My husband was diagnosed with a Gleason 9 4 +5 T3 NO MO, PSA 7.9 initially May 2023 now down to 1 he is having hormone injections has commenced Abiraterone for 2.5 years and is starting 21 sessions of radiotherapy to finish March 8 th 2024 We would...
Hi. I had HDR brachytherapy in December followed by 15 doses of radiotherapy. I am also 5 months into hormone therapy (zoladex). I recently started to get symptoms of vertigo. Has anybody else had anything similar please? I read that somebody on an American...
Hi All we returned home today after a wonderful cruise to celebrate our 50 year’s anniversary. Feeling very tired after the journey but just wanted to say sorry for not keeping up with your posts whilst we’ve been away! I just wanted to switch off from...
Hi all Im new here and I’ve been dealing with prostate cancer for about 4 years. I had radiation after the surgery and I occasionally pee blood. Sometimes it is heavy and clotted. I’ve had a bladder biopsy and it was clear but I am just trying to see...
Hi, My husband is advanced prostate cancer with nodes and bones in the pelvic area, gleeson 8. He is on Enzalutamide and 3 months Zoladex. He react well, PSA dropping nicely. Yesterday we have seen the ecologist and discuss RT which will start later...
I had a meeting on Wednesday and was given by prescription of my injection and fybogel and sennosides I was told to take it for two weeks before my scan for radiotherapy but I have 60: sennosides ta ets I am to take one each night , then 60 fybogel one...
Hi guys just wondering if you all had to self administer MICRALAX micro enema before each RT session.
On my NHS App, I can only view my GP record. I tried last week to get my surgery to add hospital data but that has made no apparent difference. My surgery suggested that the Oncology dept at my local hospital probably ‘weren’t connected to the app’ yet...
After having my prostate removed 2 years ago at 67 gleeson 3+4 PSA was 5 I have had never ending continance problems mainly due to a bladder neck restriction,last week i had a urethrotomy to open the bladder neck i now have to have catheter for 4 weeks...
Good afternoon all my husband was diagnosed on dec 22nd 2023 and I’m really struggling with the whole it’s cancer thing. My husband is extremely positive about it and the fact he’s going to beat it! He is 52 had no symptoms and was invited for a psa test...
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