Part Two

Since my last post a lot has happened as far as what I'm going to do with my prostate cancer.  After talking to both my oncologist and radiologist I had two choices.  One is to have surgery and have my prostate removed.  The second involves having 25 sessions of radiation and then have a high dose of a radioactive seed implanted directly into my prostate.  I've chosen the ladder. The biggest reason for this choice is that there is a strong possibility that my cancer has spread beyond my prostate and has entered my lymphoid and my bones.  Now, I had scans for both those areas and they both showed up negative.  But because I have such an aggressive type of cancer the odds that the cancer has broken through is around 30 to 40 percent.  More the reason to have the radiation to aggressively attack the cancer that has spread beyond my prostate.

But I have to say that the one thing that has kept my sanity through this thing is my working out and thinking about skiing this winter and next summer's race season.  I truly believe that exercising has helped tremendously, not only physically, but mentally as well.  It is the best and cheapest form of therapy that I’ve found. I also have found it overwhelming the amount of support I’ve had through family and friends.  Many people have sent me emails, or have called.  And the power it has given me to know that there are others who are supporting me, gives a much needed boost of confidence that I will beat this disease.

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