This is the first time I’ve tried this forum so I hope I can navigate it well. Im not a patient, I’m a carer for my husband who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer after having several traumatic falls and breaking his hip. It was after all the extensive...
Psa now 0.23 from 0.11 3 months ago. Consultant on Wednesday agreed that treatment needs to be under way before psa reaches 0.5 ish. So….. My thoughts are, I’m now waiting for a scan to see where cancer may be. Then I’ll be waiting for radiation to begin...
A bit of a technophobe I find it difficult to navigate around anything that hasn’t been brought down to idiot level. I started posting about 3 months ago and received great encouragement from other posters with excellent advice about ADT and the worry...
Knocked the nail right on the head! Bran Milibob said: Millibob said: this Prostate Cancer business was an eye opener to me - I thought it was something other men got - how wrong I was!!. My motto is holidays - holidays - holidays. How many of...
Hi I'm 17 months post radiotherapy with a further 12 months on HT. My last 3 PSA results where 0.04, 0.03 and the most recent 0.03. I understand it may not go any lower as I still have a prostate and therefore still produce very small levels of...
Hi all. I’ve just had a call today from urology. I’m being referred to to oncology. I was a Gleason 3+4 T 2. With a Psa of around 7 prior to op. I was told a few weeks after the op that my prostate biopsy showed cancer cells right up on the edge and that...
Hi I was diagnosed back in April with prostate cancer a PSA level of 6.3, T3A N0M0 Gleason 4+3=7 and put on hormone therapy, I've now started my radiotherapy but have not had a PSA test since then, I've been told that I will not get one until 6 weeks...
Hi I unfortunately had my robotic Procedure last Thursday can someone advise is it normal to have blood coming out to the side of the catheter when trying to use the toilet
I am not sure if staying in hospital accommodation for my 4 weeks of radiotherapy is a good idea for me, the alternative is to drive everyday, 84 miles each way. The accommodation is single ensuite room, they will provide breakfast and lunch in the staff...
I had SABR treatment in February 2023. Before the treatment had even finished prior to Day 4 I had blood in my stool. This has continued on and off ever since. Seems to be getting slowly worse if I have to strain much. Have done a FIT Test with the obvious...
