Hi I’m struggling at the moment to decide which way to go, I’m due for consultation next month on radiology options and have all the feedback posted on the forum which has been brilliant. I have already had consultation about surgery, just wanting some...
I was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer last April with a psa level of 169 . In May I had my first hormone injection followed by 6 sessions of chemotherapy after which I had another hormone injection in November and my psa was 2.5 . Fast forward...
Unfortunately due to the junior Dr's strike my original appointment with the surgeon was cancelled for 20/12/2023. I had been told a week earlier 13/12/2023 by a prostate specialist cancer nurse I needed possibly to consider the the need for radiotherapy...
I have no been on for a while as I did my research, stood my ground and chased my options. As a consequence I am on the SABR, 5 dose radiotherapy trial. I was unlucky enough to be selected by the computer to have the prostate and nodes to be treated,...
Hi I am not sure if I have filled my husbands statistic in correctly or at all To be brief he was diagnosed Feb 23 with T3a Gleason 9 ( terrifying) PSA 7.4 0N0M he had a Prostectomy last March after a 9 week wait his PSA had dropped to .06 a further...
HI all, Long time no type as I have been waiting for my HT to take effect (nearly 4 months now). I had a blood test yesterday and a chat with my consultant today and she said she was slightly confused by my 'still' high testosterone reading. ;-( ...
Hi millibob The team couldn't say 100 per cent if it had spread to lymph nodes so I had seven and a half weeks of radiotherapy to the whole pelvic region on initial diagnosis. As discussed previously if the scans come back clear....how do they find...
Hi All It will be almost 24 weeks from referral but I am due to have a consultation with the uro/radio oncologist next week. I may have a difficult decision to make and welcome advice on the questions below. I don't specifically know what to expect...
Hello, My 65 yrs old husband received a diagnosis of locally advanced prostate cancer gone into nearby lymph nodes (t3b,N1) in october 2022: CT and bone scan were clear. Despite the very low PSA (only 4) the cancer was very aggressive, indicating gleason...
Hi I have an appointment for CT Radiotherapy planning scan next week followed by brachytherapy operation in the first week of March followed by external beam radiation every day for 5 weeks. I really don’t know what to expect I am worried sick about...
