Has anyone tips of how to prepare your body systems before hormone, injection and radiotherapy treatment? Foods etc. my husband has a few months before we agreed to start treatment.
Hi, my dad is 61 has metasis prostate cance, t3bn1m1, gleason 9, spread to bones and lymph notes. Diagnosed on 10/04/24 He started on biculatmide tablets for the first month. He is currently having prostap injections every 3 months, he has just today...
I have had two injections and the original course of tablets before starting my radio-therapy in July. I know I get bouts of tiredness and am a bit more sedentary, but I am worried about the amount of weight gain. Is this normal? I have belly fat where...
I finished 20 days of radiotherapy a week ago. Almost the whole time during RT I experienced bowel problems. I never missed a treatment but there were some days where i nearly did. To be honest it was immodium that got me through it. I tried a strict...
Hi All, Need some help….. Quick question: How important is it to make sure I don’t have a bacterial infection in my prostate before my biopsy procedure? I was prescribed a 30-day course of Cipro, and all my symptoms went away. However, several weeks...
Afternoon all . Newbie as such , all my stats info etc in on my profile . Seems a bit daft but on here asking if i have missed anything in what i am being offered or agreeing to. Not being or wanting to be an expert but stumbling along as we go ....
10/05/2024 appointment with oncologist. PSA level 0.07. Oncologist very happy with results. This is my first follow up 6 weeks after finishing the radiotherapy. Diarrhoea should get better over the next 3-4 weeks. Pain and weakness in legs is being caused...
Well hi folks the reason i feel like i owe you all an apology ive been very silly really, as you may have seen and read my bio well i then went very quiet. Readon being so nervous and anxious and lost for answers scared to post and sat here at the...
My mind is racing. Just started my journey. 54yr, very active, PSA 4.66 (slight movement up & down for over a year), all the typical urine problems. Finally 30 day antibiotics and everything cleared up. Now on Alfuzosin Er 10 Mg, and having no issues...
Well Ladies and Gentlemen, I have just had my last HT injection into the old gluteus maximus and it's been a very interesting 30 months. I think I have had every side effect going and yet I am fine in myself. My nadir PSA test will be this August and...
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