Morning. My husband is due to have his next HT jab in October, which will take him through to January, thereby completing a year of injections plus the 20 sessions of radiotherapy earlier this year. When we had our follow-up appointment with his oncologist...
Hi all, During the last 2 months of very hot weather I refrained from the weightlifting side of my exercise regime (bad move!) as I have a heavy lifting physical job and was exhausted after a day's work, especially after getting my daily 10000+ steps...
I have recently finished 20 radiotherapy sessions and had very little adverse reaction. It's been 2 weeks now and I am starting to feel very tired in the afternoons and having to empty my bowels more often and am often feeling down. I am on Tamsulosin...
Greetings everyone. I have been on Prostap since 2020 on active surveillance. My prostap is due this afternoon at the GP surgery, but for four days, I have had a really bad back and don't think I can get there. If they will not send a district nurse...
I'm 10 months into a 24-month course of ADT / hormone therapy and bodily hair loss has happened as expected. No biggie I suppose... But in the last two weeks, the hair on my legs is noticeably coming back. I mean, really coming back. Is this normal...
Hello, I am looking for some advice and information. My husband was in hospital in May this year, it wasn’t the prostate cancer that caused him to be admitted but an infection in his leg and heart failure. The doctors battled it keep him alive. On his...
Hi all I have received a letter from an organisation called Prostate Progress inviting me to take part in a health research study. Has anyone received a similar letter? Thanks Sezlez
Hi guys I finished radiotherapy a year ago this month ,over this weekend I decided to cut out tamasolusin as I've read it can cause ed anyway I'm now struggling to wee will we ever be able to come off them ??? Thanks. Mace
Hey all, My husband who is 53 was diagnosed in Jan 2025 with metastatic prostate cancer - stage IV. His PSA was 85, it had spread to lymph nodes in chest and pelvis. He went straight on the hormone therapy and then chemo and then radiation and has...
He picked up on a routine blood test that his PSA test was slightly raised. After investigation he was informed that he had Gleeson level of 8 and the cancer had spread into his seminal glands and a lymph node. He started hormone treatment immediately...
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