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Treatment for Prostate Cancer Metastasized to Bones
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I am faced with the need for Chemo. How bad were your side effects? I know chemo is different for different ilness but some can be tough to deal with. Is it worth it knowing the illness is uncurable no matter what I do?
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@duberdicus
I’ve heard from many people who have run the gamut from serious reaction to chemo to. It’s not so bad just get a little tired.
Chemo does not change your life, Yes, while you are on it, it can be not too bad or a real pain, Again, no two people are the same. I was in an Ancan.org Advanced prostate cancer meeting and one guy came in and said he was doing chemo but after doing chemo, for 10 days, he couldn’t eat food, didn’t taste good. He lost a lot of weight then he’d have a few days where he’d recovered completely, ate a lot of food, then back to the next chemo session. The other people that said they were just uncomfortable for a few days after, had to rest to recover.
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@duberdicus
As you know, every patient is different. But to me, it’s all about kicking the can down the road as long as possible with the triple therapy, low stress, primarily vegan diet with some seafood, and lots of exercise (lots of weights, cardio, yoga, etc.).
I’ve been lucky and avoided a lot of the potential side effects of chemo. The two primary ones I have are losing about 85% of my hair and having fatigue for about a week between cycles. But I’m still able to exercise 45 minutes a day on average, which I think helps. I never had to take the nausea or vomiting prescriptions they gave me or the prescription for mouth sores, never had neuropathy, etc. I also do either a three day water fast or the five day Prolon fasting mimicking diet before, the day of, and the day after each infusion. You can search online and see the different opinions and studies done to date. There’s a bunch more studies ongoing.
So long winded answer – to me, it’s worth doing. I hope this helps and I wish you the very best of luck. Please let me know if I can answer any other questions.