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25 Fractions IMRT PROSTATE RADIATION Completed Yesterday
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 26 10:32am | Replies (24)Comment receiving replies
@rparsons
Seems like upon completion of IMRT, everyone assumes that your prostate is now without cancer? The radiation techs had me ring the bell as if I'm a cancer survivor?
I have blood tests on the 30th, but am I to assume all is now good?
I obviously don't know how to feel about all of this!
PAUL
Replies to "@rparsons Seems like upon completion of IMRT, everyone assumes that your prostate is now without cancer?..."
Actually the reason to ring the bell is to signify that we’ve survived radiation treatment 😀! The cancer is still there. Hopefully the radiation will have scrambled the cancer DNA enough that it fizzles out over time. Now, it’s a matter of watching, waiting, and hoping for a successful outcome.
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Paul I struggle with that as well to the point I am dealing with anxiety. I am retired & I dwell on that the same issues every day. None of us have a crystal ball. As of now we are cancer free. Our intent was it to be curative. How we stop dwelling on it I don’t know. I guess time, staying busy & exercise. Unfortunately you @ I are worriers. I come from a long line of worriers.
Can anyone else weigh in.
Thanks