Your attitude to sex changes, you don't look at women in the same way, you get a better understanding of the menopause
Your life will change completely, the only way is to embrace it
Not really
1st time Prostate Cancer diagnosed: 06/10/16 radiological staging T3a N1 M0 (9mm suspicious looking lymph node near seminal vesicles). Returned to work about 2 months afterwards. My whole attitude to work was completely different. Shortly afterwards we sold our house and moved to Derbyshire 2nd time, was advised that my cancer had returned as my PSA level had risen dramatically from 0.04 to 17.5 Because of the pandemic I had to wait until the middle of May for a PET scan with contrast to be done, this highlighted the fact that I have nodular recurrence in at least 7 superior para-aortic nodes. (T3a N1 M1a) 5 months of chemo and steroids weight went up by 2 stone waist from 28 to 44 inches The only time I went out of the house during the treatment was to have a blood test and sit in the chemo ward for a hour while i had the treatment oh! and the 3 days when they thought i might have sepise
Not sure
In different area's of the country they appear to give different options
not really, but write down all questions before hand because after you have been waiting a couple of hours to see consultant you will forget Take somebody with you so they will remember the things you forget
Lost interest in work
Not sure
different area's appear to have different treatment options
you will forget what sex was like
Prior to chemotherapy treatment I Was Going to the gym 3 days a week (2 hours each) Going on Livewell Derby walks 3 days a week (1 to 1.5 hours each) Nordic walking 1 day per week (1 to 1.25 hour) Following / during treatment, I have gone from 80 kgs to 100 kgs and struggle to walk for more than 1hr per day, fatigue has been a big problem over the last 2-3 year.
you will cry, feel down at times
Prior to chemotherapy treatment I Was Going to the gym 3 days a week (2 hours each) Going on Livewell Derby walks 3 days a week (1 to 1.5 hours each) Nordic walking 1 day per week (1 to 1.25 hour) Following / during treatment, I have gone from 80 kgs to 100 kgs and struggle to walk for more than 1hr per day, fatigue has been a big problem over the last 2-3 year.
Not sure
treatment appears to be different in different area's
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