RT well under way

Bri

Great news everthing is going so well.

Have you had any problems with delays or breakdowns? When I start my rt (October ?), I'm hoping that I will be able to work the rest of the day after the treatment. Have you been affected by tiredness at all?

Hope everything continues to go well. Take care.

Steve

Hi folks,

Just a quick update, 15th session of RT completed today 22/08/2014, 22 to go and so far no side effects or issues, treatment is a breeze so far.

Good luck & best wishes to ALL who are fighting cancer.

Regards,

Gerry

Hi Steve, I had 37 sessions of radiotherapy starting in October last year.  During the treatment most of my tiredness came from the early start (the hospital transport picked me up at around 7am each day). Sometimes it seemed like a long time waiting at the hospital, but North Middx where I went were very good.  I had some soreness and they recommended aqueous cream which helped. Once I completed the treatment tiredness did kick in but I tried to exercise/take a walk most days and this helped.  Arthur 

Thanks for the congrats Lyn and Steve.

Got to agree with you Steve it is a wonderful time, I have had a really good year and have thoroughly enjoyed it so far.

The first addition to the family this year was my second granddaughter (first granddaughter is 9 years old now) in February who is now six months old she is absolutely gorgeous and a bundle of fun.

In May we had the second addition to the family in the form of a wee White West Highland Terrier puppy he is absolutely fantastic and great fun.

The third addition was my first grandson as I said, so it really has been a special year all round for my whole family.

As I was diagnosed with PC in December last year, it means there have really been no negatives this year and long may it continue.

The HT treatment (Zoladex) I am on has brought my PSA down from 59 to 1.4 at last test in July, and my RT is going well and finishes at the end of September, two months later I will get a PSA test to see how well the RT has worked. If I get good news from that it will be a fantastic end to a fantastic year and I will be really looking forward to the Christmas holiday period and the New Year.

Good luck & best wishes to ALL who are fighting or affected by cancer.

Regards,

Gerry

Hi Gerry,

Great to read your positive posts. They've been a help to a 'new boy' here.

I'm trying to decide weather to go for it (RT) or not. A year ago scans showed mets in my spine but after a year on hormones - much to my Consultant's surprise, and my delight - a new scan has revealed that they are now "all but gone and if it wasn't for my previous history on file might even be regarded as just 'wear and tear' do to age" Great news at it now means Consultant feels it is worth trying to cure the disease rather than just long term manage.

It's a hard choice though because, with the hormones I'm pretty much ok and unaffected day to day 9bit of tiredness, hot flushes but that's it. Whereas I'll be honest, the potential side effects of RT have frightened me a tad. I don't mind what I go through during treatment if it wears off. it's the longer term problems that may crop up further down the line that I worry about - even though I know that the chances are low.

I'm probably being daft as the chance of a complete cure as opposed to long term 'management' (which will ultimately start to fail) has to be grabbed. Right?

Any  thoughts appreciated!

And thanks again for your posts

Thank you Gary, this is helpful for all of those awaiting their radiotherapy to start and are understandably anxious.