So had first oncology appointment today. So got our final treatment plan for my husband. he will receive decepaptyl injections 3 monthly for two years. he is also getting started on aberiterone with steroids for 2 years. min July he will start 20 sessions...
Hi, My stepdad (55) has had investigations for PCa. PSA was 5.5 so GP referred him. Due to family history he’s had both MRI and biopsy. Now I can only go on what he’s told me, but he hasn’t mentioned a PIRADscore. He did say that the MRI showed shadow...
Good news again today my husband's PAS is still 0.01 oncologists is happy to ring in 3 months. I can relax for now. In France at the moment to sign paperwork to sell our much loved second home after 28 years, but it has to go we can't cope with the worry...
Dear all I have locally advance prostate cancer - Gleason 4-5 I am on zoladex and aberiterone. I had 4 weeks radiotherpapy in October/November. The good news is that my PSA was pretty much 0 on my last blood test. The not so good news is that...
Hi guys my partner has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, it's at the earlier stages but he has three options, surgery, radiotherapy or wait and watch. To us wait and watch isn't an option as why would we want to wait for something to grow. Surgery...
Hi my husband had enlarged prostate for 4 years resulting in a catheter for 3 years which was finally removed in August last year after a TURPS procedure. Unfortunately cancer cells were found as a result of the procedure but biopsy results and MRI were...
Hi sorry if i am doing the wrong thing starting a new subject not sure how to continue the thread. We went for a review with radiotherapy re the very painful foot swelling. They are adamant that it is not the radiotherapy and are running tests to try...
Hi, I am half way thru my 20 fractions, and obviously on my HRT injection, 2nd one due soon. Prostate cancer confined to prostate. Side effects, tiredness, slight nausea, some diarrhoea yesterday, and today some blood in poo. Radiologist says...
Hello. My husband (55) with a PSA of 5.5 has just had an MRI which shows two lesions of concern, both contained within the prostate. He's been told it's 60% it is likely to be cancer. He's got a biopsy booked in next week. He's received an appointment...
Hi all - my previous threads refer - I never know whether to start a new one or not Brief background - hubby diagnosed 2 weeks ago now - T3a PSA 5.6 & Gleason 3+4 I rang the cancer nurses this morning and was lucky to get the one who had attended...
