John Wagontall
Lethbridge, Alberta
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I am married with two sons. My wife and the love of my life, Cindy, works full time as a Hearing Aid Practitioner. Our sons are grown and pretty much out on their own. I have been a firefighter for just over 20 years and prior to that held numerous jobs.
I have always enjoyed riding my bikes... one mountain and one road. I rode my bike until I was 18 before I finally decided to get a drivers license. Even after being licensed and getting a car, the bike was my preferred method of travel. I've cycled in 3 triathlon team events, a duathlon and a few other events. My most enjoyed ride was my first and only Century a few years ago. I road my bike to work throughout the year... the coldest day was -45 C. I stopped riding in November of 2004 because of discomfort from advanced prostate cancer, but have returned slowly to my favorite pastime.
I love camping, hiking and just going for long walks. The walks I now enjoy with our new family addition, a Portuguese Water dog named Tessa. We got her to help fill the void while I was away for radiation treatments. She has been an absolute joy and a great companion for Cindy while I was away, and now for both of us.
Cancer Overview:
General Cancer Type: Prostate
Specific Cancer Type: Adenocarcinoma
Treatment Summary:
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer December 13, 2004 at the age of 46. I had bone scans, CT scans and an MRI in January of 2005.My PSA was at 105.5. Approximately one month after diagnoses I started Hormone Deprivation Therapy with Flutamide and Lupron. I was told I have a Gleason 8, T4 tumor. In February 2005 I had a lymph node biopsy which was positive for prostate cancer. In April of 2005 I started external beam radiation. I had 36 treatments over 7 1/2 weeks. In April 2005 my PSA levels were at 1.6 and by the end of treatments it had dropped to 0.7 which it has held at so far.
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