Hi just got the devastating news that my pet scan picked up one bone metastasis in my spine at L3 . I was diagnosed in September with aggressive cancer psa 50 but that time scan showed no bone mets only lymph node & prostate spread . The plan was chemo...
Husband has advanced terminal prostrate cancer.Diagnosed Early October.. He just sits and sleeps everytime I wake him for TV he is never asleep. Just made him walk around garden had to call him 4 times to come,then when we get back in,I make a drink...
Hi all I was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer which has also gone quite extensively to my bones. My age is 74 (for two more Weeks) I’m interested to see if anyone else has had a problem with low calcium levels in the blood. I diagnosed and...
I am 12 post op. My continence is no better and I’m really struggling to deal with it mentally. Is anyone having the same problem. I just keep hoping it’s going to get better.
Hi I am currently having radiotherapy and I am have trouble with a gas bubble sitting in exactly the wrong place to allow them to do the treatment I have tried WindEase but that doesn’t seem to have been any advice would be very welcome I still have 11...
I have come from Australia to support my 88yr old Father, who has been on watchful waiting since diagnosis with PC about 5 yrs ago. He is experiencing increasing difficulty passing urine and today could not produce any for a flow test after an ultrasound...
Hello all you knowledgeable people. My husband was diagnosed in October with PC Gleeson score 4 + 4 PSA 7 N0M0. Since we saw the Urologist and he told us it was PC and the probable treatment would be HT followed by radiotherapy, we haven't had much follow...
I was on Prostap for three years and Cyproterone for about two and a half. Both drugs can cause raised levels of HbA1c in the blood, which indicates Type 2 Diabetes. I was tested in August last year and my HbA1c level was 54, well into the range for Type...
Today had consultation with surgeon.He explained 10/17 biopsies taken had cancerous cells.One is 3 cm in size, coupled with PSA of 21.9 not good prognosis Given the situation I have somewhat reluctantly decided to go for removal The consultant was...
Really found this chat so helpful Chatting with people who have experienced prostate cancer My concerns were following the consultation on Friday regarding side effects Muscle loss, man boobs, weight gain , diarrhoea, flushes, mood swings Generally...
