I was diagnosed in 2022 with T3b, gleeson 3+4, psa 8. No spread to the lymph nodes. At the time I wasn't aware of all the help, support and guidance you can get...so went along with the consultant and 3 year plan for HT and 20 RT. It's now almost...
Hi everyone. In a nutshell my husband diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer approx. 6 years ago. Treated initially with chemo and radiotherapy and then 3 monthly prostap injections. His PSA has been 0.01 undetectable since that time and is to this day...
Here for my husband, age 67, who got a shock PSA reading of 33.0 (no symptoms) last mid December, only because he happened to ask for a PSA test when at the GP having a blood test for something else. The route to diagnosis has seemed very slow, with...
Hi my husband had his 1st round of new chemocabazitaxel, 2 weeks ago after having 3 rounds of doxetal, which has not worked, he’s been so poorly on new chemo & today we saw oncologist, & after she listened to us, told us the chemo is only giving him...
Hi everyone. My dad is 57 and last week was diagnosed with prostate cancer following the request of PSA blood test due to a strong family history. His PSA is 7. He had an initial MRI which gave T2 N0 MX and then a biopsy of 18 cores with all 18 showing...
Hi I posted a few days ago about my dads prosthetic cancer and the bone scan we are awaiting news from I rang the nurse today and she left this message on my phone I don’t know if it’s good or bad could anyone give me any glimmer of hope please...
Hello, does anyone have experience of steroids (prescribed to reduce inflammation of tumour) causing diabetes. My husband now has to take insulin to counteract the rise in blood sugar that the steroids cause. It’s another complication which is causing...
Hi everyone hope all is well as expected in this horrible journey of cancer and happy Easter to u all sorry I haven’t been on lately Just been busy xx Bryan is doing well, side effects just seem to be fatigue and loss of libido and some shrinkage and...
Afternoon everybody had the biopsy 4weeks ago getting a bit concerned cannot ejaculate is this common afterwards any advice would reassure us
After a year on hormone treatment and a TURP to improve bladder flow I will be starting radiotherapy next month. I have a choice of 4 weeks standard radiotherapy and I have read up on the side effects. I am told I have aggressive prostate cancer and as...
