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Partner diagnosed with prostate cancer recently

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 1 4:49pm | Replies (32)
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Another Support group you should consider is ancan.org. They hold weekly meetings for advanced prostate cancer patients, Some Husbands and wives show up together to get help. If you are new, they work with you first and give you at least 30 minutes to go over treatment options. I’ve been attending their weekly meetings for almost 5 years. You wouldn’t believe how much you learn going to those meetings. You can even watch a previous meeting if you go to the website.

They have meetings for caregivers, They have speaking freely meetings for the men to discuss issues other than treatment, issues about their feelings, worries and fears. Lots of guys show up, you don’t have to talk about anything you can listen and maybe then you want to participate.

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myboo2u | @myboo2u | May 1 1:45pm

@jeffmarc
Hi Jeff,
Thank you..
We will definitely check ancan.org out. We could certainly use the emotional support and some additional tools to better understand what to expect.

My partner & I, spoke with Dr. Epstein yesterday.
What a kind man. And extremely knowledgeable. He looked at the biopsy slides for us and discussed the findings in detail. And believes that we are doing the right thing, RPR & Lymph nodes removed for testing.
He spent a good amount of time speaking with us.
He's also willing to test the slides after the procedure and happy to answer any questions going forward.
This really helped.

About the cribriform, he only could say that it's large & after the surgery, he will let us know how big it actually is, and run additional tests, if our surgeon is not willing to.
It showed up on a prostate specific MRI w/contrast-but he wasn't confident about the exact size.

How are you doing? Have you ever joined in on the group The Reluctant Brotherhood?
I looked them up and they have a range of support group meetings online.

Thank you again Jeff. I greatly appreciate your advice and help..
I hope today is a good day for you..
Melinda

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