Hi I start my EBRT in a few weeks, just looking for some feedback on peoples experiences please, so I am as fully prepared as possible. All early morning appointments as I live close to Lincoln Hospital. Currently half way through my Bicalutamide...
I'm currently on Zoladex injections and Enzalutamide tablets and have noticed significant hair regrowth in areas that were previously thinning. Now, in my 70's, I have a full head of grey hair. Has anyone else experienced this while on these medications...
Hi everyone, posting as we are just a month into this journey and I could do with some insight. My husband has metastatic prostate cancer and we know it’s spread to his pelvis/lymph nodes. His PSA was 65 in Dec, 80 in Jan and since starting the hormone...
Hi All Has anyone tried abiraterone without the steroids they prescribe alongside? I'm just looking at options as the steroids raise my blood sugar and I have just got the result of my 3 monthly HbA1C test (as I'm diabetic) and it has gone up to 59...
Hello to all in the P.C club. I was persctibed Bicalutamide 150mg for two months in 2019 with a P.S.A of 1220.After the two month the P.S.A went down to under 1.From then on Zoladex every twelve weeks,which iam still having,Over thr five years the P.S...
Hi All, my husband has advanced prostate cancer. We’re currently finalizing a treatment plan but looks like it’ll be triple therapy from mid-March. We’ll ask the oncologist but out of interest, did anyone get COVID and/or flu vaccines before starting...
Hi all. To my understanding all advanced prostate cancer is stage T4 but I’ve been told I’m TX. I have found a few bits on Google but all related to other cancers and a bit contradictive. Any ideas?
Hi, I'm hoping that I can get some advice and possibly some reassurance as my husband was diagnosed with prostrate cancer on Monday this week. He is on the gleeson score as a 9 (4+5) and its a T3a. Its all a bit of a shock and very scary. I'm trying to...
My 65 year old husband had no symptoms but because our neighbour had a Psa test he thought he should too. It came back as 12.7 , then DRE dr says prostate enlarged will just check it out with mri which shock to us came back as PIRADS 5 , prostrate volume...
Hi, I completed my 20 radiotherapy sessions 2 weeks ago. I am on 3 monthly Hormone Therapy Prostap injections I didnt have any real symptoms during the RT treatment. But since completing the treatment I have been having the symptoms that ive seen online...
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