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Diagnosed today w/ PCa. Seeking feedback w/ treatment I think I want
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@thig350
In reply to treatment choice.
I will be honest with you, won't pull any punches, I was advised to go with radiotherapy mainly due to also waiting to have my spine operated on due to having Stenosis spinel channel nerve damage in neck. I haven't been properly well since last April / May after the treatment concluded. 6 weeks ago they found blood in my poo, setting alarm bells ringing, quickly arranged a colonoscopy, thank evens they didn't find any bowel cancer, this is the worrying bit, they found damage caused by the radiotherapy treatment and polyps and also diagnosed severe bowl Diverticulosis disease wide spread. I have got to have the procedure repeated on 24th April to investigate further, won't pretend I'm not concerned.
Good luck with what ever treatment path you take
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I had a prostatectomy in 2010 and Salvage radiation in 2014 when it came back. The only side effects I’ve had is incontinent six years after the radiation, which has gotten worse over time.
In 2017 I had a laminectomy and they had to open me up from L1 to L7 And put in a metal plate. I still have some nerve damage in my right arm and leg, but the partial numbness is sort of convenient when I have my monthly blood tests.
Sorry to hear you’ve had so many side effects from radiation. We seem to hear about them in here, but I hear from so many people in the nine online meetings I go every month. Very few have anything but cystitis. Some people do have the kind of problems you’re encountering, however.
The spine surgery Kept me from doing stuff a lot longer than the prostatectomy. You do have to really take it easy after having that surgery.