HI all I have a few nightmare days with pain in chest and under arm. turns out i've got shingles. Are you more susceptible to this if you have prostate cancer. thank you in advance
My husband is registered on the NHS app so can see all his GP records. I understand you can also see your hospital record/test results in the same way. Does anyone know how you do this please as we are going round in circles. We asked at the GP and they...
Hello, I hope everyone is OK. My husband was diagnosed with metastatic cancer at the beginning of this month. They immediately treated it with steroids, hormone injections and a one time radiotherapy session. I have done what I should not have done, I...
Hi my husband is having problems with mobility after having radiotherapy (20 sessions)and hormone therapy, injections and medication. He has difficulty walking, numbness in legs and generally has slowed down a lot. would be very interested to know if...
Hi all. Well, its coming up to a year since diagnosis of 'terminal' prostate cancer and bugger me, I'm still here. Consultant has dropped me to 3 monthly appointments instead of monthly. As long as she keeps telling me I'm on 'limited' life expectancy...
Hello , I posted in here when my husband got his diagnosis for prostate cancer back in 2022 age 57 and very fit. He waited from February 2923 to July for his radical prostatectomy by robot and they hadn’t realised the extent of the cancer , took as much...
Guys I start my radiotherapy on 30th June my first 2 hormone injections were monthly now 3 monthly I get dizzy spells,is this a side effect. Thanks
How do i know im getting the correct and best treatment on the nhs. Its not a complaint about the nhs, and to be fair they have been very good to me since my 3 years ago diagnoses. Localy advanced non metatastic pc, but uncurable. Radiotherapy not an...
Hi all been looking through my hospital letters as i don't think i took everything in. My first worry is the bulging tumour poss extra capsular spread just hope that can be sorted out with radiotherapy.Does the hormone therapy stop it from spreading...
I continue to love my husband's PSA. This was a word 2 years ago I had never even heard of. Results of blood test last week show that it is still less than 0.03 which is classed as undetectable and it has been this since his chemo ended in November 2023...
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