Living with Prostate Cancer (part I) 'One Year On'

One Year On - A story of living with Prostate Cancer, a frank, personal account of my first year of treatment.
For information and support go to The Prostate Cancer Charity
http://prostate-cancer.org.uk/index.asp
they also have an excellent Message Board


Some comments I have heard.

"If you are going to get cancer, it's the best one to have"
The best one? Well you have it.

"It's an old mans disease"
Many men in their late 40s and early 50s are receiving treatment.

"You die with it - not of it"
10,000 men die of PC in the UK every year.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Prostate Cancer
• Radical Prostatectomy
• Prostate
• Surgery
• Locally Advanced
• Gleeson Stage
• T3
• T3b
• PSA
• TRUS
• LINAC
• External
• Beam
• Radiotherapy
• ED
• Erectile Dysfunction
• Impotence
• Catheter
• PMD
• Incontinence

[F3502000]

Well done sir!! My dad had this and was very hard for him to deal with. Hope you stay cancer free!!

[TheSmurphs]

Yes, it is hard to deal with. However the treatment does buy time. Hope your Dad has come to terms with side effects and is now enjoying life. See my new video.

[HummerRock]

AWESOME! Thanks for sharing this... I'm a 2+ year advanced prostate cancer survivor. Found July 2007, removed Aug 2007, radiation therapy Jan 2008. No erection since then, and only needs pads now and then. I was 48 yrs old when it was found. I'm 51 now. Life has changed so much for me.. but it is still life. Live strong, live long my friend out there..

[TheSmurphs]

Thanks for the compliments re. the video. It is up to us to keep men informed there is no national screening for us!

[31stevieP]

Thanks sooo much diagnosed 3 days ago! this gave me a lot of courage!

[TheSmurphs]

Hope all is well with you

For information and support go to The Prostate Cancer Charity

they also have an excellent Message Board

[TheSmurphs]

Thank you for your comments. All the medical professionals I have had dealings with have been so caring and sensitive. Hope your studies go well.

[TheSmurphs]

Thank you for viewing, please pass on the message to all men you meet over 45 Get Tested

[r5768]

thank you for your courage