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Advice on a trip after having Radiation
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With all the feedback I will cancel the trip , jet blue will not refund but give you a year to reschedule. Not worth the gamble, feeling very down after thinking the surgery removal would be the end of this , ow its like finding out I have cancer all over again, I’ll get through this but need a little time to mentally adjust to what lies ahead
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Graybeard, It really is depressing to hear the news that “it” is back, especially after going thru surgery.
But you are going to meet SO MANY men during your radiation treatments who are going thru the same damn thing. Some 10 years post surgery! Makes you wonder why you bothered at all, until you realize that this is not a defeat - but a second chance to save your life.
My reason for having surgery was to HAVE the second chance, if needed. Yes, it’s annoying, time consuming, uncomfortable and inconvenient….and the radiation diet is no fun either.
But as I lay on that table for 25 days, every time the machine beeped, signaling the beginning of the actual radiation phase, I would say in a low voice, “Die, you motherf*****r, die!!” over and over….it made me dance out if there every single time!
Phil
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Your decision to postpone makes sense to me.
And yes, persistent PSA post RP is a body blow. It was for me.
However, my PSA has been < .02 undetectable from 6 mos following completion of radiation to now (about 1 year of testing).
And my life returned to the ever-changing "normal" about the same time (6 mos following completion of Salvage Treatment).
Best wishes for successful treatment.