My husband has been offered radiotherapy or surgery. He’s decided on EBRT. We have only spoken to the urologist at the moment and the referral has been made to oncology. The urologist said that he hasn’t been offered ADT. Does this mean that he doesn...
Hello again I’m so sorry to be back asking another question but has anyone suffered insomnia since having the hormone injections and radiotherapy? my dad has had a terrible time for many weeks unable to sleep at all the GP did give him some...
Hi all. Had my catheter out 2 weeks ago but still got a bit of burning after a pee especially towards the end of the wee. Anyone else had similar. I’ve contacted the doctors to try and get a uti test but been fobbed off until Monday. On reading my nhs...
Haven`t posted for a while as I`m now on 6 monthly PSA checks along with HT which continues until Jan 2027! I became a member of this special Club - which nobody wants to join - in January 2024 and can empathise with everyone as we face a similar challenges...
Hi everyone little update on my brother he’s feeling good except for hot flushes he has appointment on 7th October with his oncologist his PSA has gone down to 0.2 which I mentioned in my last post tonight he headed of to Turkey for a well deserved...
Hello everyone my dad finished his 20 sessions of radiotherapy on Friday and I know he has to have a blood test for psa levels soon but does anyone know how long it takes to know if the treatment has worked ? many thanks Lesley
I read a comment from a member saying how long the waiting time was for a Prostatectomy. i picked up an invaluable tip from another member when I was electing to go for the operation. In my Health Authority the waiting time for a Prostatectomy was 6...
We've had the clinic letter this morning following our brutal hospital appointment last Monday. It was written by someone whose first language is not English and it all seems a bit vague. There are a lot of "likelys". One thing that is clear is that...
Hello Everyone Its been a while since Ive been able to post,due to a problem with my account. IT has solved it. Thank you to everyone for all the support and kindness we have received during the last 12 months since joining this amazing PC family...
Hello all, first time on the forum. May I wish everyone all the best of love, luck and happiness. To be on this forum isn’t what anyone planned for - thank you so much for those that made it possible. My OH has stage 4 (Gleason 8) metastatic prostrate...
