Well my journey continues as to what treatment I should have , my cancer is contained within the prostrate however it is widespread(11 out 18 cores are cancerous , Gleeson 6). The latest consultant has suggested Brachytherapy as an alternative to surgery...
Hi All, Last week I was enduring the 11th month of marinating in my own wee (Millibob, I know it's an old one) following RP surgery. Now, I am dry. Six weeks ago I had an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) inserted and activated on Tuesday. It's taken...
I had my prostate removed on October 9th, all seemed well, then I had the catheter taken out on 21st, it seemed really sore so I went to the GP day after and was told it's a possible infection so I was taken to my local Accident nd Emergency same day...
Hi I'm lee I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March 2022 ive since had radical prostatectomy and then I had 7 weeks radiotherapy and then hormone therapy my erection hasn't come back has any one on here had the same amount of treatment as me and...
Hi - my OH has stage 4 PC. Last year after a 12 month delay for treatment he started HT had chemo and 20 sessions of RT. Post chemo scan showed no evidence of disease- not even bone scaring from the oligometastatic suspicious areas. Post PSA was ...
Well had my second PSA since starting HT FIRST PSA 31 to 0.4 TODAY 0.4 TO 0.6 Slight rise but oncologist said she will keep an eye on it and the fact that there was a gap of 10 days late in getting my zoladex 3 monthly jab could have been a factor...
I have been prescribed Sildenafil 100mg by the hospital but only had the chance to use one tablet the results of which were somewhat disappointing, do i persevere for a few more attempts, has anyone used Sildenafil at this strength and then switched to...
Good morning everyone, just a quick update on my husband PSA test it is 0.07 down from 473 in March 24, had a telephone consultation with oncologists this morning, it stays down for along time.
I started Zoladex treatment 11 weeks ago. During the first 6 weeks I had 4 violent diarrhoea episodes and a painful and bloated abdomen. I eventually suspected Zoladex might be the cause. Went to GP. Usual tests, all clear, they now suspect Zoladex. Spoke...
My chemo has finally ended, well officially I have another week of cycle 6, but I’m feeling back to normal. Well as normal as you get on chemo! It’s been a rollercoaster re the PSA started low, peaked at 14.6! And back down to 1.02 at cycle 5. My post...
