Diagnosed yesterday

Hi Craiig and welcome 

Do you have any more figures, IE, PSA, Gleeson etc.

Any particular reason why you don't want the Radiotherapy?

Best wishes 

Steve 

Hello Steve,

PSA 3.98ng/ml, Gleason 3+4=7, that’s all I can find on the letter  I don’t like the sound of radiotherapy it’s not for me  I am thinking radical prostatectomy or Focal therapy  would much appreciate any guidance.

thanks

Craig

Ok Craig

Well I had the Radiotherapy, it was dead easy but I understand that not everyone's favourite.

Surgery put me off because of potential long term side effects although not everyone has them.

Your stats seem low so surgery Def an option but focal therapy also worth considering.

Hopefully others will give their view as well 

Good luck

Steve 

Hello Craig (Craiig ) 

A warm welcome to the Macmillan Online Community - although I am so sorry to find you joining us.

You have just received a prostate cancer diagnosis and whilst it's very treatable and you are on a "curative pathway" I think you need to slow down and think about the treatments offered and not dismiss potential treatments because "you don't like the sound of them". You have been offered treatments and the choice of treatment can be a life changing choice both for yourself and any partner.

My advice to you would be to sit back, look at all the treatments offered and list each treatment as to how the actual treatment and possible side effects would affect you and any partner. List the pros and cons of each treatment as to how they would affect you both. Use trusted sources for your research, Prostate Cancer UK. Cancer Research UK and Macmillan (Not Dr Google). I will start you off with this link

Prostate Cancer Treatments

If you click through to the various treatments  - they are all there along with the possible side/after effects you can start your research.

Any specific questions you have about any treatment, come back and ask us. If you click on some Community members names or avatars their journey profiles are there to read.

We are al happy to help but you need to make the right choice of treatment for you - the wrong choice could affect you for the rest of your life.

Best wishes - Brian.

Thank you

Thank you. 

Hi Craig (Craiig ), I am with the others on not discounting RT.  I am old enough to remember the early days of RT which left patients in a terrible state.  Luckily RT has advanced now into precision targeting.  I have had 40 separate treatments and I felt nothing at all.  You must select the treatment that you want.

Thank you 

Hello, a friend of mine opted for surgery under the premise that he just wanted it out of him. The surgeon left a little bit behind so as not to damage some nerve endings and to allow him to retain a sex life with the back up of the little blue pill. Now his PSA is negligible and he says he doesn't worry about it any more but does sometimes wonder whether he should have gone for an alternative. That was all his choice for him personally and is not a recommendation for others. 'Horses for Courses'.

Thank you