I've been now diagnosed for about 5 weeks--69 years old and relatively fit. Exercise often. I had a biopsy 4 weeks ago yesterday and confirmed. Gleason score of 7 with six of twelve samples showing cancer. Two showing 6 and the rest were 7s. Notable BPH...
Hi All, Firstly must say there’s some kind, helpful and knowledgeable people on here, have spent a fair few days on here just looking through posts and have learnt a lot so thank you all. My brief story is went into Doctors on Christmas Eve after...
. Normal Treatment (Outside METRO Study) Radiation Therapy: Standard radiation to the prostate: 3 Gy x 20 treatments Focused on local control of the prostate Hormonal Treatment: GnRH analog – stops testosterone (which drives the cancer) Abiraterone...
I have been on HT for a couple of months, for locally advanced Pca, and am expecting to receive RT in the future. Urine flow has been negatively affected, due to swelling of the prostate, and I am taking Alfuzosin tablets. The side effects of this med...
Hi all my partner has his first appointment with the oncologist tomorrow dont really know what to expect or what questions we might need to ask Bryan has been on bicaculmide for about 6 weeks which is now finshed and he’s had one hormone injection due...
Hi everyone, I hope you are all well, or at least coping... I know it's difficult - I've been there. I just want to place on line my story - it's not good, it's not beneficial to anyone, but it's mine! I was divorced by my ex- wife about 40 years...
Hi all, Peter again. I promised an update and here we are. The Brachy went 'uneventfully' and after a night in hospital I was discharged. Back the following day (Wednesday) for the radiotherapy planning session. Then on Thursday the issue started. Couldn...
Since I have joined this group it has been interesting to read the different treatment regimes/opinions that contributors to this group have been offered by the medical professionals. This invariably leads to many posts asking which treatment is the one...
Hi For those not familiar with my story here are the highlights: November 24, supposed Acid Reflux, confirmed as Prostate Cancer which had spread to Lymph nodes. A week or so later a MRI scan reveals the Cancer has spread to the spine and an operation...
Hi , my husband is still waiting for biopsy results from 11 Feb . I’m on here many times a day reading and taking in information . I feel guilty when I forget we are waiting but if i think too much it becomes scary , petrified some days cool and calm...
