When I was first diagnosed I was in a kind of shock. I am most grateful to the people who talked to me at that time (November / December 2010). things looked extremely grim at that time.
Since then I have (fingers crossed) made pretty much a full recovery
I had radical prostate op at Queen Alexandra Portsmouth in Mar 11. Margins were clear although it was a close run thing as the cancer had reached surface of prostate in one place. I then had a 6 week course of radiotherapy from May to July 2011.
I began gentle running again in Aug 11. I learned to sail in Sept 11
I have no end date hanging over me. I have to go for blood tests and have some residual "urgent moments arising from (I assume) the bladder and bowel still slowly moving into the void left by the prostate and the sterilisation of the flora and fauna that once lived in the radiated bit of bowel nearest the prostates old location.
I also am getting back some of the feeling and functionality of the other area often affected by the radical prostectomy... slowly so I am keeping fingers crossed on that one, but there is slow improvement.
I am now running 2km in 16 minutes 3 times a week, plus press ups and sit ups... I have been very very lucky I think.
