Recurrence, with no attempt at curative, diagnosis c.7mths ago hasn't caused me much "stress". The decapeptyl element of HT is a different matter! First 12-weekly injection at GPs was OK, as agreed between CNS and Surgery I turned up and it was administered...
Just added to my profile - increase in activity as RT started, 2nd month of Arbiraterone/prednisalone, 2nd Hormone injection. RT a bit more time consuming due to getting right level of pee in bladder - more art than science! And welcome Spring sunshine...
Hi everyone, My dad is currently going through radiotherapy alongside hormone therapy for prostate cancer (Gleason 7 – 4+3, around 60% pattern 4 and 40% pattern 3, staged T2c with a risk of T3a). He’s about 7 sessions into radiotherapy now. He has...
My brother (67) received his diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer yesterday. PSA of 856 (how is that even possible?), spread to lymph nodes, seminal glands and large area of bone structure. Not sure what the gleason score is yet but will surely be a...
RT finished on March 9th, but the bladder spasms are as severe as ever though less frequent. They're at their worst just before I have a bowel movement, which makes sense to me. I'm still taking 8 x 30mg co-codamol a day (and I have to take them on time...
Hi everyone, my husband had a prostatectomy in August 2021 , his PSA sat at 0.02 until October last year when it went up to 0.33 After a PSMA pet scan that showed nothing, it was still decided to have 33 radiation fractions on the prostate bed. pSA is...
The histology report on LHs chips from his recent TURP is now live in the portal and no nasty surprises thank goodness. Interestingly it says that they are not sure if he is on ADT and if so it is inappropriate for them to give a Gleason score but in...
Hi, I’ve updated my profile having been misdiagnosed and also not having had - until very recently - a meeting with an oncologist. Having had my op in December believing the Gleason to be 7, given the histology now revealing an ISUP 5, Gleason 5+4,...
2yesrs and 6 months after surgery, everything removed lymph nodes nerves semial sack , psa has risen 3 consecutive times now at 0.7 .Now referred to oncology, I know it is a small psa but my head is spinning, though I was done with all this shit but apparently...
Morning all My latest deceptacyl injection is due Wed. The pharmacy now tell me they can't get any.My oncologist secretary says use zoladex or prostap?Can I have prostap... after having been on it previously?I am ringing the surgery again tomorrow I...
