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@paul28

I have most of my Sigmoid Colon missing from a resection.
I also have a fair size chunk of my right lower lung gone in yet another resection, this one called a wedge.
Up to that point, I was doing pretty good with the exception of a years worth of explosive diarrhea.
I have not had chemo .... ongoing scans and blood tests only.
All is good after 3 years.
From that, my attention was abruptly turned to Hyperthyroidism and diagnosed as Graves Disease. That was a year ago and I'll be on thyroid meds forever Iam sure.
So after that, I thought I was okay for awhile. I was doing very well all things considered.
And then we started watching the steady rise in PSA.
And then for the third time, I was told I had cancer.
I have had Brachytherapy and 25 weeks of IMRT radiation that was completed 4 months ago.
The Radiation has caused both bowel (Proctitis) and bladder (Cystitis) irritation. The bladder lining and my rectum has been damaged.
Fortunately, I am retired, which goes well with spending most of my days in the bathroom. I'm thinking of putting in a TV and a small dorm room fridge.

I have been taking ORGOVYX for the past 10 months.

My hot flashes have improved greatly. My diarrhea has not.
My only interest is in sleeping.
I can easily confuse AM hours for PM. I can sleep at any hour around the clock.
Living alone makes so much possible.
Yes, they do like to say that with prostate cancer, you will likely die of something else.
I don't want something else!
I'm plenty tired of all I've had.
I don't have the energy to deal with anything else.
I'm "all in". There is nothing else.
PAUL

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Hey Paul, That is a LOT to carry. No one wants to be the poster child for anything, but I think you certainly qualify, in my mind at least, as one of those people who is much less fortunate health wise than most of us.
If all I ever have to deal with is my prostate cancer, I’ll take it!
Best,
Phil