My post tend not to be about the ‘technical’ aspects of PCa, but just how we manage it, David was diagnosed over eight years ago, nearly nine, he’s also had a heart attack. His diagnosis was Gleason 9 Tb3, he’s had HDR Brachytherapy, Radiotherapy & he’s now on lifetime HT.
He gets tired, he has some pain most days, he can get emotional. He takes supplements and alternative off label medications privately prescribed by an oncologist.
Life is not what we had planned, but it’s fulfilling, mostly happy, he has no sexual feelings, which is hard for us both, he is loving, and we enjoy intimacy, sometimes sexual if I’m lucky.
I suppose what I trying to put across, is, yes life changes, yes it’s hard and we have to remind ourselves he’s nearly 74 still fit exercises daily, gardening, good social life, he writes music, plays, sings, keeps abreast of world events, and that’s enough to put a damper on life these days.
David is always game to try new things and has also ventured into the world of painting, we now have a room decorated in his art.
If he didnt have PCa we would have continued travelled extensively, we love backpacking around. I suppose what we have done is reevaluated our lives to manage, and still enjoy. I hope this shows, life changes, and has challenges, but we’ve done our best to rise to meet the challenge, not too much rising these days π I hope this gives some positive outlooks for some of you lovely lads and your families. His last PSA was <0.1 .
Edited by member 19 Apr 2024 at 12:13
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