SBRT journey continues

33% of the way there! I can practically see the finish line from here.

Thx for the continued good wishes from everyone.

Steve was feeling great this morning and went out with my son to visit some job sites (they do home building/remodeling). He was exhausted after a few hours and took a 3 hour nap when he got home.

We are going to have another exciting evening of watching a Redbox movie and eating popcorn in front of the TV. -- lol (We had hoped to get together with Halbert and his wife, Pat, who are in town, but took a raincheck.)

Wanted to mention that when Steve was being treated on Friday, I visited with a couple in the waiting room. The wife (69 years old) was scheduled for the SBRT machine right after Steve. She is currently being treated for liver cancer but has survived lung cancer and brain cancer. They both had an amazingly positive attitude.

Steve had his fifth treatment today. The sixth and final treatment is scheduled for Monday morning.

So far, we have not had any serious problems, but this also has not been a walk in the park. Most noticeable side effect has been the consuming fatigue. Being a person who is constantly on the move and who likes to get things done, Steve has been challenged by the fatigue. He does best when he plans for a post-treatment nap and then does not overdo things on his "off treatment" days.

There has only been one "urgency" issue that caused a bit of a problem. It occurred on treatment day #4, which was also a day that Steve skipped the nap. He reported it to the Clinic on the day it happened and had three follow up calls within the next 12 hours, so there must have been some concern. We have an "exit interview" of sorts with our RO after the final treatment on Monday and will find out what they are thinking. Baring any issues, we won't see the RO for 8 weeks which is when we'll get the first post-treatment PSA.

I've encouraged Steve to post his first hand experience as it could be of value to others considering SBRT. Hopefully, he will do that soon.

Suz

Suz, glad you guys got the treatment behind you. Hope this is the end of it, and you guys look back a year from now and see just a bump in the road!!