My husband wasn’t feeling well after a long walk. He complained of back and leg pains. He suddenly couldn’t control his bladder. A few days later I telephoned 111 and they sent him to A&E . A few days more and he was diagnosed with metastatic prostate...
Hello all, My husband (54) received his prostate cancer diagnosis 10 months ago and elected to stay on the Active Watch path. PSA readings every 12 weeks and he is coming up to the next MRI then biopsies. He is asymptomatic and PSA levels are really...
Hello all I have been on the road to discovering I had Prostate cancer since 2023 which started out as an enquirey into some bowel problems which I had an MRI scan for to discover if my spine was causing trouble it was not. However it was pointed out...
Hi my name is Geoff I had biopsy in October 2024 results showed prostate cancer I am currently on AC my PSA level was 14.5 which came doe to 12.6 rising again 14.7 awaiting my next MRI …. Really anxious and worried
To do etc. Can we carry on seeing friends, eating out, ggojng on holiday if he feels up to it......or do we have to avoid these things for the whole of the 5 months, or just the 1st week or so after treatment? Thank you.
Hi everyone I am new to the forum, been told I have a T2 and gleason 9. Had mri scan ,bone scan, and biopsy, hospital been great had a meeting with the surgeon and he said he would be happy to operate explained the possible after effects incontinence...
Hello everyone, I am in the fairly early stages having had confirmation of PC last month. I’m waiting on the results of the PSMA PET scan to see if it has spread elsewhere, the consultant said 50/50 chance it has. This is the information I have so...
I am so sorry it is me again posting on the same subject as pastime, anxiety. I think I must be some sort of masochists, because I keep doing things that people tell me not to do namely put Dr google away. Because of previous medical , I want to use...
I had radio therapy for prostate cancer a few years back since then I have been burying my feelings about what I went through to the detriment of my relationship with my wife I admit I have had my head buried in the sand and I could do with some advice...
I am coming up to the second PSA test following my prostatectomy, the first result was less than 0.03. I was advised that I should only worry if it goes above 0.2, this doesn’t seem a very high figure. I know as individuals are journey is not the same...
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