What is the average age of the gentlemen on here?

Posted by john57 @john57, Mar 26, 2020

good evening men. i have a group question here. i,m 57 years old and i feel that is kind of young to have prostate cancer. so my question for the men is what is the age of some of you?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 23 11:15am

In reply to @hormoneous "65 yrs" + (show)

@hormoneous, is this a recent diagnosis for you?

albcan | @albcan | Mar 23 2:27pm

In reply to @norske46 "73" + (show)

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 23 2:36pm

In reply to @asw63018 "Diagnosed at age 51. PSA was 6.4 Surgery 7 weeks later." + (show)

@asw63018, how did recovery go? Are you on any further treatment after surgery?

asw63018 | @asw63018 | Mar 23 3:42pm

Recovering well. Dealing with incontinence which is a drag. Doing pt to help. Next PSA test at and of May to see if further treatment is needed.

northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Mar 24 8:09am

In reply to @jc76 "@bluegill Now if we could just get it to reverse over time!" + (show)

"Now if we could just get it to reverse over time!"

🙂 I hear you, in terms of physical health, to be honest, I wouldn't want to have to relive my stress-filled 40s (and god help me if I were tossed back into my insecure, narcissistic 20s). I feel like every decade of my life has made me into a better person, and even cancer can't take that away from me.

jeanadair123 | @jeanadair123 | 1 day ago

In reply to @cesar52 "My father, 2 uncles and 4 cousins were diagnosed with prostate cancer. I was getting PSA..." + (show)

My husband at age 62 in 2003 had prostrate cancer and had surgery to remove it, like the previous person the doctor said he would not die from it. In 2011 it returned and he had a 38 course of radiation. His psa was 1.3 two years ago and gradually increased to 4.9 our oncologist said if it went any higher he would give him a shot. Luckily he moved to another location and I found a new medical oncologist who ordered him a pet/Ct over the weekend I peeked at the results and it looks like it has reoccurred in his pelvic area but not beyond that. Might I ask what treatment you were given for yours? I will be expecting a call from the doctor in the am. He also had ling cancer in 2017. My husband has the beginning of dementia also so at this point I felt it unnecessary to tell him until we hear from the doctors. Should it be possible for him to have shots I will discuss this with the doctor and see what he thinks about not telling him. I just want him to have as long as he can without the additional stress? Is that a good idea? Any help would be appreciated? Thanks Jean

northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | 1 day ago

In reply to @jeanadair123 "My husband at age 62 in 2003 had prostrate cancer and had surgery to remove it,..." + (show)

Hi, Jean.

Prostate-cancer patients now have the option of getting our ADT (hormone therapy) through daily pills instead of monthly or quarterly injections. Many of us prefer that because the shots can cause additional discomfort; however, in your husband's case, with early dementia, the shots might make more sense, so that you don't have to worry about making sure he takes the pill every day.

Best of luck, and I hope you find support for yourself as well. Being a caregiver for a loved one with both early dementia and cancer is a heavy load to carry. You're always welcome to share here, and there is also a forum especially for caregivers:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/caregivers/

jeanadair123 | @jeanadair123 | 1 day ago

In reply to @northoftheborder "Hi, Jean. Prostate-cancer patients now have the option of getting our ADT (hormone therapy) through daily..." + (show)

Thank you, you can’t imagine how much that has helped me. We have both had cancer 3 times. My husband is 86 and I am 77. I got his results this weekend I am just waiting to get mine. My sister always say don’t worry ahead it is wasted energy, unfortunately I can’t do that so I don’t even tell her anymore. I am a member of the care giver group which I find is extremely helpful when you are talking to people in the same situation. Again thanks so much.