I was told that my treatment was curative or would prolong my life, I accept this but what I would like to know is it possible to see a MRI scan say a year after treatment. Our hospital boasted it had a new mpMRI scanner to help treat prostate cancer...
Hi all well not been on here for a while just updating you on my husband he’s going to start the treatment at last in 2 weeks but since we have been in the chat room we have had a chat as he broke down on Saturday and said he don’t want to leave me I...
Sorry if this has already been posted but I've just seen that M&S is donating ￡4 for every pack of Autograph underpants sold in March and has already raised ￡55,000 for prostate cancer research as well as encouraging men to get checked. The campaign is...
Hi all My PSA is up again to 6.2. Possible reason for this is the heart attack I had in Feb. As PSA bloods were taken two weeks after H A. As the level is no to high we are having another PSA test in 3 months and go from there. Re the heart attack...
There is something I wished someone had told us before my husband started down the triplet treatment path, and I never thought I'd miss this. His smell. I think once he started the hormone treatment, and the testosterone was switched off, he stopped emitting...
In the UK March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. About 1 in 8 men (and 1 in 4 black men) are diagnosed with it each year so my message to everyone is to spread the word to your mates /friends /relations and work colleagues who are male and aged 50...
Hi All, my husband now has his start date for chemo on 12 March. Our oncologist has said most people tolerate this well but to expect him to be a little tired / nauseous. The nurse impressed upon me that if he gets a high (or low) temperature, to make...
Hi, I have been having nights sweats off and on for the last 2 years after starting my 6 BCG treatments. It started mid way through the treatment, and when I told my Urologist he shrugged his shoulders and provided no helpful comment. He had been treating...
Just to let you all know it's a day to celebrate and highlight everything that the Cancer workforce do for patients in the UK wide health service each day. If you know of an amazing Macmillan nurse here's a link to the main thread where you can sing...
Has anyone else got “that person” in their family and friends who keeps you on the straight and narrow with dark humour/plain talking if you get a bit wrapped up in self-pity? My brother had prostate surgery last year, but as he was more advanced than...
