Just diagnosed with PC - can I enjoy a beer?

Good luck to you! I believe only the radiotherapy treatment is where you need to exercise caution with diet and you are not near that stage even if you decide to have it.

Richard

I admire these guys carrying on.  Just after my psa was said to be high I stopped drinking all alcohol until I felt the operation wounds had healed which was about 6 months.  It seemed unbelievable but it wasn't so bad.   Now I only drink very lightly.   The reason for that was that I wanted my body to be as healthy as it could be for whatever was to come and secondly I found that after a few drinks I started worrying more especially in the night and the morning after.   

Stopping drinking also seemed to cure something I'd had for quite a while which was dry eyes that needed drops.  I also lost some weight, the surgeon commenting that I was a good weight for the operation.

As the others have said it's your call.  I'd feel sure the doctors will tell you if you need to stop drinking.

Hi Reg

It’s been more than 12 years since my RP/RT and I reckon I’ve have enjoyed a drink almost everyday since, be it beer or wine. Done the odd abstinence such as Lent or Ramadan. My monthly blood tests tend to be perfect except for the PSA. I’m G7(4+3) T3b.

Cheers
Stu

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Yebisu or one of the local craft beers!

Will get round to posting clinical details in a few days.

Need to speak to the doctor on Monday 9th and ask him all

the questions I couldn't think of yesterday.

The one "good" thing about PC is that there is zero evidence that it is drink related or that alchahol affects its progression  in any way.

Of course you should only drink in moderation as any more than that is bad for you in a multitude of other ways!  

The things you should do if you want impact your PC positively are eat healthy and lose weight.

There are a few theories about food that could effect growth.  They're hormone related, foods that contain hormones such as dairy e.g. cheese and butter.  Some say plastic wrapping contains a hormone, the ones that don't are often marked but can't recall what the mark is.  Also keeping down your testosterone might help, red meat, lifting weights at the gym.  Asparagus is said to be bad as well.  You can look these up as I don't recall the reasons.  I used to eat tons of cheese but now hardly eat any, same with asparagus.   

Probably in the time to treatment it isn't going to make much difference but my lesion was said to be close to the edge and I had an image that the smallest difference could have made an irreversible impact.

Despite doing all that my lesion was upgraded to 4+4 after the op.  Although it's not uncommon for a full pathology report to be different from the biopsy.  My biopsy hardly found any bad cells at all, just one pin 5%.