Husband's recent diagnosis

Hello WhiteShepherdess 

A warm welcome to the group although I am so sorry to find you joining us.

We all have a very different journey - suffer from different side effects of the treatment - and all have very different feelings. It would help us to help you if you could add some details of his diagnosis to his profile. To do this on your home page, click on the chair - top right - then "profile and then edit". Once you have written something remember to save it. If you can add his PSA readings along with his TNM and Gleason Score from the biopsy that would be great. (I am 4 years into my hormone Therapy/Radio Therapy journey - if you click on my user name or avatar you can read this).

At this stage I would say this is a Couples Cancer and he will need your support. He needs to keep as fit as possible as fatigue will try and catch up with him.

As Hormone Therapy can weaken your bone structure - a prescription for Calcium / Vitamin D Tablets would be a good idea too.

The Bicalutamide tablets are there to prevent a "flare" at the start of his Hormone Therapy and is quite normal.

Please feel free to ask any questions - nothing is too trivial.

Best wishes - Brian.

You are in the right place and we have an endless spectrum of experienced forum members who will support and answer questions you might have about the bewildering cancer you are about to learn about.

I’m 61, had it (Prostate cancer) 3.5 years and was originally diagnosed after having zero symptoms with stage four incurable. You will learn of this PT being a slow cancer. So stop panicking and tell us a bit more about you and he. My profile is a bit boring but it’s there and up to date. It’s also anonymous, so knock yourself out (if you wish).

So welcome WhiteShepherdess you are already making friends who can and will help. Ask away when you’re ready and beware the couple’s disease is a real pain in the genitalia when is comes to sexual relationships. We all are tiptoeing through a mine field of new and exciting relationship relations. Yes that a bit hard to swallow from my first post to you but, I’m nothing if not honest.

Please help yourself to the support here on this wonderful forum.

Good luck

Thank you so much. I shall look at this again tomorrow and add the details regarding his diagnosis.

Thank you very much for your reply to my post. I do appreciate it. We are a bit dazed at present with the mountain of stuff we've been given to read but I shall respond with further info soon. Thank you again for your kind response. 

Take your time and try not to Google anything. Ask us instead.

All humans are different and need different treatments. Bear that in mind.

Good luck WhiteShepherdess