Hi Does anyone know the range of testosterone levels are whilst undergoing hormone therapy.....I've just had mine checked during blood tests .
We were given the results of his MRI last week – the cancer has spread into some lymph nodes behind the spine and there’s also a query over a patch on his bone scan so he’s having another one next week. Oh, and his PSA had jumped to 71. The appointment...
Good morning all, I'm in the middle of cycle 5, on triple therapy combined with Prostap and Darolutamide. During cycle 4 I experienced fatigue and shortness of breath for the first time - this is what I wrote about it on my blog: NEW - SHORTNESS OF...
Why are prostate cancer patients where it has spread to bones given Zolendronic acid infusions (zometa)? How does it help? Does it kill any rogue cells in bones?
Hi ! I just got my PSA result back from my 6 month measurement after radiation and ongoing hormone therapy and the result was < 0.1 again (in Sweden and Finland they don’t do ultrasensitive PSA). So, wanted to share good news as I know we in this...
I have just been diagnosed with stage 4 Prostate cancer. I was referred to a urologist after my PSA level reached 16. Until then I had been taking Blood Tests every 6 months for 6/7 years. So my PSA level was rising slowly but I wonder whether I should...
58yrs, details in my bio. I was diagnosed with PCa the week of 23rd Sept ‘24. I’ve just had SPECT-CT bone scan which has unexpectedly shown a hot spot on my L1 vertebra. If it’s not a false positive and is a true met, that would be incredibly rare for...
Hi ! As you can see in my profile I’m fairly new on this wonderful community and I’m also a prostate cancer patient living in Sweden. My treatment journey is a little bit different then most locally advanced prostate cancer patients and therefore...
I have been on Zoladex since June as the start of my treatment. Today I got the results of a PSA Test taken on 11/10. My PSA Level is now 0.57. That's down from 7.39 in April. I am quite excited, but also a bit cautious, wishing to just check...
Well I had cycle 3 treatment today, had the same hot flush in the face as when I had cycle 2 (but not cycle 1) 5 minutes after the start of the Docetaxel this lasted for about 3 minutes. Mentioned it to the nurse and she is going to contact my consultant...
