Confused.. treatment

Hi Navigating and welcome 

Yes HT for a few months to stop it spreading and to put the cancer cells to sleep and then hopefully radiotherapy in a few months to finish them off.

A fairly normal approach.

Best wishes

Steve 

Yes, that does appear to be normal.

In my own case I was on hormone therapy for 6 months before radiotherapy. My case is not far from your dad's, with spread to a nearby lymph node.

The hormone therapy takes away the cancer's main food supply, which stops the cancer and makes both it and the prostate gland shrink. This, in turn, makes the cancer an easier target

Please ask any questions you like hear. Although we are not medically trained, there are people on this forum who have been through it all, and will be able to help through experience.

I am sure that you wish you did not have to be here, but you will find it exactly the right place to get the help you need. Welcome!

Thank you for coming back to me and for putting my mind at ease. Best wishes

Thank you for coming back to me and putting my mind at rest. I hope you are keeping well. Take care and best wishes. 

Hello Navigating . Prostate cancer is one of those which are constantly having new drugs and protocols developed for it. There is a new tablet which has recently been approved by the NHS called Orgovyx (Relugolix) instead of having to have the injection and research has shown that it is safer for patients with heart issues. My husband was changed over to this a couple of months ago after being on the injection for almost 5 years for his form of prostate cancer which had spread to both near and far lymph nodes and has found that his testosterone levels have been suppressed to even lower levels. It is normal in the UK to let the hormone therapy shrink the cancer which then gives a smaller target for radiotherapy to kill the cancer and this can be between 3-6 months depending on the health authority. 

The hormone therapy can come with side effects such as fatigue and the best thing he can do to try and counter this is to keep as fit as possible, especially with resistance type exercises. Having a positive attitude helps.