Hi all, it’s a year since my diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer and starting ADT (Prostap). Completed chemo and radiotherapy with good results in PSA and scan. More details in my bio.
I had seemed to be sailing through ADT, but more recently have had hot sweats, not too bad, tiredness, but the worst seems to be pain in my upper arm and shoulder. This stops me doing certain things normally and keeps me awake at night. This was discussed with my specialist urology nurse who thought it was related to bone thinning, so I asked for a bone density scan. This was referred to the consultant, who instructed me to ask my GP to request an x-ray to see if there are any hairline fractures.
The GP now wants to see me (5th Feb) to assess before any requests are made. Has anyone had a similar experience? How did things go? Does it seem that while it would be helpful, bone density scans may be hard to come by?
Any experiences or advice welcome.
Norman