Hello all, I have recently been given a date for a bone scan. Will I be able to drive afterwards? I know it’s a daft question but I need to organise transport if I am unable to drive. Thank you in advance. Take care everyone.
Hi every one ,I have been diagnosed with prostate cancer which has spread to the lining of the rectum .The pain in my anus is really bad ,its like having a red hot poker stuck up my bum oooocha . I will be starting my radio therepy soon and am concerned...
Hi again Hope you had a relatively Merry Christmas I finished SRT in November 2020 one year later my PSA is 0.02.(my profile shows my history) With new ultrasensitive tests this is not really undetectable. Studies on the subject vary as some make...
Hi all, anyone here got Ductal adenocarcinoma who could perhaps share your experiences with my husband and I. We know it is said to be more aggressive but not much more than that. He is stage 4 bone and lung mets but doing well on treatments with PSA...
Hi, My husband has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer 3+4 Gleason score T2N0M0 psa was 3.17 last reading. He has been on Tamsulosin for the last ten years to help relax the muscle because of an enlarged prostate. Was asked to do an mri followed...
Hi everyone (again!) My dad got all his results back today and it's a T3aN0M0 which is good, I guess! The Dr said it had only just broken the lining of the prostate so still considered contained. However, his gleason score was 9 so the tumour is aggressive...
Hi, I am due to start the first of my 37 radiotherapy sessions in January & appreciate most of you on here will be well in front of me treatment wise. So, all I'm asking is for any top tips you might have for dealing with the radiotherapy sessions...
Hi all, My dad is getting his biopsy results tomorrow following his biopsy on 31st dec, are there any questions he and my mum should ask? My mum and I know it's cancer as we saw T3a on his MRI paperwork so waiting just to see what the gleason score...
Has anyone had this drug and if so what are the side effects as I have been recommended to start this becuase of the amount of hot flushes I am having
I had my prostate removed ust before Christmas. I was Gleeson 3+4. All good, cancer hadn't reached the surface all seemed fine. 6 week PSA check was 0.8! Nurse said it might be a blip so being retested in 3 week, but I can't see how there could...
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