The consultants did a mdm meeting for my dad who has prostate cancer spread to his hip and 3rd vertebra on Wednesday last week , they then rang me ( as my dad isn’t picking up his phone ) to arrange a appointment for a mri scan , so I’ve managed to get...
Hello All, I haven't received my official diagnosis yet. Hoping to meet the urologist this week. With the hundreds of scenarios going through my head this week... One option I might take is a prostatectomy depending what the doctor tells me. Brian...
Something that keeps cropping up on this site, and has never (not that I have seen) produced a definitive answer. Should, say, Prostap be administered every 12 weeks or every 3 months ? I was talking to my Urologist yesterday and he, in passing, came...
Hello new hear but already found the threads very informative. Our dear dad since Sept has been having tests and following biopsy was last week told of the Gleason score of 9 and that cancer has spread outside of the prostate. Pet scan was last Thursday...
I had a phone call of my dads consultant today saying that he will be sat waiting for my dads mri results at his end and if he isn’t happy with them or thinks dad is having spinal compression then he will be admitted to hospital , im caring for him...
Since my diagnosis with a prostate cancer with the added complications of ductal carcinoma, I have made radical improvements to my diet and have had a high intake of antioxidants (like vitamin C and E, for example) to help my body naturally heal. I really...
Hello everyone it’s me again . I’ve just looked on the HS App and found an appointment for this Thursday at the urology department to discuss the biopsy findings and treatment plan. i spoke to the nurse yesterday, before an appointment was made, and...
So far my only treatment has been with Prostap and Apalutamide but this may change in the near future My main discomfort is an ache or pain in the rectum when walking and sitting.All other possibilities have been ruled out such as haemorrhoids,fissures...
My dads been diagnosed with prostate cancer unfortunately and it’s spread to his hip and 3rd vertebrae causing him to be mostly bed bound , he is on pro stap injections aswell so far he’s had urine sample xray 2 lots of prostate bloods results...
Hello I popped up a few weeks ago with a general chat about dad and his prostate cancer Urology rang me today they have his latest results from his ct scan but she said usually they like to give them in person , we no it’s spread to his hip and his...
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