Hi everyone, husband had a blood test on Tuesday prior to a meeting with Oncologist next week to look at a prescription to add Abiraterone to his current ADT. PSA at diagnosis in January was 25, four weeks later 26.7. Hadn’t been tested again since...
Hi everyone. I have been on prostap for 18 months. Soon after starting prostap I was shaving every three to four days. Five weeks ago my shaving frequency gradually changed. I am now back to shaving every day. My last PSA blood test result was undetectable...
Hi All Hubby started his radiotherapy on Monday and got his updated schedule of visits. As in the preliminary one he has Wednesday and Thursday off but has to go in on weekends and on bank holiday Monday. This is fine with us as we are both retired...
Hi my name is Peter I was having treatment for an overactive bladder with prostate blood test as part of treatment which came back at 7.7. I then had an ultrasound, GP said I had enlarged prostate but nothing of concern. Has MRI scan as part of pathway...
Hi all, It has been a while since I posted. I was diagnosed almost exactly a year ago - it has been a roller coaster ever since. Some of you might remember I had a Radical Prostatectomy in July (along with the removal of 35 lymph nodes) - shortly...
Hello everyone, I am a 61-year-old male that was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February. My urologist is a surgeon, so I decided on surgery without consulting with any other doctor's. I just want to know if I made the right decision. I will list...
My husband is supposed to have an injection every 6 months. There were issues with getting the first injection done back in November, because the GP surgery messed up. When he got fed up of waiting, he spoke to a locum GP who gave him a prescription and...
I am very new to all this, having finished Radio Therapy along with T-Blockers in November 2023. I was told my PSA should drop to a very low level but with RT there may be a bounce. In March 2024 my PSA was 0.089, June - 0.55, September 0.683, and December...
Hi all, I have 7 months left for my 3 years of HT. I so far developed small breasts ( gynecomastia) , which is common for people on HT so long. I did ask for medication for addressing that earlier in the treatment cycle, but as I was really straggling...
First planning scan appt - mini enema - scan attempt - not empty - Nurse admistered larger enema- Still not empty enough - Given Ducusol laxative to take from now on - 2 a day - advised to follow low fibre/residue diet Come back in two weeks...
