After Hormone Therapy

Best of luck Pete. Always a nervous time and I suppose always will be .......

Phil

Hi Julian. Everyone seems to react differently to the Hormone Therapy , plus it’s also the fall-out of being diagnosed with a possible life limiting disease. 
I feel I am only just starting to get my head back 7 months after it should have started wearing off. 
I have no idea if I personally suffered more than ‘normal’ due to having some childhood issues rear their ugly head, but I certainly don’t want to go back on it. Fingers crossed I won’t have to but if the PCa comes back I suspect my family will want me to fight back with all the weapons at my disposal.

There are a few on this forum who have fought a brave battle with as little intervention as possible. As with most decisions in life no one knows what the outcomes would be had one chosen a different path.

Only 7 days till my next PSA and T tests ...and getting nervous. Then a telephone appointment with consultant or nurse. Much prefer a face to face but I suspect they’re not doing those now.

Phil

I guess he is just covering his derriere.

He did a similar thing a couple of years ago when I had a bad back.

Good to hear your T results are progressing well Phil and that your Consultant is ok with your PSA result.  Hope you can relax a little for the next six months.  Sounds like you’re doing well managing to reduce your anti depressant dose.  Good luck going forward 😃

Keith will have his PSA test soon and then a phone consultation on the 15th October.  We are starting to feel anxious now as this will be his first PSA since completing his RT.  Hoping it’s good news.  He has had a lot of aches and pains, especially in his right hip, hopefully just the effects of the ongoing HT.  

All the best,

Angex 

Good news on your results Phil.

Keep hanging in there.

Hi Pete,

Yes it’s very scary, every ache and pain we tend to think is related to the PCa.  When Keith was first diagnosed in August 2019 his bone scan revealed a lesion on the right hip.  Following the Team meeting his Oncologist decided to do chemo treatment first, which took place in March 2020.  On completion of 6 chemo sessions, and a further bone scan, his Oncologist was of the opinion, and the Team agreed, that as they could see no change to the lesion they were ALMOST certain it was not a met.  Keith then had RT to the prostate and now awaits a PSA test and consultation with Onco on 15th October.  So early days into this disease in the scheme of things, but we are still very suspicious about the hip!!  Holding our breath for the PSA result.  We are keeping our fingers crossed that he won’t have to stay on HT for life, he’s experienced twelve months of it and taken all the side effects in his stride and I think he’s been amazing.

Your latest results are great 7 years on and I can imagine how happy you are after all you’ve been through, really pleased for you.  Hope your GP can arrange your scans soon so you can have further peace of mind and keep moving forward. Like you, Keith keeps active and always has some sort of project on the go so we keep saying it’s only muscle aches and advancing age.

We’re all fighting this disease as best we can and trying to keep positive.

Good luck to all xx

Thanks Ange and Pete.

Fingers crossed for Keith’s PSA and consultation in October. As you say there’s always the worry that any ache and pain is PCa related.  
My consultant wants to see me in 4 months which I thought was odd but it will coincide with my year from when the HT should have started wearing off. ( last injection October’19).

Phil