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Hi Pete and welcome. I had my op last September and was told everything went well and my consultant thought he had cut all the cancer out. However my last test 2.5 months ago showed a PSA of 0.1. My guy said that they wont do anything for me unless it rises to 0.4. I am seeing another consultant early May and will be querying that as it seems others have had further treatment at readings such as yours. I expect like me, you found it a bit of a blow to find something had escaped the surgery. But hey, it is what it is and at least further treatment options are available. I hope your treatment plan goes well and is not to trying..

Hi Pete - Sorry to hear of your situation but at least you are on the treatment path again. I went down the HT/RT path (no choice in my case!) and I did have issues with the hot flushes. My cure for these was Sage Tablets, it worked for me, Others have recommended acupuncture as a cure (don't fancy that as I am needle phobic!).

Off topic I went to visit my son who was at Hull University and we went to the Hull Pie Bakery - you are very lucky people living there!!

Hope this helps - good luck on your journey.

Brian.

Hello Pete 

I am on my second Zoladex injection. At first I had no symptoms and I have avoided hot flushes and as yet I have not developed a set of headlights. However, after my second injection I have a lot of joint pain, especially in the morning, slightly fuzzy head and generally I tire very easily. In summary, I am not the man I was a year ago. On the other hand, it's the price that I have to pay. 

In my humble opinion it seems that the side effects vary and some of us seem to pay a heavy price. I start radiation therapy in two days.

I wish you well.

1. Rens