Hi,
I’m a newbie and just been diagnosed with the above at the ripe age of 42 years old. In the results meeting they advised me to go for complete removal of my prostate and mentioned the other option is radio therapy. I’ve taken the news better than I expected however it appears to be a minefield in terms of making a decision. I’ve got three kids and happy with what I have. My concern is longevity, quality of life and understanding the downsides to both removal and radiotherapy. Including recovery.
I am hoping the community can offer me an insight into the above.
thanks
Weezie1982
Hi Weezie1982 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
It's always difficult when you're given treatment choices so can I recommend that you join the prostate cancer forum which is a great place to ask questions and share experiences with others who have a similar diagnosis to you.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your diagnosis into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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Good Morning Weezie1982
A warm welcome to the Macmillan Online Cancer Community, although I am so sorry to find you here.
The Community is divided up into Cancer Specific "chat rooms" and to get the best information on your specific question I would advise you to join the Prostate Cancer Community and here's the link-
As my friend latchbrook has also provided the link - will you please introduce yourself in the "New Here - Say Hello" section by reposting or copying and pasting your original post
I am Brian and I hang around on the Prostate forum and your question is asked almost daily. I will put up a full reply for you when I "meet" you again on our forum.
Best wishes - Brian.
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