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Blood test results show an increase in PSA and I sat there wondering why at the doctors office after a 2 hour wait to see what the results were/are. Walked back home after chatting to partner and called Cancer Nurse who relieved my anguish by telling me that is usual. The increased level is due to the Prostate cells dead/dying cancer giving off PSA. May be another 6 months before things settle down. Then why bother with getting blood work done at 6 weeks? So this month I head west 600kms to talk to Doctor for 3 minutes and come back here and carry on the task of trying to get a job. Depression has not gone away it's haunting me daily and I am trying to dismiss it by keeping my mind off the lack of a job or any help from Centrelink. smile its not long till tax time.

ZOL

Congratulations leftoeve and your completion of radiation therapy for your prostate cancer. You big issue is to maintain good health , keep fit and stay in a good mind space. Dont worry about work/dole because worry is a bigger enemy to your long term wellbeing that a job. Perhaps there are some local cash odd jobs that one can do to suplement centrelink? I have volunteered at my local hospital and I find it very rewarding and it keeps my mind from overthinking the cancer prognosis. What is your follow-up regime? In my case when I get through the 39 sessions of radiation i will have a 6 week wait & then blood tests for PSA/Testosterone (I'm off androgen therapy since late April. If everything goes well (PSA still low) then I will resume the androgen treatment for another 12 months.(If not it is data dependant) Do you have any side effects from Radiation? Congatulations on your completion of Radiation. Cheers Zol.

lɛftəʊvə

2 Treatments to go and at 12:30 Tuesday 5th May otherwise known as cinco de mayo, I am heading out the front door of this hospital and going home for the first time in close to 2 months now. Appointment and blood tests for after the 6 week rest have been made and so the day before my next birthday I am back for what should be a 3 minute talk with the Professor then back home the next day. Today's session I noticed my appointment time got changed 5 times and I still ended up waiting for my usual time period of 12:30 before I get zapped. After a while you get to know when bladder if full enough and sit quietly watching everyone else as they head in before you knowing damn well you are the last for the morning's session. But my ice cream which I had sitting in my bag did not melt in the 2 hours it had to wait in there. Oh joy chocolate ice cream and Greek yogurt after dinner whatever dinner is as I have not bothered to give that any thought.

lɛftəʊvə

Day 31 and with 6 more treatments left and have my bags packed ready to go back home. Dietitian appointment and she happy that I am back to normal weight. Irritation of the urethra is very minor and bowel problem is fine. The slight skin irritation has gone near the centre tattoo. Applied for a couple of jobs got the usual thanks but no thanks. Bus tripped 3 hours across Perth and back with maybe a casual job lined up. At least that is something.

lɛftəʊvə

Hmm a train trip 600 km trip to Perth managed to get there with 2 minutes to go before the 4 pm appointment and no doctors there they had an emergency so back the next day thinking I was in for another biopsy but no. I was informed that I had cancer by a doctor I had never met before. Straight out and to be quite honest I duly accepted it and next day went back home made a doctors appointment managed to get medical history and 4 years previously no one noticed my cancer levels had doubled. The year they found it it had doubled again and a new doctor noticed. So it was close only 2 points away from being a nastier problem and I have had the treatment now await the results. Well things got going at that point but I have not managed to get back to Perth for the 3 minute appointment to inform me how the cancer is going/or not going. Maybe when I get back to Perth in April I will go find out.

Mich01

Just been through this same ordeal with my husband. I contacted Welfare Rights and they emailed me the tables how to qualify for DSP with 20points. Gave the information to the doctor who wrote yet another letter of medical support and finally was accepted. Good Luck

lɛftəʊvə

Urinary tract and Bowel problems seem to have subsided and not sure if it's due to the Easter 4 day break or the decrease in coffee intake that has allowed things to settle but I am happier about it as now I can get out of the hospital environment and walk or take the train somewhere. That though did not stop a massive dose of depression on the 8th April as things are just getting on top of me. On the scale of 10 is good I suspect I was 2.

lɛftəʊvə

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=modified+citrus+pectin+prostate+cancer

lɛftəʊvə

Morning all Day 18 over with 19 to go and the most horrid irritation of the urethra last night worse one so far and all the doctor can say is drink more and add Ural. Heard nothing nor seen anything from Centrelink. Another 5 weeks 600 away from home and Easter break is here and everything is quiet at the hospital.

Paulpwtierney

Fair enough , I get the picture. In regards to the properties if there is any reason you cannot sell these properties under what they call hardship provisions they may be exempted. You can look at asset hardship on their website or enquire directly. As you mentioned previously a Low Income Health Care Card might assist you as there are no asset requirements here. I am in a similar situation with no Centrelink payments despite 30 years tax paid. I know I can't get a pension until my doctors decide I am pretty much cactus so as much as a pension would help financially I prefer to recover and live. I hope things work out for you and you beat this thing.

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