Any Support appreciated

Hi Jeannie & Barrie, 

I saw your post on my thread I will reply there also.

I'm really sorry to hear that the current treatment isn’t working for your husband. I really don’t know enough about the advanced cancer treatments to be able to offer advice, but there are many on here who I am sure will give you their info and experience. 

From what I see others posting, it would appear that chemo for prostate cancer isn’t quite as aggressive as the chemo for some other cancers. There are many who get minimal side effects or not much at all. Having said that, everyone is different and can react very different to the same treatments. 

It might be worth giving a call to the prostate cancer nurses as they are helpful and knowledgeable. Also macmillan or if you have a Maggie’s in your area or another local cancer centre….just to try and help with the emotional stress that all of this can bring.

Wishing you both all the very best 

Thank you Lyn, this is Jeannie, we have found Macmillan most unhelpful.  Maggies is within a hospital and that is the last place we want to go.  We are hoping for real live people who are ideally living nearby, meet up, pretend things are not as bad as they are.  I feel I am suffocating with no-one to talk to or any understanding.

Jeannie

Thank you Maud, it is helpful to find people like yourself.  a six-week chemo cycle does not seem very much.  Was it Docetaxel?   Barrie has been told it will be over a number of months 6/7.

Thanks again

Thank you Maud,  I was confused when you said he finished a 6 week cycle, I thought that was it.

We do have a named Oncology nurse now but I have only rang twice and both times she not available!!  

I do find it helpful speaking with people like yourself on here.  Can I ask how old is Mike?

Brilliant, we wish him all the best.   Curious, was he recommended to take any vitamins prior to chemo?  We have been reading about foods rich in zinc worth having.