Scared for my dad

Hi there, I know what your going through as last April my dad was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer 3 days before his 66th birthday. It was a massive shock to us all, as rather stupidly I thought it would never happen to us! And yes we spent days crying but never in front of my dad. My dads psa was 1300. He had all the scans etc and found out the cancer had spread to his bones. The only place it isn't in is his head, legs and arms. He started on hormone therapy and within a week it had come down to 800. At his last appointment it was 0.04 I think. My dad got accepted on a trial, not really sure what it's called I just know he takes tablets everyday and steroids. For the first 6 months he had to have his blood pressure and a bloods tested every 2 weeks. He had radiotherapy on his pelvis and leg as he was getting a lot of pain think it stems from his hip. Unfortunately this made the pain worse almost unbearable and they had to go on holiday the next day. In a few cases this can happen before it gets better. They managed to get there with the help of liquid morphine. He was getting a lot of back pain so had a scan to see if something was pressing on his nerve and maybe need more radiotherapy but onco said he didn't need it. It's a long journeys of highs and lows and life will never be the same again, but you have to stay positive. I find reading these posts make me feel better as I know other people are going through this nightmare as well. I worry as he has had back pain just recently does this mean it's growing agin? He hasn't got a hospital appointment till March. He's seems ok in his self, fed up of the hot flushes but at least he's still here. He recently got diagnosed with glaucoma and the drops he takes can give a high psa reading! You have to remember that there are lots of treatments available and when one stops working hopefully another one will. Be positive and enjoy every day with your dad. Cry when he's not there as what he is going through inside must be awful.

Anna xx