Hi everyone, can anyone help with this. We saw the urology consultant last Monday, confirmed Gleason 9 (4+5), no spread to lymph nodes or bones found on CT or bone scan. Prescribed Bicalutamide for 21 days, and told to contact my GP to arrange ADT injections...
Just joined this great forum. My PSA test was 57,2 weeks later it was 58. I had a DRE which the doc said felt abnormal. After seeing the urology nurse iam being sent straight for a CT scan before anything else. Is this normal? Sorry if iam a bit vague...
Hi All I completed my 20 days Radiotherapy at the beginning of December and am currently having 3 monthly PROSTAP injections as my ongoing treatment. Ive just been diagnosed as Slightly Anaemic, which the HT jabs can cause. Has anyone else had this...
My TWOC is scheduled for 30/04/2026. I'm super-nervous and I can't believe I'll have the catheter removed and waltz out of Urology after 6 hours with no problems. I think incontinence could be an issue for a while, so I wonder if anyone can tell me...
I was diagnosed early December 2025 with Aggressive Metastatic Prostate Cancer and have (20.04.26) had a channel TURP. I'm on Decapeptyl injections and Abiraterone with Radical Radiotherapy starting in August 2026. I'm sadly having to cope with this on...
As soon as the PSA hits the magic number of o.1 required for treatment, i will be be commenting 33 fractions of radiotherapy plus two years hormone therapy. 33 does same run high when I look at some of the figures being talked about by other forum users...
Hi New member here feeling very worried about what happens next. A couple of months ago I went for an annual blood test required due to my blood pressure medication, all was OK except for a raised ALP of 165 so another test was taken 4 weeks later...
Just had the above it's a bit daunting...the side effects etc.I am also staying on deceptacyl...apologies for my naivety...does this mean I will get double fatigue .Anyone with experiences to share
Hi, Hope everyone is has had a good week - newbie here. I am posting on behalf of my dad. He had radiotherapy and brachytherapy last year. The whole treatment ended at the start of March 2025 and he has been on hormone injections since. Ever since...
Hi guys this is a strange post I guess but I'm a little worried about a friend of mine he was diagnosed in October and still has not had any treatment apart from hormone injections,he phoned me today and has a new woman in his life and everything downstairs...
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