Today my consultant phoned me. He said that my scans and biopsy showed no cancer, and as my original PSA was 77, another blood test would be done this Friday, and if still elevated then sedated biopsies would take place. He said if the PSA level starts...
Hello.Just let you all know I had a P.S.A test on 20th March and saw the Oncologists on Monday (31 march) and P.S A was 38 and now is 22.And that is because I have been on Bacalutamide 50mg tablet every day and still taken them.So all you new diganosed...
Morning been told my Gleason count is 6 any advise would help with treatment don’t know what to expect see specialist next tuesday
Hi all just little update on my brother he’s now on triplet therapy which he started last week all going well till last night felt really sick terrible heartburn high blood presure etc said he couldn’t handle the pain in stomach . Trip to A&E and they...
Hello People I was first diagnosed in 2019 with P/C P.S.A has changed several times over those years.I had a P.S.A test in December 2024 and it was 32nanogram/ml.And now psa on March 20th is 22.27 ug/L,I have been on Bicalutmide for four months.My P.S...
Hi everyone, I'm currently having chemo, just completed number three of six sessions. I have three weeks between each session. Once I’m finished chemo I go onto twenty sessions of radiotherapy, five per week for a month. Has anyone had this timeline...
Perhaps my rail trips to hospital for RT were a bit longer than "average" - 45 miles each way, but could I offer a couple of tips to keep the costs down.1. Consider getting a railcard if you don't already have one, this gives you 33% off (all/most of...
Five months since my last post, and time for an update on my cancer journey. The last time I posted, I was waiting for an MRI Fusion biopsy in November. This was a re-biopsy following a cancer diagnosis in July, Gleason 6, T2c, recommended by the MDT...
OH diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer with bone mets in late 2022. Hormones/radiotherapy/chemo/radium 223 He now has a badly fractured upper arm and is awaiting surgery. He is in a lot of pain with this. He also has groin pain and his legs and feet...
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2016. I had the usual radiotherapy and 3 year hormone treatment and all was going well with PSA less that 2.0 until summer 2024 when the PSA started to rise and tests showed that I had a metastases on spinal vertebra...
