My brother has now been offered enzalutamide tablets 4 daily along with HT. He has only started this over the last few days. Does anyone have any direct experience, advice to offer, side effects, success stories anything really that would give me a balanced...
My husband was diagnosed with Prostrate cancer 6 weeks ago. His Psa was 84.7 He has a Gleason score of 9 and it has spread to the lymph nodes nearest to the pelvis, the top of his hip and the back of one of his ribs. He has been taking hormone tablets...
My husband was diagnosed with PC 9/1/23 after raised PSA, MRI and biopsy all discovered at the end of last year. His grading is 3+4=7 and cancer was found in 23 of the 24 biopsies taken. We have had 2 meetings with specialists - the first one where the...
Hello my friends, 63 years old Locally advanced prostate cancer High range and aggressive Gleason 4+5=9 T3b N1 M0 Broken out into my lymph nodes deep in my pelvis Please feel free to read my profile. I was diagnosed on 1st September 2020...
Hi folks, I was wondering if you could put my mind at ease ... I had a biopsy at the end of January, at the follow up appointment with the doctor he said that it was time to take action, the cancer was still contained in my prostate but has started to...
Hi all, this may be a silly question but is it possible for the stage of cancer to change to a lower stage if treatment has been really successful? my husband is stage 4, Gleason 9 and has had hormones, chemo and radiotherapy. His oncologist is really...
Hi all, does anyone know much about permanent seed brachytherapy? My dad who has been recently diagnosed hasn’t been given it as an option. He was talking to someone at a support group who had it and is doing very well afterwards. I’ve looked it up online...
My RT sessions are coming up soon...A simulation appointment was about 10 days ago. During the session it was apparent that my bowels and/or gas retained was a problem. A full urinary bladder was present * which is good. For the 9 am apt. I fasted from...
Hi, i am 57 and due to start my 35 sessions of RT forT3 G8 . ive heard the sessions/ treatment can make you tired and increase trips to the loo. i’ll be glad to start after the wait. wonder how i’ll feel during/ after and how long it takes to get...
This was prescribed to manage bone pain and also because my PSA has not particularly responded to Docetaxel. Has anyone had experience of doing things this way? Thanks
