So my radiotherapy finished on Friday after 4 weeks all went smoothly and the staff at Peterborough hospital were fantastic,I only needed 6 months of hormone injections so happy about that
Hello As some of you know, we have our first Oncology appt at the end of the month, it says "oncology combined apc team", I expected a consultant name ‍....does anyone know what this means? Am thinking it might be any specialised practitioner but with...
Getting so stressed supposed to have bloods done for 3 month surveillance due 1st aug my cancer saying I’ve had them 3 phone calls later after arguing with them 3 weeks later saying yes they’ve not been done eventually got them on the 12th now being told...
Hi Brian. For some reason I cannot send a private message. I am having my op on wed and I’d just like to thank you for all the help you given me over the last 5 months You advice and calmness ( even though you’ve had your own issues) has helped my journey...
It's been a week now since private messaging on the forum has been temporarily disabled. I found that feature very useful and am disheartened it has been taken down. I've had conversations there which helped me, and I hope I helped others. I was in the...
Hi, early days for me but my mri gave me score of 4 but could still be prostatis, benign something or BPH. psa level is 7. I am 53and No getting up in the night and pee normal levels especially after drinking green tea during day! biopsy next week...
Yes, that's right. As we wait for a definitive diagnosis. I asked PALS to intervene. This prompted a call from a specialist nurse. I said that I had spoken to the Macmillan Helpline (what else are you to do when you get a letter out of the blue on a...
I am on Arbiritone / Zitiga. I have been on 1000 milligrams per day for last six months. I am finding the side effects of fatigue and breathlessness difficult to deal with. Is anyone else having similar issues?
I have a cancer care review next week but my NHS app calls it a QOF Review F2F appointment. Does anyone know what the QOF stands for? I’m interested not worried but a search online leads me to a Quality and outcomes framework in an industrial setting...
Yesterday was a momentous day for me and my family. I had a telephone appointment with my oncologist from WPH, the first I've had since finishing my RT in January. He was delighted to tell me that he was happy with my latest PSA result of 0.26 and that...
