Thursday, September 4, 2008

Someone close to me has prostate cancer, they are in real pain...

Someone close to me has prostate cancer, they are in real pain...?
They can feel pain in there lower back and it is really uncomfortable for them, they have to wait for the operation to see how far it has spread, Has anyone else had prostate cancer? Did you experience pain in your back? Were you really uncomfortable? What happened? jill, usa
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My Father had prostate cancer a couple years ago. Back pain is a symptom. The good news is that 99 percent of people who get proper treatment survive for AT LEAST 5 years, I just want to stress the fact most live much longer, but the 99 percent is based on 5 years. If it spreads to other parts of the body your success rate lowers pretty drastically to around 39 percent live 5 years or longer. The radiation along with the awkward positions they put you in while seeding can stir up your organs so they are out of place, but they will eventually realign. My Dad wasn't in any pain until after the radiation, he was sore but nothing that made his daily functions change. The good news is that you are addressing the issue before it gets worse, which is a key component to surviving any cancer.
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Prostate cancer often will spread to bone. If they have not done a bone scan yet I would insist on it. Also I would have him or his family demand pain control (such as a fentanyl patch with something as needed for breakthrough pain).
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I guess they have to stage the cancer and see how far it has spread. Prostate cancer is very curable however. Of course if it has spread (metastasized) it will be more serious and require either chemo or radiation or both, maybe even surgery, to beat back. Not impossible however. So good luck. I think if it has spread it's not unlikely they experience pain in the back. Women who get ovarian cancer often get no symptoms until it's spread and back pain etc. can be symptoms of that too but back pain is a common ailment too which is why sometimes people dismiss it altogether. But if you have no reason for it, you should get checked out to rule out other illnesses.
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Prostate cancer is one of the cancers identified by the federal government to respond to marijuana. Ease the pain and fight the disease at the same time. Strong brownies eaten four times per day should produce great benefit.
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its not comfortable at all, my relatives had had cancer b4, they went thru a bad time and harmful pain.
6 :
Real men ignore the pain and don't waste time with going to doctors.

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