Hi everyone,
Firstly Dave, thank you for your last message and I certainly will take you up on that,much appreciated.
So Dad's gleason score is 7 but he has a very aggressive form of PC which has caused the high PSA of 51 and it to spread to his spine, pelvis and lymph glands. They started him on hormone medication today, he has a 3 week course of them and will receive a hormone injection in 2 weeks, another one month later and then every 3 months. He has also been referred to the oncologist who he will see in the next few weeks and the nurse and Dr we saw today said to not be surprised if the oncologist suggests chemotherapy. They also said that because of the aggressive nature of the PC it will be monitored closer than perhaps it would for a typical patient with a gleason of 7.
The other main takeaway was that it is very treatable, manageable and won't stop dad from living his life normally.
Me and dad both came out feeling positive about the news and the treatment, especially the fact that we picked up the meds there and then and dad had taken his first one before we left the car park. Dad's got a strong faith which is helping deal with everything and he summed it up by saying 'it's just a new part of my life that I need to make room for'... I would be delighted to hear from anyone who has any thoughts on the above info and what dad was told, if they've received similar diagnosis and how things progressed when treatment started. Many thanks for reading. Steve