Hi
I am new on here and well, looking for some kind of advice I guess.
My partner has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his Gleason score is 7. They have offered him an operation to remove the prostate or hormone treatment with radiotherapy.
He doesn't know what he wants to do and is talking about not having any treatment at all... That's not going to happen!!
He won't talk about it at the moment as we were told only this morning and of course it's a shock.
I know they have caught it early and it's not terminal but I think deep down he is terrified of the treatment and being a burden.
Please, if there is somebody out here who was scored 7 and has any type of treatment, could you please let me know the ins and outs?
The doctors can talk until they are blue in the face but I think talking with someone who is going through it is so much more real.
Thank you..
Hi Kaza72 and a very warm welcome to the Macmillan Community but sorry to hear about your partners diagnosis.
A cancer diagnosis in the family can be such a challenging and stressful time but getting support from others who are dealing with the ‘exact same' cancer type or support challenges will help you a lot……. I have a completely different type of cancer and treatment journey.
This New to Community area is like our reception desk where we look to direct you to the best part of the Community for you to get support.
The Community is actually divided into dedicated Support Groups (Discussion Rooms)….. but I do see that you have already joined and put up a post in our dedicated…… Prostate cancer……. support group.
This group is a safe place to talk to others who may have a similar diagnosis, treatment experience, to ask questions and get support from family members who are navigating the same support journey.
As for the practical and emotional challenges of supporting your partner and indeed yourself you may benefit from joining and posting in our……
……. support group where you will connect with a wide range of members navigating the exact same support challenges.
It is an emotional time supporting family so you might find this Macmillan information your feelings when someone has cancer helpful as well as this link getting help with your emotions.
The Macmillan Support Line is open between 8am-8pm (timings may differ across services) 7 days a week on 0808 808 00 00…… this service provides cancer information, practical information, emotional support, benefits/financial guidance or just a listening ear.
We also have our Ask an Expert section but do allow 3 working days for a reply.
Talking to people ‘face to face’ can be very helpful so do check to see if you have any Local Macmillan Support in your area, do also check for a local Maggie's Centre as these folks are amazing supporting everyone in the family ((hugs))
Do get back to me if you need further help navigating the community.
