Afternoon all. I thought it was time to join up.
I was diagnosed in October and have been on the hormones since. My RT starts next Tuesday for 7 weeks. My treatment so far at Colchester has been excellent.
I'm 71 and had been getting tested for years as my dad had it from about my age and died aged 77 in 1991. But that was so long ago in medical treatment terms that it's almost irrelevant.
I'll be interested to hear of your RT experiences, how it makes you feel. The hormone jabs really take it out of you. Hot flushes after any physical effort and at random other times. Do you get that weird fizzing feeling across the chest before the flush? Sluggish, forgetful, not that anyone who knows me spotted the difference.
It took me 3 goes to get through the CT scan; 1) too much wind! 2) total blockage due to enforced change of diet! 3) back to regular diet and hope for the best.
I had a TURP in early December. I had been on Mirabegron for quite a while to help me pee, although I was never aware of any real benefit, and left it off, with the agreement of my GP after the op. Then I started getting bladder spasms and peeing 20+ times a day. Thank heavens for Tena pants. Then it turns out that the cure for the spasms is Mirabegron and it works great. I still wear them when I go out, just in case, but not at night as, for some reason, the lady is not turned on by them.
Good luck chaps.
Steve's right, the 35 fractions will fly past and come May you won't know what to do with your time!!
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Steve - Just posted on Dunit - yes - I don't have an appointment until 18 August - It's strange this being well!!
Brian
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Enjoy it Steve - don't forget my mint cake!!
Brian
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Hi OW - That's magic, I hope you are feeling well and not too many side effects of the RT. Ringing that bell is a somewhat magic moment.
The basic rules with sick pay are, your employer's sick pay terms are followed first and if they have no specific terms providing you meet the employment criteria of past earnings as long as you have "fit to work" (sick notes) you are entitled to up to 28 weeks of Statutory Sick Pay, paid by your employer. I hope this helps.
There are enough issues with being ill - the DWP are the last thing you need sticking their oar in.
Brian.
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