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margaret

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Prostate Cancer
« on: October 30, 2018, 06:42:33 PM »

Hi, my husband has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, it is still inside the prostate itself and the seminal tubes, he has to go for a bone scan next Monday then when we have the results of that he starts a 3 month course of hormone injections, then 20 days Monday to Friday for a month of Radiotherapy, then more hormone injections.  Has anyone else been through this with their other half. x
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CLKD

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Re: Prostate Cancer
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2018, 07:09:16 PM »

No but a neighbour has with good results.   The Surgeon told him to expect surgical intervention but the oestrogen treatment is working although he has put on weight.

Go armed with questions.  A note pad to take notes.  I had a bone scan prior to radiation treatment and was scared silly, had they told me that after having the dye injected and having to drink 2 pints of liquid in the next 2 hours that it was an all over X-ray  ::)

How do you feel?
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margaret

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Re: Prostate Cancer
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2018, 11:26:04 AM »

Hi CLKD,

I'm ok cried myself silly all the way back from the hospital and then pulled myself together just trying to get my head around it, he's lost a kidney through cancer and has bladder cancer which gets looked at every few months, i just feel so sorry for him to have to go through something else now, we got an information pack from the hospital to look at. :)
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Ju Ju

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Re: Prostate Cancer
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2018, 01:44:05 PM »

 :bighug: to you both.
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margaret

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Re: Prostate Cancer
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2018, 01:56:37 PM »

Thank you Ju Ju xxx
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CLKD

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Re: Prostate Cancer
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2018, 07:43:15 PM »

Always take a list of queries with you ;-)
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Annie0710

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Re: Prostate Cancer
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2018, 09:17:02 PM »

Aw Margaret how awful, sending you and hubby massive positive thoughts xxx
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Lanzalover

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Re: Prostate Cancer
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2018, 08:44:51 AM »

So sorry to hear this Margaret sending you both good wishes

Lanzalover x
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getting_old

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Re: Prostate Cancer
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2018, 04:28:37 PM »

I haven't experienced it but wanted to send good wishes to you, your husband and family. x
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margaret

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Re: Prostate Cancer
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2018, 05:59:59 PM »

Thank you Ladies for all the lovely support xxx
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CLKD

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Re: Prostate Cancer
« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2018, 06:00:13 PM »

 :foryou:
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