Hi, I am new here. My husband had RP three years ago and has just been prescribed a course of hormone therapy with radiotherapy to follow as he has had three successive increases of PSA level from 0.04 to 0.09 now. I am a little concerned about treatment...
Hi all you lovely courageous people. See my Profile for background but I was diagnosed in January 2024 - Gleason 9 T3a N0 M0 - so high risk. I completed my 20 Fractions of RT on June 5th (Rollercoaster with sides) and have been eagerly awaiting my Oncology...
OH had chemo for advanced prostate ending in January and PSA right down now. Prostap 3 monthly jabs and darolutamide keeping things in check. Now has phone reviews every three months. Has lost about a stone in weight but looking and feeling pretty good...
My husbands last radiotherapy was the 15th aug (once a week for 6 weeks) he’s got metastatic prostrate adenocarcinoma (Gleason 5+5= 10) pelvis & l3 vertebra at the start of radiotherapy his psa level was 0.06 & 4 weeks later still 0.06 & now it’s up...
High liver function results. Awaiting scan. Anyone had this after prostate cancer?
Been looking in on this site regularly and am finding it A OK One query I have is How is a PSA test seen as not always a reliable indicator of PC as regards screening and false positives and negatives ? BUTonce diagnosed ,on here it seems to be the...
Just a quick update on my husband's psa today taken for his yearly health check by GP surgery, nurse didn't want to do it at first (because it's not very accurate) but he explained he had just finished chemo for prostate cancer and needed one. It is...
Hi. Just to let you all know that I have just come back from the hospital where I had my CT Scan where they put markers on my right side. I will be having my radiotherapy next Wednesday to hit the new mass that showed up last week when I had my x...
Hello there. My husband (77) was successfully treated 10 years ago with HDR brachytherapy and two years hormone therapy. Tc3a Gleason 9 PSA at diagnosis 45. Had regular PSA tests but latest had doubled in the last year to 6.8 so the process is starting...
Hello Well a year and a half has passed since my radiation and I have now also completed two years of HT. I am pleased as punch but very apprehensive as I very much expect a biological recurrence at some point. Basically the grade and characteristics...
