Not been on for a while. Im Just about 18 months in to my prostate cancer diagnosis. Gleason score of 9. I've been on the pace nodes trial and have had all my radiotherapy now. I'm taking Tamsulosin but also other medication for various issues....
How do medics react when treatment refused? Will they still help with monitoring spread, pain management etc or is it a case of "you've made your choice....."? I had intended to stay with my doublet HT meds at least while no obvious symptoms, but family...
so! 21 months since ht stopped and 3 years since RT and last 3 pSA,s 0.27, 0.22 and, results just received today - 0.26. No matter how much I try, I still get anxious! 6 months now to enjoy ( hopefully) Spring and early summer!
hi my name is EmanSH I have been a very grateful visitor of this forum for months now. I have gained so much info and advice which have been invaluable. Any way I managed to do a profile and I desperately need help. My husband was diagnosed with...
Hi, My dad now 88 has had prostate cancer for a number of years and kept at bay with hormone injections every 3 months. Following recent CT scan, (which I unbelievably had to push for as consultant felt it not necessary) on 12 Jan 2026 we were informed...
Having been on Prostap for a couple of months now along with Apalutamide for nearly 3 weeks I have had some odd body happenings and am wondering if they are not so common side effects of the drugs. Thankfully both so far have only given me the hot flushes...
Dad has had a biopsy, MRI and a clear bone scan. Dad has T2c, with possible T3a prostate cancer, Gleason score 7 (4+3), with 60% pattern 4 and 40% pattern 3, and a PSA of 13. Hormone treatment started in December, consisting of three weeks of tablets...
My 84-year-old Dad had an advanced prostate cancer with spinal and pelvic metastases diagnosis in 2024. Gleason score 9. He has been receiving hormone injections every three months and was doing well initially. In October 2025 his PSA began to rise slightly...
Ok, after 19 fractions of RT, last one tommorow, all going semmingly well and I feel fine, had blood test yesterday, and got called tonight, to go to A&E immediately, and get an IV for pottasium, also on HT, looking around the Internet, which isn't always...
I've been on Prostap for a good many years and the low mood and agitated feelings dont go away just wondering what others do to ease these. Cheers Richard
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