Prostate Cancer

I have a friend who just went through this with her husband. If you don't get any direct responses, let me know & I will ask her if she would be willing to talk to you.

God bless,

S.

Hello S.,

My father went through this about three years ago and his cancer was in the first stage, he is fine and living well.

I would recommend making changes in your/husband's lifestyle:

Try Yoga-yoga will help shake depression and fatigue. Yoga is uplifting and just makes us feel good. There are yoga classes designed for cancer patients too. I am a yoga instructor so if you want more info, just let me know.

Eat healthy-Lots of veggies and fruits, no meat-chix and fish is ideal, also lots of grains, nuts, oatmeal. Look for a health food store in your city for more advice and info...

Drink lots of water-8 to 10 glasses a day! NO SODA~

Excerise-Swimming, walking, biking are relaxing fun ways to get moving...

Also tell your husband to try Kiegal Excerises-This an excerise that works the muscles at the pelvic floor-contract the area then release keep doing daily-work up to 80 times in a day. Hint-It's the same muscle we contract when we have to pee...sorry to be so crude!

Hope this helps!

G.~

My father went through it 8 years ago. The implanted the isotopes and cured him that way... He totally lost his will to live at that time it was very sad.

After my daughter was born, his grand-daughter it perked him up quite a bit to want to live and get well so he could hold her - he couldn't hold her until she was 6 months old because of the treatments.

I wish you and your husband the best - it is very hard and scary - I think men react very differently to these sorts of illness.... Just reassure him he is loved, is still your rock and feed him lots of tomatoes.

Hi S.,
My husband hasn't had prostrate cancer, but he had colon cancer just under 2&1/2 years into our marriage (diagnosed 2 months before his 25th birthday). He had his entire large intestine removed 10 days after we learned of his cancer. We were incredibly fortunate that his cancer turned out to be inclusive to the inner walls of his colon (he had 500 pre-cancerous polyps throughout the colon, only one of them had turned cancerous), requiring no radiation or chemotherapy once the organ was removed. Now, while we were ecstatic that my husband was cancer-free, this was an incredibly hard adjustment for him to make -living without his colon (the changes to his daily bowel habits, daily diet, and recovery). He had to wear diapers for a few months post-surgery, until his new system adjusted (they made a "fake" rectum for him out of his small intestine, called a j-pouch -and left a quarter-inch segment of natural rectum/intestine to attach it to) and that bothered him a lot (but he did as he was more bothered by accidents, which were much more common that first year than they are today --almost 12 years later). He had zero libido for about 5 months -zippo (a band of naked Amazon women could have danced in front of him and he wouldn't have had any reaction physically or otherwise). He was angry, frustrated, felt less 'manly', and definitely felt depression. It was a tough time for him and for 'us', too. Our son was just a young toddler then and my husband (and I) learned shortly after my husband' surgery that his cancer was due to a genetic mutation, one our son had half a chance of inheriting --that also weighed heavily on my husband's head and heart. It was just a really rough adjustment to our "new normal". As I mentioned, that was all 12 years ago (this April), but I can remember how hard it was without much effort (etched in the brain for good). If you think I could be of any help, I'd be happy to email you. Just let me know.
And, take care, God bless, and best wishes (from one supportive wife to another),
M.

You must supplement him with 5HTP and St. John's Wort...
I went through CANCER my self and after treatments you are tired and depresed!!! PAIN is part of depresion!!! Sice I started to take it it all became better and better!!!! I have more stamina and strength...TRUST ME... He might not even know he is depresed... Love, G.. :0)
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