Hi, I’m new to this group. I was diagnosed in August & I’m having a prostectomy (robotic assisted) this Saturday 25th November.
Hi everyone, just looking for any advice. Husband’s PSA was 252 in May, he is on Prostap 12 weekly injections and Abiraterone and due to start radiotherapy on 27th November. His PSA dropped to 25 then a few weeks ago to 17.4 but he got his Prostap injection...
Hi, My husband was diagnosed with Prostrate cancer in February this year with a PSA of 84.7 Gleason 4+5 had spread to the lymph nodes,the tip of his hip and behind one of his ribs has had 6 cycles of chemo and 6 cycles of radiotherapy. He is having...
Hi All I have just been to have my blood test prior to the 5th out of 6 Docetaxel sessions onThursday(as long as the results are OK) This is the first time that haven't requested a PSA test along with all the others My last test 3 weeks ago had a PSA...
Hi all , anyone had the two lots of high brachnytherapy on here , don’t know much about it
Whilst my husband was having chemo we had to be careful of infection so no gardening without gloves, certain foods he couldn't eat etc. I understand that the tablets are a form of chemo so does he still need to be wary of certain foods? Anything else...
Hi All, After the diagnostic with the urology consultant, we were told will see the oncologist in weeks or months. We were given the hormone treatment immediately by the urologist. Can anyone tell me when is the first meeting with the oncologist because...
My husband was diagnosed in May( Gleason 9-5/4) .Not spread to bones or lymph nodes but no MRI as he has had two hip replacements. ( they cause shadows apparently) . Began Prostap 3 monthly injections with view to radiotherapy ( according to Urology)...
HI all, I'm just a few days from the end of my 28 HT tablets (Bicalutamide 50mg) and had my first injection (Decapeptyl SR 3.75mg) two weeks in and looking at the sheet I was given (and a copy for the Dr) it looks like my next injection, 30 days after...
I had my 3 - month decapeptyl injection on Thursday last week. Nice nurse, very experienced in oncology, and jab in slowly and no pain. Great, I thought so the wife and I went for a coffee and sandwich in the local garden centre, then wandered round afterwards...
