Hi there, thank you for taking the time to read. My dad was diagnosed with advanced metastatic prostate cancer over 4 years ago. At this point he declined chemotherapy and opted for hormone therapy (abritarone) which had been working well and made him...
Hi All I am trying to convince my nephew to have a PSA test to create a baseline reading. He is a little reticent and doesn't see the risk - he is under 40. Whilst I appreciate my brother ( his Father) is at greater risk, I believe my nephew has an...
Having just read through Buzzers profile I am amazed how my local Trust differs from his and wonder if I should be pushing them more. Rather than reproduce the timeline of my experience / treatment here I have added it to my profile which can be viewed...
So I was informed last week by my urology team that I was to be handed over to oncology to commence the next stage of my treatment which was expected to be a course of Chemotheraoy 8 sessions at 3 weekly intervals. However one of the Ct scan results were...
Hi, I just had an MRI and a PIRADS 4 lesion was detected. I had a biopsy done and came back 3 plus 4. One core.
Hey all, new here, but awaiting news. A bit of background - My Dad 66, PSA 26, blood in urine, dribbling wee and not able to pass, back pain, DRE and a referral under the 2ww Told him to go the Dr's 8 days since, Had MRI, Biopsy, concerning MRI...
Morning all, So after 5 weeks of no side effects which I thought at least we are lucky with that, the night sweat arrived. Husband is not the complaining type but he is suffering. I know Millibob mentioned before sage tablets. Any information and advise...
Good evening guys and girls.I hope you all had as good a Christmas as is possible,I’ve updated my story so far in my profile as I hope this could help anyone on the same road as me but just starting out,I’m approximately 3months in from my first psa up...
Hello All, Has anybody had this scenario at all, and if so, what new drug were you changed over to? I had my 2nd chemo cycle treatment yesterday and within 2 mins of the drip starting I had reaction to docetaxel - this is after I also had a reaction...
Has anyone experiences a slight return to urinary control issues following a few weeks of hormone treatment. I was so impressed with the near miracle improvements when I first started the pills, now I have had the injection 2 weeks ago my pills have come...
