Hi, I've just been diagnosed with P.C. -- 2 weeks ago. One week ago, at my first consultation with 2 oncology nurses I was advised that my PSA was 74. That meant nothing to me at that moment until they said it should be less than 5. OUCH! . . . at some...
Hi ! I would like to have peoples views and perhaps also MOs / Medical teams recommendations or thinking regarding different types of supplements, especially when on hormone therapy and perhaps also Abiraterone. I’ll try to group some supplements as...
Has anyone had problems with hands / fingernails during or following docetaxel? I've completed chemo, it's 7 weeks since the last infusion and my fingernails have become more painful, being particularly bad for the past 3 weeks or so. I'm unable to do...
I,m now 13 days into my 20 fraction's and have been suffering from tiredness and some really bad bouts of depression. The depression is manageable with the help of the wonderful people in Maggie's. But the tiredness, lethargy is wearing me down, I'm staying...
My oncologist call me this afternoon about me having refused the radiologist treatment, radiologist in Catharina hospital in eindhoven only wanted to radiate my prostate and nothing else ,I want more ,so no agreement on treatment, in the talk with my...
So since 2018, my levels were undetectable til 2018, when there was a 0.01 rise, and today it has crossed the psychological line to 1.0 It is slow, and my consultant, London Based said back in July that they don't look into radiotherapy etc until...
People can someone tell why aren't the positive lymph nodes removed ,they remove lots of them in surgery, why not the positive ones, just questioning.
Afternoon all so today was the day for my radical prostatectomy. Arrived at Castle Hill Hospital at 6:50am and got taken through to the surgical lounge. Following seeing nurses & doctors regarding the op I was taken down in theatre just after 9.00am...
Has anyone had depression with there HT treatment,consultant says my choice but miss the last 2 HT treatment, but could not say what that would mean in terms of cancer outcome and maybe pick quality of life Have anybody come off there treatment early...
Hi everyone. My Dad who was diagnosed with Stage 4 PCa 14 months ago had an appointment with his oncologist yesterday and his PSA has risen from 5.4 to 17. He is starting on Abiraterone hopefully within 2 weeks as they need to wait for the funding to...
