Having finished 20 fractions of RT on the 18th October last year & had my final 3 monthly Decapeptyl injection on the 12th December, I had my 2nd 6 monthly blood test on the 25th June. For some reason, the results have never appeared in my NHS app (chasing...
I have advanced recurrent prostate cancer, despite a prostatectomy in 1995, external-beam radiotherapy in 2011, and two years of androgen deprivation therapy. I am considering having my bladder, together with its diseased connection to my urethra, removed...
I have a holiday booked so I thought I would check the Foreign & Commonwealth Office site for advice for the country. It suggests getting a letter from the doctor to explain any drugs I may be carrying through airport security. Does anyone actually contact...
In 2019 my husband was 67 and diagnosed with prostate cancer. His PSA was sky high at 160 and his Gleason score was 9 i4+5), the good news it was totally contained in the Prostrate. If there is one thing you get used to it's the bad news comes with some...
I must recommend a Podcast I have been listening to on BBC Radio 4 on a Wednesday night or stream from BBC Sounds. John Holmes is responsible for a great radio programme on radio 4 called the skewer. His new programme/podcast is all about getting blokes...
Hello fellow PC travelers, Heizenburg here. I used to be in this forum around 6 x years ago, when (in 2018) I had recently being diagnosed with PC (Gleeson score 7, 3/4) and was deliberating whether to go for surgery, or radiotherapy. I was not keen...
Apologies this is a minor topic and I think my brain is addled by the heat and journey to and from for husband’s bloods today as second chemo tomorrow. Anyhow the nurse taking his bloods said not to have pineapple as it reacted with some chemo drugs....
I've been mega busy over the last couple of weeks and so have not been able to contribute regularly. However, I do recall at some point that Brian (Millibob) said that his wife thought the hormone therapy had made him a better man I've been thinking some...
Sorry I have been missing for awhile, had a busy few weeks and then we went to Cyprus for 3 weeks. I have never been so hot in all my life. Luckily husband only had the odd hot flush to cope with. He had his bloods done on Thursday and I am happy to report...
Hello, I am looking for folks that chose nanoknife as their treatment and are willing to share their experiences. What were your side effects? How long have you done the treatment? Thank you
