Hi Lovely people Hubby was diagnosed Nov 21 with stage 4 p/c. It has spread to his lymph nodes, pelvis, spine and shoulder. He is due his 3rd injection of Firmagon next Thursday. Last Thursday he had his first chemo session. He has done really well...
but boy does it wipe you out on the day you get it! No pain, no gain I guess. I could barely make it into bed!
Hi Guys, im currently on watch and wait , I had a TRUS biopsy 2 years ago, and had regular PSA bloods done. As part of the “ keeping an eye out” I’m now booked in for a template biopsy . Can anyone share their experience of this biopsy? I will be...
Hello everyone, my scan is shown below which I don't fully understand. My PSA had gone from <0.4 to 1.4 in 4 months. \There is persistent GA-68 PSMA avidity in the prostate gland extending into the right seminal vesicle. The extension into the seminal...
Hi Everyone, I've been getting jabbed with Zoladex for the past 2 tears...painful as many will know, but very effective in keeping PSA down. At my last injection the nurse suggested I switch to a Prostap injection which is easier to inject and less...
Hi everyone, So my dad (nearly 72) started his HT about 2 weeks ago for t3n0m0 tumour, gleason 9. He's on Bicalutamide and had a 10mg zoladex implant put in yesterday. Not sure when he's starting RT but will know more next week. I saw my dad today...
Finally got diagnosed and all results from hospital official diagnosis is t4n1m1b gleason score 9 uncurable cancer. starting on hormone therapy prostap 3 and chemo every 3 weeks for 6 rounds just wondering if anyone has any idea what might come next psa...
Hi guys , new to all of this . Was diagnosed with prostrate cancer last week after suffering with back ache for several months which eventually spread to my legs . Had a psa blood test which gave a reading of 522 ! Put on hormone tablets straight away...
I have been given two possible approaches and don’t know which to do. I had a Prostatitis a couple of months ago and my PSA was 15 understandable with an infection two months later it is 4.8. I am 54 I also at the time of the infection had a parametric...
OH is on HT and due to start R/T for 12 weeks in October but oncologist cancelled due it being to risky as OH had operation fir bowel cancer in Feb. Following consultations at UCH London and another hospital. The general consensus is that he should have...
