Sex after diagnosis

Hi K and welcome

I had a look at the profile looking for more info, u say that it was caught early yet he is on Chemo?

What r the stats ie , psa, gleeson and  Mri/staging?

Regards

Steve

1. Chemo tabs x psa was 6.5 x gleeson was 6.5

Hi Kazdan.

I'm sorry that you have had to come here but welcome to the forum anyway.

I think you will find that the tablets are Bicalutamide which is to prevent tumour flare when the hormone injections start. Bicalutamide is an anti androgen which stops testosterone from reaching the cancer cells. It's normal to have the first hormone injection almost any time during the month of taking the tablets. This can be from about three days after starting the tablets to almost the end of the four weeks. It just depends on your oncologist and your GP.

With a PSA of 6.5 and a Gleason score of 6 or 7 the oncologist will probably be hoping for a cure so long as the tumour is contained in the prostate.

Please keep in touch and let us know how the treatment is progressing.

Kazdan

Is that correct, psa and gleeson the same?  Has he had a MRI done, what did that show?

Steve

He’s had an mri and a biopsy 

Sorry to ask so many questions Kaz, just to try and help u with some advice. I realize that you r going thru a lot.

I presume that after the chemo/HT they will continue treatment  with Radiotherapy?

Did the MRI show that any tumour was contained within the prostate,?  This is important because if it is the cancer should be curable which is obviously good news.

Steve

Kazdan, seamus47 is undoubtably correct, the meds are to prevent flare up.  I’m 50 and my wife 49 too young to give up. There’s a section on the page about questions about sex, My labido has dropped off the scale but still enjoy the feeling of closeness, skin on skin. It’s not quite the same, I know, but without the treatment we wouldn’t have a future so small price to pay.

At least the ED treatment seems to be working for you, it might be worth checking your area guidelines for Ed treatment, Nice suggest that prostrate cancer is on an agreed list where viagra rather than generic drug (more reliable) is allowed. Also worth checking whether prostrate cancer diagnosis changes allowed frequency. Even worth seeing if different GP in practice will hold a different stance (males seem more understanding in my experience)

take your time it’s early days and pressure won’t help.

good luck and all the best for your journey 

Radiotherapy starts in March and tabs and implants will continue till May x the cancer is contained to the prostate x

Thank you x

Morning,

yesterday was another PET scan with the view to starting injections and Bicalutamide then RT in a few months.

Any hints on what these meds are going to do to me...