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...
Hi all, my father’s scans look like he has T3aN0M0 prostate cancer. I’m told it seems clear the tumor is past the capsule but that it is not in lymph nodes, bones, nerves, or seminal vesicles and so this is his probably rating pending biopsy. His PSA...
Hi All, Diagnosed about 3 years ago, on Enzalutamide which is keeping my psa right down (fingers crossed) and I am thinking about travelling to Australia to visit my son, can anyone recommend a travel insurance company that doesnt need a 2nd mortgage...
Anyone have solutions for keeping nightbags attatched ? I've had issues lately with my nightbag coming away from my urine pouch in the night . Im starting to get really down so any ideas or solutions would be very welcome .
Hi guys I'm going to start RT soon what can I do if I can't manage to go to work due to fatigue. My employer is saying I'm OK for time off just now but won't be paid so starting to get worried financially. Any advice would be much appreciated.
He wants me to explain it to our grown up kids. He can't do that . I can do that for him. That's not the hard but about the devastating news . What has taken me by suprise is how I'm holding emotions in when listening to songs on Spotify or the radio...
I have read that many people who are taking hormone treatment for prostate cancer are advised to take Calcium and Vitamin d supplements to help with the impact of hormones in the bones . Can you advise me what would be the correct dose and can I get these...
2 weeks diagnosed to the day. Back on the road visiting customers. Feel a bit spaced out. I have had the support of my wife at home but now in hotels on my own leaves time for negativity. Dont know whether to tell customers or not. Having said that I...
I'll condense this thread to avoid boredom setting in Was advised by family member to get my PSA checked back in October. The reading came back as 3.4 so DRE was advised. This revealed an enlarged Prostate and a MRI scan was arranged for late November...
Hello I have completed the Bio to give a summary of who and where we are in the journey. My reason for coming on today is this - D completed his last Chemo 10/10 late November. All the way through he was mostly positive and kept powering through,...
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