Hello everybody
i wanted to share my father’s journey because I don’t know what to expect. He’s never been ill and I’ve never known him to go to the doctor, so I just want some real perspective here.
a year ago my mother essentially called an ambulance for him because he was very poorly and refused to go to doctor.
it was discovered he had PSA 250 and after tests etc, it was T4, Gleason 9, mets all over his skeleton. This was October. Started chemo in January, ended in May. In January he was 84kg, now he is 70kg. In May when he finished chemo he was 77kg, so the weight loss continues. He is very tired all the time. To put in context- he’ll lay the breakfast table, put the hose out to water the garden, dress himself, have a nap. This for him is a ‘busy’ day.
he has also had kidney issues which are now resolved. His PSA, I’ve been told, is below 1.
is the weight loss continuing after chemo normal?
I’ve asked him if he has told the doctors, but he says ‘it’s not important, it’s the chemo’,
thank you for reading this far,
