I have been diagnosed with severe Prostate Cancer. I will find out later this week what, if anything, can be done. Sigh.
I have been diagnosed with severe Prostate Cancer. I will find out later this week what, if anything, can be done. Sigh.
Just consider, mostly you don't die OF prostate cancer, you die WITH it.
As yet, I'm free of it, but high risk - my father died with it, both my brothers have it, me - so far, just a mildly enlarged prostate.
Besy of luck.
Just consider, mostly you don't die OF prostate cancer, you die WITH it.
Mostly. I personally knew 2 people that died from Prostate cancer.
Unfortunately, both were diagnosed late so it was well advanced and beyond treatment.
My best wishes to Tamalain and i hope for a good prognosis.
My best wishes to Tamalain and i hope for a good prognosis.
Ditto. I hope the cancer is still contained within the prostate.
AJ
I personally have known a number of men who died of metastatic prostate cancer. Saying that men don't frequently die of it is like saying women don't die of breast cancer.
Yeah, my mother was diagnosed with colon cancer and subsequently had a foot of her colon removed. Yet she's 94 and still going. She can't hear worth a damn, but …
However, prostate cancer has very significant ramifications, and I can relate. Yet, most of us guys reach that stage at one point or another anyway. It ain't the end of the world, for most of us, it's inevitable. If caught relatively early, the death rate isn't that serious. IF it's caught early. But 'severe' is a horrifying medical adjective.
Still, knowing it better than not knowing, as then, you may not go easily, yet you can at least help make peace with your friends and family. I've last a LOT of friends over the years, and know just how valuable that can be, as in their case, not knowing is much worse.
My dad was diagnosed with stage 3 prostate cancer. After having it removed, 20 years later he died of liver cancer at the age of 85. Good luck, I seriously hope you have a good doctor.
Best wishes. I strongly suggest you consult with more than one physician about the prognosis. If the cancer has not spread and a RP is suggested, don't panic about the aftermath. There are too many false fears spread about post-surgical impotence and incontinence. Both can be resolved.