It's nearly 3 years since my initial diagnosis. At the last check a couple of weeks ago my PSA was 0.8 so nothing to get concerned about. I'm still on 3 monthly Zoladex injections plus Bicalutimide. I experience side effects such as hot flushes, joint aches and fatigue as well as complete erectile dysfunction but I bear all of these with stoicism as life is for living. My band The High Mileage Blues Band www…
It's been a while since I've visited these pages. To be honest I depressed myself reading some of the posts in the Prostate Cancer Group. The sufferers tend to accept their lot with stoicism but unfortunately the families get very upset. For a lot of us there's no happy ending to this damn thing so it's best to live each day at a time.
Anyway enough of that. I decided to give up work as the stress was…
Haven't been on here for a while. Last year I organised a rock festival to raise money for Macmillan. It took place last September under the name Rock Against Cancer (Dodfest for short) and we managed to raise over £1400.
Last year my PSA was constant around the 4 mark but it has now started to rise again and the oncologist has put me on Bicalutamide in addition to the Zoladex. First PSA test next week so fingers…
Latest PSA 3.7, so still dropping. I'd like to think that this was in some way due to the Rainbow Diet plus oregano oil and circumin capsules but the medics would no doubt poo poo the idea. Still if you think it helps it probably will. Still have a lot of sleep problems and am off work with depression but the happy pills keep me sane.
Just had my 60th birthday and threw a party where both my bands played. Had a great…
Just got back from a lovely holiday in Interlaken, Switzerland. Stunning scenery! Did lots of walking and pleased that my energy levels are still good. In Switzerland you take the train to the top of the mountain and walk down whilst enjoying the view.
Took the onc's advice and looked into releasing the equity from an AVC I'd been paying into for years. The pension company, bless 'em, put me in touch with a company…
