Newly Diagnosed

Hi Teulu, and a warm welcome to the forum, I'm so sorry to hear about your brother and hope he's responding well to treatment and doing as well as hoped.

And I'm glad it was the proverbial kick up the backside you needed from your kids to get yourself tested,  Gleason 4+3 and T2, are very encouraging for a positive outcome, as is having  The Christie, as your cancer hospital, a wonderful hospital familiar to quite a few guys on here, including Brian (Millibob), our champion.

Unfortunately my stats are different to yours, so will leave it for others with similar stats to yourself., to share their thoughts and experiences, please feel free to ask any questions, no question is too daff, only not asking it, the guys and girls are a wonderful, friendly and knowledgeable group who are happy to help support everyone in any way they can, my best wishes for your,  (and your brothers), journey.

Eddie 

Thank you for your warm welcome Eddiel. Yes the last few months have been an eye opener for me and I’m now encouraging every male friend I have to go and get tested. Never once thought I would be in danger even when I lost my eldest sister 4 yrs ago who overcame Brest cancer and got the all clear after her treatment only to have an unrelated brain tumor 4 months later which took her life within 3 months.

i hope that whatever you are going through does have a positive end with longevity. ️

You are welcome my friend, and I'm so sorry to hear about your sister, cancer truly is an awful disease, which thankfully more people than ever are beating, and well done in encouraging others to get tested, I've been doing speeches on prostate cancer and testing for 14 months and I'm getting close to having helped 100 guys get tested, and if I've only helped one with an earlier detection its been worth it.

My cancer was much more advanced than yours, so only ever treatable, but 3 years on I'm still doing all the things I used to do, if a little slower, with time to come.

Eddie 

My 40yr old Son has got the message and he is having his PSA  test on Monday.

now to set off back to Wales to tell my father that he has a 2nd son with PC but I’m far luckier than my elder brother.

Hi Teulu , you have been lucky by the sound of it.  Like eddiel at diagnosis I was similar to your elder brother and that was 7 years ago. Even a bad diagnosis isn’t what it was a few decades ago.   I wish you both well in the fight against this horrible disease.  Best wishes, David

Thanks eddiel  for that:

eddiel said:

as is having  The Christie, as your cancer hospital, a wonderful hospital familiar to quite a few guys on here, including Brian (Millibob), our champion.

Yes, it's a great place. and Good Morning agsin Teulu I have replied to you on the other thread - it's been a busy morning!!

Best wishes - Brian.

Hi Teulu,

I went down the Radical Prostatectomy route. I have used my profile as a diary. Click on my photo if you would like to read about it. 

Cheers Psticks

I'm so pleased your son is to be tested, wish him well from me, and I'm sorry for what your family are going through, an experience sadly we share, best wishes to you all.

Eddie

Thanks Pstiks I will. I have had my Christie’s consultation date for next Friday 14th  I.have  a decision to make and I hope you experience can help me make up my mind 

Hello Teulu 

I am on the hormone Therapy / Radiotherapy route myself and I have an aggressive cancer - I have been on it for 3 years but I would do it all over again for a "curative pathway".

I didn't have the choice of surgery (I don't think I would have gone for it anyway as I am a wimp) - heres another link for you about someone's surgery journey.

 JohnyBoy 

If you need any information about any of the two pathways you have been offered please let me know.

Best wishes - Brian.