Hi, I had to have a catheter fitted shortly before I was diagnosed, obviously due to my urinary issues. My oncologist is arranging for me to go into hospital for the day in a couple of weeks with the aim of it being removed permanently. Just wondering...
Just on holiday in Spain (been here 9 days). Hot flushes have been extreme in this heat but now have a rash under my left armpit with little hair left. Could this be related to the radiotherapy, but that finished mid April. The hot flushes do generate...
Hi, my hubby is a 65 year old male, slim and fit, he gyms, walks and kayaks every day and his results are as follows: T3a N0, M0 GLEESON 7 (4+3) GG3 Cribriform pattern present PSA 8.91 CPG4 Surgeon unable to remove his prostate (which he didn't want...
Morning everyone had my phone call for results threw me out a bit a day early no warning my gleeson was 3+3 noe 3.4 psa 2.95 so dropping there is cancer on right side now but said just stay as I am on active surveillance no treatment bit confused
July 24th 2026 Greg’s first psa after radiotherapy and it’s 2.0 which sent me into a panic, his last prostap was January 1st. I expected it to be 0. Something. Spoke to the nurse and she said it’s not unusual and they’ll retest in 8 weeks and she would...
I'm scheduled to finish my Abiraterone treatment end October. At the start of treatment, I was told that there was no indication that the cancer had spread, although it couldn't at that stage be confirmed. At the end of the two year treatment phase, are...
Just a quick update on my brother hes doing really well his PSA again yesterday was 0.02 and has been like that for a long time feeling good in himself hot flushes really not good but overall feeling fantastic lost weight change of diet said that...
What contact details do you have for the hospital? After we had an issue with a prescription, I managed to extract a first name and telephone number from one of the Oncology secretaries. Our specialist nurse gave us a card with her phone number on....
After radiation and hormone therapy for 3 years. Husband now having no treatment just psa tests. Had 3 one as he came off HT . 0.01 1 in March 0.12 1 in July 0.16 We think this is okay when do we have to worry ? Can't quite figure it out.
Hi, hope you can help, had prostrate cancer nearly 2 years, have had the Radiation treatment at Hull and have the jab each month, had a scan on the 17th July this year,the scan result found no cancer, but my blood results say my cancer had gone up for...
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