Good afternoon, I am new to the group and I was just wondering what kind of involvement from consultants/oncologists people experience or should expect. My husband received his diagnosis 18 months ago and has only met with the consultant once during...
Good morning everyone, My father (68 yr) was diagnosed with PC in June 2023 de novo (stage IV, Gleason 9, mets to lymph nodes and spine, PSA of 800+ng/mL). He started hormone therapy immediately, then completed 6 rounds of docetaxel chemotherapy, and...
Hi just an update on my brother he has a telephone consultation with his oncologist on thursdsy to have the discussion about his treatment as he feels he needs a more informed explanation of both treatments . His oncologist originally said Alputamide...
Good day all. I am on Degarelix and Enzalutamide which seem to be failing as my PSA has gone 20 - 40 - 60 - 80 in 6 months. Oncologist has put me down for 6 sessions of Radium 223 starting in January. My questions concern Relugolix which was approved...
Hello forum members - I am new to this group and am finding these posts incredibly helpful. Thank you all. My husband has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and has just had a RARP, which we hope has removed the cancer. He has a PSA test in the next...
i keep feeling like this and im getting feed up with it
Hi folks, This is my first post in a while but I feel it`s worth sharing. It is 5 years to the day since I was diagnosed with stage 4 Prostrate Cancer. For those guys who have recently joined this fantastic forum or those who do not recognise my username...
Hi everyone, 12 months since my diagnosis and my psa has risen from 5.4-9.4 but mri shows no sign of cancer spreading, is exactly the same as 12 months ago, consigned to one quarter of my prostate. New surgeon now is pushing for surgery as best move forward...
I have been offered an alternative route to surgery which is a Hormone treatment course followed by a high dose rate prostate brackytherapy (HDR) and then a course of external beam radiotherapy. I would be interested in getting in contact and discussing...
Hi all, Just wondering what size the water bottle is you need to drink before the treatment time for radiotherapy, my partner wants to practice getting the timing right as worried about not being able to hold a large amount for 30mins. Thanks J...
