Recovering from surgery ...

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Hi my name is Nigel, I'm 66 and do gardening for the elderly I'm 10stone 3pounds wet through !!

This is my journey......

I first went to my GP with suspected hernia 16/09/24. Blood test 25/09, MRI 04/10, X-ray 08/10, consultation 17/10, Biopsy 19/10, Body scan 21/11, consultation 26/11 told l had prostate cancer, Petscan to see if it had spread 03/12, consultation with 2 surgeons to decide course of treatment, had to decide overnight. Consented to surgery. Pre assessment 27/12, surgery 30/12.

All happening a bit quick !! Which was a good thing

I have a catheter in for 2 weeks and self injecting blood thinners for a month. I never realised how low l would feel it has totally knocked me for six. My wife and 2 sons have been brilliant and so supportive. The thing is, no one really knows what you are going through as it's made me feel completely useless and very old. l struggle to sleep at night and constantly worry. No one can prepare you for this l feel so miserable, however l am still glad l opted for surgery as the RT and HT route was too long a path to take.

It's not old dealing with the pain but also the effect it has on your mental health.

eddiel 28 days ago

Hi Nigel, and welcome, and WOW, your treatment was incredibly quick, unfortunately the after effects from treatments, which do differ depending on which one you choose, nearly always come with fatigue, whether surgical or chemical your sudden and almost complete loss of testosterone is a big blow to you physically and mentally. Your body relied so much on testosterone, and to a lesser extent so did your mind

But there is a way through it, exercise is that way. So start your exercises ASAP, do what you can, any exercise is good and build up as you feel up to it and your strength and emotional well-being will improve.

Can I suggest you join the prostate cancer forum, the guys and girls on there are amazing, there are many who have been through the same treatment as you, and most will have experienced fatigue, they will be happy to share their experiences and offer support any way they can.

My best wishes to you, I hope your surgery is a complete success and your through the side effects soon, take care.

Eddie

Millibob 28 days ago

Hello Rod the Mod

Another warm welcome to the Macmillan Online Community from me, I am Brian one of the Community Champions here on the Community, not only that I have Prostate Cancer.

As my friend Eddie has said in his post above, why not come and join us on the Prostate Community, here's a link:

Prostate cancer forum

Once you have joined us you can either copy and paste or repost your original post in our "New Here - Say Hello" section. Once you have joined us in our group (it's almost a family) I will have a chat with you regarding some extra support.

I look forward to "meeting" you again later.

Best wishes - Brian.

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Rod the Mod 28 days ago in reply to eddiel

Thank you so much for your reply Eddie

Rod the Mod 28 days ago in reply to Millibob

Thank you so much Brian