I have had 7 months of hormone therapy, 8 weeks of Bicalutamide then on to Prostap injections 2 weeks before finishing the Bicaluamide. Also on Cyproterone Actetate tablets and Taladafil. I actally fely great before starting the Radiotherapy, to the point that I alsmost forgot I was ill. I was not quite as energetic as once I was but a huge improvement on the year before diagnosis.
I promise to be suitably sympathetic to all women with bloated /unpredictable tummies, fluid retention, cystitis, hormonal headache, hot flushes and a tendency to burst in to tears at no notice. Also a feeling of tiredness that comes on like an express train. Apart form that Pelvic Radiotherapy is a walk in the park.
I'm told that the cancer has almost certainly already microscopically metastasised so it is only a matter of time before it becomes castration resistant (horrible phrase don't you think?). I gather that gives me a ~ 5years, may be as little as 1. Abiraterone and MDV3100 which may be licensed in UK next year apparently offer some hope so we will see. The radiotherapy is making me feel better inside, despite the side-effects so we remain optimistic with a limited capacity for misery.
