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today’s appointment with the oncologist

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well had a lot to take in today but was left feeling positive, basically from today I start taking Bicalutamide 150mg tablets for a month , I will get a CT scan then have 23 radiotherapy sessions, all was explained regarding bowel & bladder, side effects etc, I asked a lot about what I will go through and what to expect, one daft question I didn’t ask, why 23 sessions? Not important really,

Well I feel mentally better knowing I have a plan and it’s in progress, any advice on dealing with this would really be appreciated,

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Do a lot of cardiovascular exercise.

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ukpete in reply toTall_Allen

I am pretty active, but will definitely step it up, thanks again

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Sorry it came to this but I'm glad that like me you also feel better when a new treatment plan is in place.

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ukpete

definitely, felt in limbo, now I have a plan to work with, certainly feel mentally better

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julianc

Glad you are feeling better with a plan in place. Do you know if the planned SRT is to just the prostate bed, or wider area to include lymph nodes? Good luck, I gather resistance/ weight training is good too for the ADT side effects.

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