Hi Everyone
It’s five years ago today that I and my wife were told I had incurable Prostate Cancer, it hit my wife like a ten truck, me being me, was only interested in calming my wife down, then once the dust had settled how it was going to be dealt with.
I was offered a trial Stampede chemo, radiotherapy and hormone treatment but done intensely, I had plenty happening that after my third dose of chemo I would catch sepsis, after I got through that, they wanted to stop the chemo, my reply not a chance, I might be struggling but at least it’s keeping me alive.
Well five years later, I’am on prostap still now been joined by enzalutamide, I take other meds for assorted things, but one thing I’ve always done stayed positive. Joined this blog and now give advice and help to those either starting out or have a worrying other half as I do who is also my carer.
So to all you people out there keep fighting and to all the McMillan and urology staff and Cancer nurses and doctors, your doing a great job keep it going we all rely on your experience thank you.
To all Stay safe
Joe
Hi Steve
Thanks, I will do my best to stay with everyone, as regards the ladies, my wife who worries about me 24/7 is so helpful as honest as the days long, two weeks ago she found a purse in Tesco’s plenty of money in it, she handed it in, then was more worried for the person that dropped it hoping they would go to customer service, my wife is one in a million.
Thanks for the mention Steve let’s keep helping while we can.
Stay safe
joe
Hi Joe
That is terrific news as it gives me a great deal of encouragement due to the fact that my diagnosis and treatment have been much the same as yours but I am about 18 months behind you. I too am on Prostap with Aberiterone in place of Enzalutamide. The cost of these drugs is quite frightening so I feel very grateful that we have an NHS that is prepared to finance them as there is no doubt I wouldn't be here without them.
My motto is....Ignore the statistics and don't ask for a prognosis. I was originally told that I had 18 months if I had the treatment offered and here I am nearly 4 years later, alive and kicking!
All the very best for the future,
Andy
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