I have not read on this forum as yet with anyone much of a similar diagnosis as what I have been diagnosed. I guess my issue here is that I have BCRA gene issue which has allowed me to be on olaparib and feel I'm the 'only one' on this medication. I...
Hi Folks, I have a question I hope you can give me some sort of answers from experience. I have a PSA of 17 and my MRI showed PIRADS 4, I've a while to wait on biopsy and understandably nervous. Has anyone here had similar figures and if so what...
Hi all finished my 20 sessions of radiotherapy last Friday. I know have constant blood mucus and pain from my back passage. I seem to get an urgency to go to loo and its loads of wind blood and mucus. I dont strain to go as it makes the pain worse....
I am 16 days post-op and one week without catheter after RALP. Before surgery I was pretty diligent with pelvic floor exercises and used the Squeazy app. All the advice is to restart PFE as soon the catheter is out, but I have struggled with this. The...
Good morning thank you to everyone who has replied and helped me and dad lately may I please ask, today the hospital has rang to once again cancel my dads radiotherapy treatment again !! The machines broken down this is now the second time it...
I won't link to this or reproduce the conclusions but if you are making your decision I would recommend looking at this reputable UK research, Scientists at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research compared the long...
I am just like a kid going to a new school - I have packed my bag! wipes, enemas, water bottle, latex gloves (my daughter sent these via Amazon to prepare me! With the exception of the enemas!) and a soft toy penguin for luck and a hug! The crazy thing...
Can anybody let me know does external beam therapy does work or not it supposed to to get rid of cancer cells but what if not or can cancer return it’s so frustrating situation the waiting is so long till my consultant calls me in august
Hi all. Wow.! Where did that week go. After spending an extra day in hospital due to a bad morphine reaction I got home late Friday. I had really bad wind and heartburn at first but Gaviscon and laxatives helped First couple of days I spent a massive...
Oh, not what I wanted to hear. So, 6 weeks after removal of prostate I've just had my telephone consultation. To begin with the consultant went through my current wellbeing - how I was feeling, did I have any leakage, erectile dysfunction etc. Then...
