Hi I had my last Prostap injection on November 26th. From the beginning of March the effect of the drug will be reducing. As I've been on it for 2 years I'm guessing that there will be some withdrawal side effects. Has anyone gone through this and...
Hi all. How do I find out who my oncologist is who was at my MDT meeting. Do you at sometime or other get to talk to them. re you treatment. Thanks Les
Hi all, Does anyone know if the effectiveness of zoladex jabs weakens after a while? I've been on them every 3 months for 18 months now, and my PSA has so far remained stable at about 1 which is very pleasing, but I'm told I'll be on them for life,...
Hi peps I have just completed my first month of Enzalutamide tablets and my PSA is going in the right direction from 168 at the time of diagnosis in April 2021 my next bloods after that in June was .87 and today was .3 I have had the usual side...
Hi Had a blood test for my PSA which was 6 My GP referred me to see a consultant due to a enlarged prostate also I have had some urine problems.The appointment was really quick about a week I was very grateful for the NHS the consultant organised a...
Greetings all who may read this, I was on monthly injections for my cancer until the end of July, when feeling very well and enjoying life I changed to the 3 month injection. The first couple of weeks I struggled, walking was difficult, as an asthmatic...
I wondered if anybody else was monitoring testosterone levels? It seems it is not routinely done during hormone treatment. My GP kindly helped me to do this and it went from a fairly average (for my age) 22 to 0.3 over two months after a first Prostap...
Hi All, Tyler19 again. I collected my medication today from my CNS I have been put on Bicalutamide 50mg for 28 days. In 2 weeks time I have my first injection of Decapeptyl 3mg. A month after that I have another injection of Decapeptyl, this time...
This article is a general round up of recent progress in metastatic PCa - I can't pretend to have understood the details of much of it, but some bits are well worth reading, especially the conclusion: " In conclusion, an extraordinary pace of drug development...
After 7 months the hormone injections zoladex stopped working and my fathers psa jumped doubling in a month and after 3 months on his new abiratone tablets taken with steroid his psa has doubled for the last two weeks tomorrow he goes for his first...
