Advice on a trip after having Radiation

Posted by graybeard46 @graybeard46, Dec 31, 2024

I had prostate surgery on 8/24 was hoping I was done , PSA was .36 so just had a pet scan showing I need radiation and possibly hormone therapy . I have a trip planned for mid March , treatments might not be completed before maybe 2 weeks before out trip to ST. John , should I cancel trip , sounds like the possibilities of side effects could ruin our trip ?

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@colleenyoung

@graybeard46, I see that you have cancelled your upcoming trip. But like @kujhawk1978, I hope travel will continue to be part of your future. When travelling, be sure to consider travel insurance and cancellation insurance, especially when travelling out of the country. You might be interested in this related discussion that @northoftheborder started a while back.

- Cancer and travel health insurance: What coverage do you get?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/cancer-and-travel-health-insurance/

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Thanks Colleen, I feel that I made the right decision especially when I found out yesterday that my radiation won’t start till 1/21 so my treatment won’t finish until a week or so before the plans we had . Unfortunately when we booked our trip I didn’t know my cancer was still active after surgery . I guess as we all get older travel insurance is worth it

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