Prostate cancer Support?

Aldaniti

Aldaniti

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Just when I thought things were getting back to normal after losing my mum to cancer in January, Dad has just rung to say he has prostate cancer :(

I know he is going to be on the phone to me (he lives in Bath & I am in Essex) alot asking me what stuff means etc so I want to track down a good support network as a bit of a back up source etc

Thanks for listening

Helen
 
Nor me!

The only good part is that its in the early stages so hopefully treatment will be better than my mums who was a lot more advanced
 
I'm so sorry Helen. :(

It's sadly not unusual for the partner who is left to become very ill after the one dies. The stress and overload on the carer is so great that their immune system often takes a big hit. And it has to be said that sometimes the one left on their own does not relaly want to go anymore. I cannot say what frame of mind your Dad is in, but you will know better.

This cancer is pretty common now, guys ought to be aware of the signs and symptoms and check regularly. Caught early enough it is very manageable. Not always curable, but seems to be a cancer that can sometimes be kept in check for many years.

This website can tell you pretty much everything you need to know to help your Dad, and if you want to give a ring they are quite supportive.

http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/

Hugs x
 
My father was diagnosed with this about four years ago, and despite a slight scare of late, its not the worst kind of Cancer to have, there are a lot worse out there for sure.

Options he was given included having the operation, having chaemoterapy (excsue spelling) or Radium treatment. He went with the latter. Spent 6 r 8 weeks in St Lukes,staying in the facility up there which i have to say was amazing, hed go up from here on a monday and return on a friday. After so many doses of the treatment, which was daily, Mon-Fri, he got the all clear. He was 70 yrs of age at the time, so im not sure age is a factor.

A lad im doing best man for, his father found out recently he had the same. His treatment entailed some sort of Radium pellet being inserted in him, which gave a positive result too, so there are all sorts of treatments.

The main thing i will say is that it is a managable cancer in my opinion, i hope im not out of line sayin that.

I will look for some info on it if i can find any il forward it on. The main thing is to get informed on it as your doing, reassure him that its not the end of the world and the treatment my dad got wasnt too bad. The main symptom he had from it was that he was tired from it for a number of week during and after, but nothing too bad.
 
Thank you all & you are certainly not out of order Delboy!

Feeling a bit more positive today as its sunk in a bit more, I've been digging around the net for more info & it does sound like it really is early stages as he has a score of 6 on the Gleason test & apparently they don't call it cancer if its less than 6 so he must be borderline then!
 
Helen,
my dad was diagnosed c. 10 years ago:( He said that he though itwas a death sentence and we felt the same way. He was diadnosed early on and had radium treatment. He was told also to cut out/down on dairy (don't know why) but he did. He turned 71 the other day and yeaterday was running around the back garden after our three year old :). He still goes for regular check ups but his doctor is quite happy with him. The one thing we found was he will only speak about it when he want's and not if we bring it up. I think I would be the same way. As long as it is caught early he should be ok.

Gook luck to him.
 
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