I have recently been diagnosed with PCa after being monitored for 6 years. Fortunately because I’ve been monitored it has been caught early and is treatable so I have been sent home with a folder full of info. The Consultant seems to think that at 75...
Hi, My spouse had op a couple of years ago ( Gleeson 4+3) then psa kept climbing ( not yet 0.2), but last 3 tests were 0.18 then 0.17 then 0.16 in that order. Expecting to have to have radiotgherapy and hormones treatment sometime in time ahead, but...
Hi I am 65 and have been diagnosed with Gleason 3+4 psa5.9 and have been offered the choice of active surveillance, prostatectomy or radiotherapy, with no particular recommendation from the consultant. He did seem to steer away from RT. But did say...
My father has metastatic prostate cancer with bone lesions in the ribs, shoulder, and legs. His PSA has remained very low for the past two years, and overall he is active. Based on survival statistics, how much chance is there for patients with bone metastasis...
Hi Apologies for being offline for a while, I went for robotic laparoscopic surgery on 27th May, as I wanted the cancer out, surgeon got the gland out intact apparently, so fingers crossed no nasties escaped for the future. Have been sore and tired...
Hi all, I thought my journey had finished in December with a negative biopsy result, but unfortunately not. On my 6 month check up, my PSA had tripled from 4 to 12. They took bloods again at the consultation and rushed them through. 2 hours later...
I finished 28 day radiotherapy last Wednesday. The last few days of treatment were tricky as I had a catheter fitted and the bladder was swollen and sensitive. The catheter was removed the day after RT ended. I now find myself in a very unhappy situation...
Hi, Received notification today of Gleason 6, PSA 13. 2 of 17 sample found cancer, less than 1mm length of tumour. MRI prior to Transperenial biopsy showed no suspicious signs, and DRE found small, symmetrical prostate. Prostate density of 0.44 (27cc...
Listening to the radio news this morning a representative of Prostate Cancer UK was broadcasting the rolling out of a new more intensive form of treatment requiring only 5 sessions rather than the usual 20. She said it was currently available to all...
Hi I hope my story might be useful for some. I am 56 years old from Bristol and was diagnosed last October 2023 with localised prostate cancer on the right (peripheral) side only. I caught it early by chance. My wife suggested asking my local doctor...
