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I am a gay man of 68 had prostate cancer 5 years ago

Posted by buffyzoe @buffyzoe, 4 days ago

I am a gay man of 68 had prostate cancer 5 years ago, went through multiple treatments and test and scans. I am recently going through other physical challenges. Back pain, shoulder pain, and it a lot of work doing all this to take myself. I feel like I go to see toom anmy doc and want to know how others deal with it all?

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scottbeammeup | @scottbeammeup | 4 days ago

Are you still in treatment? I finished at the end of October: five sessions of SBRT and six months of ADT. I'm a bit nervous because my first post-ADT PSA test is today and I get the results on Thursday. I also have to talk to the doctor because, after four months of ADT, I started to get hip pain which I never had before and it has not gone away. I'm 60 BTW. I hope radiation/ADT has not damaged my pelvic bones but we'll see.

It's very frustrating sometimes, but I see a therapist, am in a support group, take an antidepressant and use this message board a lot.

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buffyzoe | @buffyzoe | 3 days ago
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@scottbeammeup

Are you still in treatment? I finished at the end of October: five sessions of SBRT and six months of ADT. I'm a bit nervous because my first post-ADT PSA test is today and I get the results on Thursday. I also have to talk to the doctor because, after four months of ADT, I started to get hip pain which I never had before and it has not gone away. I'm 60 BTW. I hope radiation/ADT has not damaged my pelvic bones but we'll see.

It's very frustrating sometimes, but I see a therapist, am in a support group, take an antidepressant and use this message board a lot.

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No , but I am the watch list, i have to go every 3 month s for tests, psa 0.13 They want it < 0.1 it is what it is. Take you time, I did not do radiation for year after surgery. The long-term effects seem to be different. When I have orgasam, urine shoots out not fun. Still feel s good but a bit messy. That is my only complaint. But I am lucky to still be here. It seems we can live longer with this. I try to take it one day at a time. Good luck on your path.

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