How did your plans for the future change after your diagnosis?
How did your plans for the future change after your prostate cancer diagnosis? Share your experience below.
Life is not the same since my radiation treatment,probably could have stopped prostate problems but caused all other sorts of issues.
After treatment problems
Hi
. I saw from your previous post that you are having some stomach and aches/pain issues. Mind if I ask if you are still on any type of hormone therapy? I ask because these can be side effects of this. Also, some radiation side effects can be delayed - sometimes even years (see: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/managing-cancer/treatment-types/radiation/effects-on-different-parts-of-body.html). If you feel your issues are not being heard by your doctor, please don't hesitate to seek another opinion. Best, Richard (Team Member)
After my stage IV cancer diagnosis my future plans went away, many activities were no longer safe and I needed to see what I could do to help myself. 5 years on ADT and physically and mentally I was going down.
I feel ya. It’s been five for me also. I’m on oxygen. I have a permanent catheter. I bleed a lot from radiation ( im on blood thinners). But I’m still alive, I also get to be pushed around airports now Hi
and . I want to let you know that you are not alone here in living with stage 4 PCa. We have a number of patient leaders here (plus other community members) who have similar experience. Here is the bio for one of contributors, Tony, who was diagnosed stage 4 in 2017, with a link to all his articles: https://prostatecancer.net/community-advocates/tony-collier. Please know that this community is here for you. Best, Richard (Team Member)
The treatment may kill us rather than the cancer
