagnosed Feb 2016 classed as uncurable,now palative care ,im managing ok keeping going keeping positive..if we can help please give us more details then hopefully we can help you.
I was prostate gone to lymph nodes spine ribs pelvis and a lung . Gleason 8 PSA 1581 , stage 4 ,T3B N1 M1B .
Cancer is always a word that sends all of us into a gibbering jelly. BUT, there is always 1 or 2 (:. Sometimes it is not as bad as it first appears.
Several of my family members have had the big C diagnosis. The most recent being my husband in July 20 with Oesophageal! He is now post treatment and 'visable disease free'
My Dad - prostate. 15 yrs ago. Had all the treatment and is still here , fit as a butchers dog.
My cousin- bowel. 10 yrs , treatment, still here. Fit as a butchers dog.
At this point you are probably thinking the absolute worst, and I know exactly how that feels. People told me back then ( on here) when I was having a meltdown that you don't know until you know everything. At the time , I think I was hoping people would say to me- " oh, don't worry, it is probably a mistake", that is what I wanted to hear.
For what it is worth, for me this was the absolute worst point, the not knowing- the full story.
And it is okay NOT to be okay. Tears etc are compulsory.
keep coming back- this forum has got me through a lot
