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Great stuff, that's the way to do it. 

Good luck with number 6.

Derek.

Thanks Derek, will post further update when I have more news.

Hi String congrats on getting through to the last round.  The bad guys will be getting what they deserve at present, so PSA isn’t that useful a measurement. At 3 months post chemo your PSA should start to drop, but if it doesn’t, don’t read too much into it.  We all get anxious at PSA time but a single reading won’t give you much of a clue.  Trends matter.  Enjoy the freedom once chemo finishes.  

Thanks David, my oncologist did say that's why there is a 12 week wait before next scans as the chemo will continue to do its work.  In the meantime I will keep myself busy record shopping, going to the pub for the odd cheeky lager shandy in moderation and my daughter and I are off to Butlins in Skegvegas for the October half-term.

Enjoy Butlins. As a kid we used to go to Butlins at Fileyvegas.

Good luck with No6 String.  It will soon be over and done with!  I had number 6 on May 22nd. I must say I had a bit of a rough time coming off the steroids - I had a very specific plan over about six weeks to wean myself off them. I have seen on chats that others did not have a problem - so see how it goes?

Hair started to come back after 3 months, but I am still shaving it off - my HT has caught up with me and my body hair has fallen out now!

I had set myself a goal midway through chemo of doing the Tour de 4 (static bike only) so the next months centred on me recovering from the chemo and getting some strength and stamina back - on September 6th I crushed my goal of 12km and rode for 15km!  Set yourself a goal and work toward it - the next twelve weeks will fly by!

All the best for Wednesday.

Hi Krispy, yeah I have heard the tapering off steroids can be a bit of a mare for some people, but the oncologist has that planned for me so I'll see how I get on.  I've got plenty of record shopping to do now I'm back in the real world so that will keep me busy and all being well I've planned with my boss returning to work at the start of 2027.

Well done, it's good to have a plan.

Miya and I can't wait for Butlins, counting down the days