Hi.
About a year and a half ago, I started to look at the forums to get a sense of what to except from my wife’s cancer treatment (stage 3 breast cancer). I found that having a view on others people experiences helped in navigating the uncertainty of the treatments.
Unfortunately after having a routine blood test due to an unrelated rash on the leg about 5 weeks ago, my PSA was found to be high. Fast forward the MRI, CT scan and biopsy, I was then informed that I did indeed have prostate cancer. Gleason score is 3+4, After having my meeting with the Consultant, the treatment that I started yesterday was Hormone Therapy and then radiotherapy in the next 3 months.
I have no worries with the cancer diagnosis as I am confident that the best care will be given, my only worries are the side effects and how to manage them if & when they appear. Any advice is greatly welcomed and appreciated
Hi Ash11 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
The online community is divided into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join the prostate cancer group which is a great place to ask questions, share experiences and get support
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 and treatment to date 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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Hello Ash11
Another warm welcome to the Macmillan online community from me too, although I am so sorry to find you here.
Just following up my friend latchbrook's post and thought I would introduce myself - I am Brian and I hang about on the Prostate Cancer forum, just completing a personal journey of 3 years on Hormone therapy!! 
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Come on and join us, we are a decent bunch and I look forward to meeting you in our little corner of the Community. Strange thing Hormone side effects have been a topic of conversation this week (they are most weeks!!).
I look forward to "meeting" you again soon.
Best wishes - Brian.
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