Hello, my husband Mike has extensive skeletal metastases. He used to play tennis but is afraid of causing damage if he plays now. Does anyone else in his situation play any sport or exercise please? with thanks Moira
Hello, Just a query and I know we are early days into HT (degarelix), nearly 2 weeks since double injection.....definitely noticing hot flushes and some fatigue BUT my partner is not experiencing any ED at all (lucky me ), however, part of me is thinking...
Hello all, Thankyou to those that helped my questions about travelling and worrying about going for a wee all the time. Someone mentioned the sunflower lanyard , where did you get yours from ? I thought they were available at Tesco ? I can get one...
Morning been told can’t have radiotherapy or hormone treatment as had too much for testicular cancer been offered prostate op but worried they leave some. Cells behind anybody had the op without follow on treatment
Hi All after much back and forth on treatment options since diagnosis back in March I have now decided to proceed with surgery which will be done privately in London I was hoping though people who have had the surgery can advise me on what aftercare...
Feeling a little melancholy mixed with thankful and optimistic this evening. I just wanted to thank everyone I have connected with here for the support over the last months. This is such a caring and safe space and has kept my head safely on my shoulders...
Surgery was 6 weeks ago and today was the post op consultation. Was very nervous on the lead up to it. The histology showed that the cancer had advanced more than expected and was close to escaping. It had affected the seminal vesicles, so more T3 than...
My LH completed his 6 cycles of Docetaxyl chemo on Tues. He had the dose reduced to 70% and has coped v well. His psa has come right down from the 4432 in Oct 24 and was 1.63 at blood test pre 5th cycle. With ADT it was down to 7.4 before chemo. Unfortunately...
My hubby’s PC returned as aggressive, Gleason 9, in 2015 and has been controlled by HT until last year when his PSA steadily increased from 0.8 to 85. He recently finished 10 cycles of Docetaxel with monthly Zoladex and last week we got his scan results...
Hi everyone, I posted a few weeks ago when we found out that my partner has metastatic prostate cancer spread to lymph nodes and bones. I received incredible responses and support. I am very thankful for that! We were shocked and a bit devastated by...
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