New day

My husband has undergone his radiation oncology treatments for one week now. He went Monday through Friday at 8:15. The first day was a little awkward because the procedure was new and he was unfamiliar with what to do. By Friday he was in and out with ease.

He has complained of diarrhea and fatigue and then today mentioned a restricted urine flow, but all in all it has been a symptom free treatment so far.

He will meet with the doctor for the first time since treatment started next Monday. I don't know if I will be included in the meeting, but I will certainly give him a list of questions that I want him to ask. I want to know if the delay in treatment could have allowed the cancer to spread. I want to know if the increase in the PSA for the first test done in May 2009 and the one in Jan 2010 is cause for alarm. I want to know what his prognosis is. I want to know whether if he had started treatment immediately if it still would last 43 days.

I am feeling better today than I was the last time I wrote an entry to this blog. I have not availed myself of all the information available in the internet about prostate cancer or its treatment and possibilities difficulties.

Keep tuned. We have 37 days to go. Send all good thoughts and positive energy to my husband the the people who are caring for him and saving his life.