Hiya,got diagnosed in may2018 Gleason 7 (4+3)...could have had the op but as I work for myself and my work is seasonal I couldn't take that many weeks off work so opted for 6months zoladex treatment starting in the July then in jan/Feb 2019 had 24 sessions...
Hi. I am newly diagnosed with advanced metastatic postate cancer. It has spread to my peritoneum with multiple inoperable nodules. They didn't do a gleeson score and I don't know my life expectancy with or without treatment. They want me to begin hormone...
Hi everyone & thank you so much for all the information - we have read blogs/watched videos so now feel a lot better informed. So, need to decide between surgery or radiotherapy (brachy or external beam) + hormone therapy if needed. We are seeing...
Hi there I wish I could say I am new here, I’ve been in other groups and joined this one as my dear old dad was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, with bone secondaries and a whole choir of mestates thrown in for good measure. Since then he has...
So Friday was my first post op PSA. Tried to get the result on Friday evening but no one to ask. GP receptionist advised that as blood was arranged by the hospital my GPb would not see the results until informed by the consultant. Rang CSN this am, remembered...
hi all . had my chemo last Wednesday, I've been ok apart from the main places I've got the cancer hip, ribs spine and shoulder are hurting especially at night keeping me awake. I didn't really have much pain until the chemotherapy but now seems a lot...
Hello everyone, I had a Prostatectomy during covid , I'm now 56. I'm single and things haven't been too great. I enjoyed travelling before my cancer and my adult sons live in Italy. After my op I had the feeling that I needed to pee and it made me panic...
hi all. Just had my phone call to inform me my mri scan is positive for postrate cancer and bone scan says its outside the postrate. my psa was 505 so I'm pretty much terrified. I'm being booked in next week for a biopsy. anyone had similar psa and what...
I have seen on this forum that some people can see their test results on line. I have my first Post op PSA on Friday but then go away for a week. My first meeting the surgeon is 10 days later. Is there anyway for me to access these results on line either...
Hi im new to this forum ,59 yrs old, had TURP surgery september 2024, biopsy was taken but marked as non urgent as surgeon could not see any visual signs of cancer, 6 months later surgeon phoned me to say unfortunately biopsy results have come back with...
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