Docetaxel - Experience’s

Hi Morton68,

I have been following your thread and was wondering how you've been getting on lately?

Wishing you the best,

Lx

Like L , I too have been wondering how you are, Morton? I hope things are going a bit better for you? X

Hi guy's I'll tell Morton your wondering about him as its not for me to inform you 

Hi everyone so sorry I haven’t updated the thread recently.  As you know chemo had stopped for me now.  Unrelated to chemo I had a big stomach bleed over the last 2 weeks (caused by naproxen) and ended up as an inpatient twice having transfusions and endoscopies and repairs.  It has been a really difficult 2 weeks and I have come out of it battered and bruised lol.  Of course being in hospital isn’t a place for rest and recovery and now I am home I am trying to take some time to get energy back to a level where I can do stuff and am interested in stuff again.  Just had a great appointment with the hospice doctor and nurse and they were really reassuring and helpful.  So apologies again I haven’t been in touch but I will update you after my next oncology appointment which is next Wednesday 

Hope you are all well 

Michael x x x x

Oh, Michael, I’m so sorry to hear you have had such a torrid time. I hope you will soon start to feel a bit better now you are at home. I am pleased to hear your hospice team are being so good and really hope the oncologist has some good news for you next week.

look after yourself and please know that we are all rooting for you!

xxx

Hi Michal,

I'm glad you are at home now, as you say hospitals are not the place for any rest that's for sure. I'm hoping you have some good news with the oncologist, you are such a lovely kind guy and you have been so generous sharing your journey and I'm hoping for the best.

Keep strong xx

L

So sorry to hear this .... sending  hugs .

My partner is having radiotherapy now was told chemotherapy won't work ..... McMillan are amazing people....he is stage 3 cancer Gleason  9 PSA 284 . Advanced cancer it has come out of the prostate.

It's really hard to deal with ....I think you men are so strong and have great positive attitude....we have now got a puppy and he puts the biggest smile on my partner face makes me happy....my partner proposed on my birthday a few weeks ago and we are planning a small wedding.....

Love to you all

Hi Dancing 50

I do plenty of silly things to keep a smile on my wife’s face, not tried a puppy  although we deal with one smack in the face after another, without the support of loved ones, my wife who’s my carer as well is special, worries all the time, cries a few times so I do my best to cheer her up.

Mcmillan are great people, I can imagine that sometimes it rips them apart knowing what an outcome is, then a big smile when someone is cured.

Good luck with your wedding.

Stay safe

Joe

Hi all, thank you so much for your kind words and support.  I have a great medical team looking after me so feel reassured that they are doing all they can to keep me on track at the moment.   This is an awful disease when it gets out of control but I certainly am not throwing in the towel yet.  Far too many nice things to do :) 

Hope you are well 

Michael x x x x 

Hi Michael, we all seem to have highs and lows during this pc journey - times when things look really bad and times when we dare to hope.  I’m sure we are all sending you bucketfuls of hope for successful treatment ( maybe a trial?). I know, too, that we are all hoping that you will soon recover from your recent traumas. Take good care of yourself and sending you love x