I know some of you are going through some really tough stuff, but hopefully it will help some people to read a “things going well” story. I think last time I wrote my husband still had his catheter in. The removal went very smoothly (would be so useful...
Hi I have been told that the MRI scan results will be given on the same day as the biopsy, if required. So I will go to the hospital not knowing if there will be a biopsy or not. This sounds a bit strange to me, as I would expect the results, then...
Hi I have been diagnosed As3+4 =7 T2 N0 M0 localised within the prostate i have been given the choice of surgery or SBRT which is just a 5 day radiotherapy treatment without HT just wanting to know if there is anyone else had the SBRT course of treatment...
As I have a real phobia of hospitals and get really anxious about husband's appointments I couldn't wait until his appointment next week to find out the results of his PSA blood test yesterday so I rang the oncology nurse. Just before his last and final...
I am still weeks away from treatment. The wheels turn slowly! I meet the oncologist in 4 weeks, but I anticipate IMRT. I requested to be considered for brachytherapy but I have yet to be assessed as a suitable candidate. I am leaning towards LD Brachy...
Hi All, I had RT April 2022 , my lowest PSA was 0.34 taken early August, one year on its up to 2.4 , so I will have to be scanned, not sure if I should be concerned, feeling okay , still working . Just wondering if others have experienced this,...
Hi. This is my first post here. I have a question about something that is confusing me about my ongoing treatment and am hoping someone can explain it to me. My history is I had / have prostate cancer and my treatment so far consists of: Blood test...
Hi from Christine my husband was diagnosed March 23 Gleason 9 N0 M0 psa 7.4 T3A went for Radical prostectomy with no nodes removed but were checked by the surgeon for any swelling ?? after operation diagnosed T3B as cell found in one seminal vestical...
I'm newly diagnosed grade 1 (3+3). I had MRI & biopsy. . I have read that the quality of the MRI can vary depending on the machine used. Can I pay privately for a second MRI? Perhaps the MRI that I got was not as high tech as the top specification ones...
Dad's started treatment... incredible itching. Advisedbhe can't take antihistamines? Why? What do others take
