Paul's Story

The Zoladex implants caused both hot & cold flushes - which I am still getting 15 months into the treatment. These made finding suitable clothing difficult - I couldn't tell whether I was going to be dripping sweat or shivering, regardless of the external temperature. In addition, I did get very stiff ankle joints & muscles down the backs of the legs which started about 2 months after the first dose & continued for about 6 months - these started after about 2mins of sitting & took 5-10mins walking to wear off. These made walking down the stairs difficult first thing in the morning & walking after driving to work etc was a bit of a stumble until the stiffness went.

The first couple of weeks of radiotherapy were not too bad, it was during the following two weeks where the tiredness set in, this lasted a couple of weeks after the end of treatment. The first two weeks, I was able to continue life as normal (other than going to hospital every morning), but for the next month or so I was really to tired to want to do anything - even turning on the TV or picking up a book seemed exhausting at times.