Radio after chemo...

Hello, I have a similar diagnosis as your husband, details on my profile. I opted for enzalutamide first instead of chemo, after a few months of enzalutamide I had gold markers inserted into my prostate then  20 sessions of RT, these were over 4 weeks Monday to Friday. I didn't have any bad side effects so to speak, upset stomach and bowels towards the end. RT has a cumulative effect so builds up over the weeks. A enema is used 30 mins before treatment and 3x cups of water has to drunk 15mins before, the staff tell you when to do all this. After the first few days you get into a routine.  Take care. 

Thanks for  sharing Paul,

Sounds like you've been unlucky with your disease, but coping ok now with treatment . I wish you good luck going forwards.

I can see you would get into a routine, but every weekday is also bound to dominate life for a while. Chemo hasnt been difficult to  work round once we knew the pattern.

Take care

Hi

Like Paul I had twenty sessions of radiotherapy after my chemotherapy and am on hormone injections for life, this wa on a trial called Stampede where they aggressively attack the cancer quickly. Now it’s standard practice.

The chemotherapy can be the worst of the three, eg hair loss, taste, brown nails, fatigue etc, in most cases the hair grows back and you get your taste buds back, takes a little time. The radiotherapy for me was nothing I had one bad day of the runs that was it, but it can affect the organs years down the line, I think mine was called radiation prostitis, but we are all different. 
I’m still here getting nearer to six years so there’s hope for everyone, with the hormone injections there can be mood swings but I keep that to myself, they don’t last long, tiredness and fatigue are the worst, just means I cannot do my Michael Jackson dancing.

Hope all goes well.

Stay safe

Joe

Thank you. When I got my appointments through I rang up and change 90% of them to first thing in the morning so this left me the day to get on with stuff. The whole process from arriving to leaving was around 45mins if there were no delays, which with it being 1st thing there wasn't. Take care x