Ron has prostate cancer šŸ˜Ÿ

PeppermintPatty said:
He looks quite comfortable Ronni. He looks as though heā€™s eating tortillas. šŸ¤¤
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@PeppermintPatty I made a lunch box of food. Even though there are an abundance of snacks there, Ron wanted to stick as close as possible to the cancer fighting diet heā€™s been following at home. So what you can see are veggie wraps. Spinach wrap packed full of veggies.

I also brought a lot of fruit. And yeah, he was very comfy! šŸ¤£
 
I remember those days. I don't know how long Ron got to lay around and be all warm and comfy. When my hubs went in for his chemo, I could run out, drive down to where I knew they sold good coffee and get him one that was long gone before the TX ended.

Same with the snacks and such. I would bring in a bunch of stuff for the room a time or two. Our hospital didn't provide much in snacks so many of the significant others would bring treats in.

I hope he tolerates his treatments as well as my hubs did. None of the side effects so many others suffered so when his cancer wasn't laying him low he could pretty much do whatever he wanted.

Any news on DD?
 
Ronni said:
@PeppermintPatty I made a lunch box of food. Even though there are an abundance of snacks there, Ron wanted to stick as close as possible to the cancer fighting diet heā€™s been following at home. So what you can see are veggie wraps. Spinach wrap packed full of veggies.

I also brought a lot of fruit. And yeah, he was very comfy! šŸ¤£
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Thatā€™s really good Ronni. I hope he sticks to it.
The food he eats will make a huge difference in how his body heals.Thats a very smart move.
 
robin416 said:
I remember those days. I don't know how long Ron got to lay around and be all warm and comfy. When my hubs went in for his chemo, I could run out, drive down to where I knew they sold good coffee and get him one that was long gone before the TX ended.

Same with the snacks and such. I would bring in a bunch of stuff for the room a time or two. Our hospital didn't provide much in snacks so many of the significant others would bring treats in.

I hope he tolerates his treatments as well as my hubs did. None of the side effects so many others suffered so when his cancer wasn't laying him low he could pretty much do whatever he wanted.

Any news on DD?
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@robin416 his infusion lasted about 70 minutes. We expected a longer time, so we were thrilled. They also donā€™t require a port, so he was able to be infused with an IV. He actually had an IV in each arm, one specifically for the infusion, and the other for blood draws, of which there were so many over that 24 hours that we were amazed he had any blood left!!

Iā€™ll update Sheriā€™s thread soon as Iā€™ve finished this one. Thanks for asking. ā¤ļø
 
Jules said:
How long and how many of the sessions are scheduled. Wishing him well.
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@Jules heā€™s on a 28 day schedule. They are referred to as Cycles. Heā€™s on Cycle one and just finished Day one. He has Day 8 and Day 15 to go on Cycle one. Same regimen minus the hospital stay, because he tolerated Day One so well.

Cycle Two is Day one and Day 15. Cycle 3 and subsequent Cycles are just Day one, for as long as this particular regimen is working.
 
Also just to report on his reaction to the cancer treatment two days after infusion. He had a great night of sleep last night, his arms are a little sore and bruised from the IVs, he had a nasty headache last night which resolved with sleep. Other than that, he feels normal. Heā€™s planning to get outside today and mow and weed eat. Weā€™re both curious if heā€™ll fatigue more easily (one of the potential side effects).

We kept waiting for some of the dire reactions weā€™d been warned about, and he just didnā€™t have them! He felt completely normal after the infusion, though he did have some slight stomach upset and a bit of achiness in the wee hours while he was in hospital, but that was it.

This first infusion couldnā€™t have gone any better for which were very grateful!!
 
Ron's and my neighbor's experience shows how different some chemo treatments are. My neighbor has breast cancer, she goes in once a week. Where Bob had to go in daily for a couple of weeks. His treatments also lasted for longer than Ron's. But no hospital stay to keep an eye for adverse reactions to the chemo. Which he had none of. They didn't even make him tired like they do my neighbor.

They have come such a long way that Ron can be out doing what he enjoys.
 
I missed this thread early but you and Ron are on my mind now. Reading through it now has been quite a useful education - thank you- as of course I have one of the cancer magnet organs too. My friend @Stoppelmann has recently been in for a check too. He has probably already investigated all this but if not he might find all the information you shared early on useful too.
 
Keep up the good healing, Ron. Here are the flowers of Camperdown elm to cheer you up.

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My prostate cancer journey is now officially started. With a pathology report from a completed biopsy the Gleason score is 5+5 10, the most aggressive form. I will now meet with a team consisting of my urologist, a urology oncologist and a medical oncologist to map out a treatment plan. I enter this considering all options on the table and I will opt for the most aggressive program to fight this insidious desease.
 
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