Hello there fellow forum,
We are a family in dyer need of advice and support!
My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer ~7 years ago and under went surgery and radiotherapy. Since then it had been pretty smooth sailing and with regular PSA checks which were going in the right direction and we thought we were in the clear.
In the last 2-3 months he has intermittently been admitted into hospital with the following:
- blood in the urine
- excruciating pain in his bladder (blood clots that are causing blockages)
we have been told that we are dealing with radiotherapy damage that keeps causing lesions on the bladder lining (the cancer has not returned nor has it moved to anywhere else in the body - thankfully). We are on our 4th round of surgery to try seal these lesions.
My dad is then sent home catheterised and we never even hit a week at home before he's needing to seek medical attention.
We fully understand that the nurses, HCAs and doctors are all working hard and under a lot of pressure, but as a family we have all reached a point where we feel the hospital isn't able to get this under control and it is all starting to affect us in different ways.
Has anyone else gone through this further down the line after their treatment?
Can anyone advise what support or action they took after if problems arose as a result of their radiotherapy?
any support is very appreciated at this point
Thanks in advance
