Hi Nouranglithe.
I'm sorry to here about your dad's diagnosis.
I'm not medically trained and it's difficult to say anything constructive with so few details. Unfortunately it may be the case that your dad's prostate cancer has spread to his bones, if it has, it is deemed incurable but it is still treatable, so all is not lost.
My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer at the same age as yours. I'm ashamed to say that unlike you, I didn't make enquiries into his exact condition. He too, was put on 3 monthly injections of something but I'm not sure what. Like most dad's he was a private man and didn't like to stress out his loved ones with his health issues. All he told me was that it had spread and they couldn't deal with it surgically.
He lived for another 8 years. It was only the last few months that he struggled. About a month before he passed away his PSA was in the thousands and the cancer had spread to so many of his bones.
As I said I'm not medically qualified but it appears that the outcomes for stage 4 prostate cancer, like most of the less serious stages, can vary enormously.
The only advice I can give you is tell your dad, as often as possible, that you love him and be there for him he needs you.
Although mine was a brilliant dad, I always thought that he wasn't particularly strong mentally or physically. It is only now, after knowing what he must have gone through, that I know how wrong I was.
Please keep us updated and you will always find lots of help and support here.
Good luck to you both.👍
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