Prostate cancer
Watch this postI have just been diagnosed with prostate cancer and having lots of fears for my future and family.
Anyone else been a similar situation?
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There is a lot of cancer about, we are in that age. Me, radical prostectomy in 2017. I seem to be alright now, but various previously enjoyable bits of me now redundant.
My partner, she had bowel cancer the same year, a bad time for us. Got over that, but decided to have the stoma reversed, and died in hospital at the end of this April. So now an even worse time.... it isn't always the big op that gets you.
Unless your cancer has spread , prostate cancer is completely treatable and life gets back to normal within 3 to 6 months of completing treatment. I was offered the option of a prostatectomy but went for the radiation therapy instead. There is no best treatment and it all depends on age and your own circumstances.
No need to worry , it takes time and the treatment really takes it out of you at times but it is only 7 months out of your life in reality. The cancer clinic I was attending deals with dozens of cases a week and 95% of them walk out at the end of treatment ready to get on with their life.
Keep an optimistic outlook. It is an illness which can be treated not a death sentence. Good luck , it will be fine, I can assure you.