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By: oldCADuser in FFT4 | Recommend this post (2)
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Well, today I rang the bell:

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I've completed my nine weeks of radiation treatment for my prostate cancer. I see my Urologist in a month and the Oncologist in three months. At that time they'll do a couple of tests which will give them at least some idea of how I'm doing. Also, I'll have to continue the hormone replacement therapy for another 12 to 18 months. Only then will they be able to give me a definitive prognosis as to whether we've beaten this or not.

Also note that today is our wedding anniversary. Barb and I have been married for 55 years. We're going out for dinner tonight with our youngest son Daniel and his girlfriend Denise (it's also her birthday), who's been staying with use since just before I started treatment, to help out if things got dicey. Fortunately, I got through this without a lot of side issues, so I guess I'm lucky but it was good that he was here as he helped with some issues around house and he did some running for me and his mother. Anyway, they start back to Michigan on Monday.




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Re: Happy Mother's Day!
By: oldCADuser
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Sun, 08 May 22 11:44 PM
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I thought I had mentioned this already...

In January I was diagnosed with prostrate cancer. I started hormone replacement treatment about three months ago and then three weeks ago I started radiation treatment. I go five days week and will have to go for a total of nine weeks. The hormone treatments will last another 12 to 18 months after I finish the radiation. The prognosis is good as it appears to have been confined to just the prostrate, although for the first five weeks, they're also irradiating the lymph nodes and the lower bowel just in case. After that they'll concentrate all their effort on the prostrate gland itself.

Anyway, so far so good with only some diarrhea to complain about, but that should clear-up once we get past the 5th week.


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