Ongoing hormone chemo or sbrt next ?

Good morning Big Col .

The Bicalutamide can cause changes in the breast tissue resulting in pain which should ease off. It may give you man boobs (gynaecomastia) which is normally irreversible. If this is going to worry you then speak to your doctor sooner rather than later as once the fat builds up it will tend to stay. There is a drug you can take called Tamoxifen which can help with the breast tenderness as well as reduce the fat build up. Radiotherapy to the breast buds is another option.

The Bicalutamide may have brought the PSA down or at least stabilised it. The oncologist next week will decide on the next step but let us know what is happening. All the best.

Hi Big Col.

Good morning my friend it's great to meet you today sorry that it's under these circumstances!!!!

Yes I have been on Hormone Therapy for gust over 12mnts and I have also got large breasts but hey ho these are better than the alternative (cancer spread)

I do hope that everything goes ok with your appointment next week and that you get good results??

Prostate Worrier.

Thanks I didn't know any of that...something to ask my oncologist next Thursday .my coping mechanism is to switch off so that's what I'm going to do.

Hi Big Col , at the start of being on HT I found jogging really painful but could overcome it by holding my boobs.  My wife threatened to get me a sports bra.  Not sure when it stopped,  as Covid came along and I stopped going to the exercise class, but I don’t have any problem now, so maybe sore on exercising for 3 or 4 years.  Good luck, David

Thanks  David