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Recent diagnosis -advice on treatment pls

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Posted 08 Sep 2019 at 22:58
Macmillan are great at advice about diet and lifestyle with cancer. They run seminars as well as the usual leaflets etc.

Well worth getting in touch if they’re active locally.

User
Posted 09 Sep 2019 at 08:18

Thanks Chr1s

I will find out. 

User
Posted 12 Sep 2019 at 20:42

Hi 

I probably should start a new conversation but I not sure where this would be most relevant.

My husband has been prescribed antibiotics (ciprofloxacin) for possible prostatitis as he is feeling very uncomfortable. I called one of the lovely nurses here she said that his symptoms of feeling like he was sitting in a golf ball was a classic symptom. 

My husband is now really worried that the antibiotics will interfere with his HT (Bicalutamide). He is due his first injection of goserelin and Leuprorelin on Wednesday after his PET scan on Tuesday.

The GP did reassure my husband that it would be ok  but as it’s not his usual GP he is now really nervous of taking them. 

Any info or reassurance would be really appreciated.

Thanks 

User
Posted 12 Sep 2019 at 21:11
Many men are on HT for life; if taking antibiotics with HT was a problem we would all be in a right pickle. Some men with advanced prostate cancer also need a prophylactic antibiotic either for long periods or permanently.

I wouldn't worry about when to start new threads. Sometimes, members start a new thread too frequently and it gets really hard to keep track of their details.

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 12 Sep 2019 at 21:26

Thank you so much and thank you too for replying so quickly! 

User
Posted 20 Jul 2022 at 23:28

Well here we are 3 years on …. I’ve just been reading back my questions. What a lot!! It’s all a bit of a blur now.

My husband finished his HT 3 months ago after 3 years and Zytiga (this was the route in the end) after 2 years, he also had radical radiotherapy March ‘21 for 4 weeks. During his treatment he was prescribed a low dose of prednisolone that finished in December 2021. 

Our question is after about a month of stopping the steroids he has had incredibly stiff fingers and shoulder pain. We are wondering if anyone has experienced anything like this after finishing hormone treatment? 
As always thank you for being here. 

User
Posted 21 Jul 2022 at 08:30
Rebound from the steroids I suspect just highlighting any bits of arthritis.
 
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