Hi I’m 39 and been diagnosed with this 2 weeks before Christmas 2020. Not sure how to get me head round this
Hi Jay,
Sorry your here. Must be a real shock especially at 39.
Think I was 55 when I was diagnosed and it took me a while to come to terms with things.
Have they given you a detailed diagnosis and proposed treatment plan?
Best wishes,
Chris
Hello Jay,
Sorry this has hit you at such a young age.
It's difficult to follow up without more information about your diagnosis, and where you are with being offered and choosing treatments. If you haven't chosen yet, you might want to order the Toolkit from this site.
I've also sent you a PM.
The tool kit is excellent; hopefully you have been offered an appointment with a urologist to discuss surgery (and possibly active surveillance) and an oncologist to discuss external beam radiotherapy and / or brachytherapy? You may be too young for active surveillance to be a realistic medium or long term option but it may be a good holding position if you are just about to get married or have a major life event coming up.
There are a lot of people on here who've been through this and will offer advice. Is it possible to write down the dates you had appointments and what you can remember was said to you. It will make a starting point. People talk openly on here as some could find it embarrassing.
RegardsPeter
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