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Chemo. Has anyone else in this gone through this?

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yvesjv:
Nice,

Be careful at Marree, William Creek and Oodnadatta... I pumped bad fuel from one of those.
Taught me a lesson and now I have a pre-fuel filter inline.

That is a nice trip  :cup:

mewgaf:
Thanks for that I have already installed a fuel pre filter kit.
Spare kit that I plan on taking (which I have in all cars) full set of hoses, fan belt, both fuel filters.

VALKIE:
Mewgaf

Sorry to hear about the chemo, but remember it isn't a DEATH sentence.

My mother in law, at 63 years of age, was diagnosed with cancer.
She had the necessary operations to remove the cancer, but as you know, chemo is required to stop the spread.

12 years later, she is still going strong.
She had another bout about 2 years ago, but all she had was chemo and again she came good.

Now, the chemo.
It's terrible to see, much worse for those undergoing it.
But this insidious desease can be beaten.

Keep fighting mate
Never give in
Keep up the exercise, and if thou can access the hemp scheme, it works wonders.
The lady up the street from us is on it and she has put on weight and seems much better.

All the best mate.

Tremayne:
Hi Mark,
I Hope things are improving for you.
What type and stage of cancer is it, and what protcol do they have you on?

mewgaf:
Hi Tremayne
It's prostate cancer which has metastasized through most of my right hand side and into the pelvis.
I know I will beat this.
Currently I'm going through chemotherapy with 6 sessions of 150ml docetaxel every 3 weeks. I have one more to go yea.
With this is also zoladex 10.8mg implant which I'll be on for another 9-12 months. (lots of side effects).
The psa levels are going down, so the chemo is doing its job. I have asked for a scan at the end of the chemo for a base line.
I am surprised at how much the chemo takes out of you. With days being unable to walk more than 10m and sleeping 18-23 hrs a day.
But I get a couple of good days between the sessions and I can get out into the bush for a quite day, and I say any day out of bed/house is a good day.

So every male on this forum over 35 should go to their doctor and get a psa test (check for prostate cancer), which is a simple blood test.

Cheers
Mark

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