Hi Sandwich.

I can understand your worries. But when I was diagnosed, my PSA was way up at 70. But due to my dear wife making me go to the doctors, it was caught early. I was treated with hormone therapy and also radiotherapy and my psa dropped down to 0.01, the lowest they can measure. It is still very low some years later so I hope you can take comfort in my story. 

I wish you and your husband good results. Please let us know how he gets on, Brian

HI Brian, thanks for your response. it is actually me who has had the prostectamy. Even tho after my surgery i have psa of 0.06, they are leanign towards radiotherapy now with short term hormone tretment, due ot the pathological report and positivr margin and are assessing to act early as they think it will return becuase of it. We are gong to wait 8 weeks now to see the psa but Dr thinks most likely i will need  treatment. Do you have any side effects or pains. I know my radiotherapy treatment  is different to yours but i am worried about cramps spasms and other side effects they talk about. regards will keep in touch :) God bless

Hi 

I didnt really have any side effects from the radiotherapy apart from sometime feeling tired ner the end of my 37  treatments. But I did as the nurses advised and went and had a lie down dor 30 min or so and was okay afterwards. It did upset my bowels a bit bit I took some imodium instants and that cured that problem . Most of the side effects came form the hormes therapy bit was managable though some time a bit embearrasing. But together I am sure they save my life. 

Incidentally I have just had my psa checked and it is up very slightly but still very low.

Wishing you a good and speedy recovery, Brian

Hi 

I didnt really have any side effects from the radiotherapy apart from sometime feeling tired ner the end of my 37  treatments. But I did as the nurses advised and went and had a lie down dor 30 min or so and was okay afterwards. It did upset my bowels a bit bit I took some imodium instants and that cured that problem . Most of the side effects came form the hormes therapy bit was managable though some time a bit embearrasing. But together I am sure they save my life. 

Incidentally I have just had my psa checked and it is up very slightly but still very low.

Wishing you a good and speedy recovery, Brian

HI Brian, im glad your treatment is keeping it under control and will pray for you in my daily prayers. Yes the most important thing is that the treatment   is saving our lives. I tht the only side effects of bowel problems came radiotherapy and not from hormone treatment, which i tht only gave weight gain and loss of libido. Regards Herc