Hi, everybody! I'm happy to have found you all :-) I won't take up much of your time, but I did want to introduce myself. I am a 61 year old guy, who had a very mildly raised PSA result. Despite being just over the recommended limit, my GP insisted...
Hi all, just to let you know that I had my urgent appointment with my consultant yesterday. He was very concerned to hear about my ongoing bone pain. I'm now taking a course of steroids and I had to have an x-ray whilst I was there to check if I have...
5 yers after After radiaton and hormone therpy 5 yers ago its been a journey with ups and down. My PSA is Ok, (0,15) but it feels like strange things are happening in my body. It feels like creeping silent worms in the pelvic, no pain, but a kind of...
Hello Everyone. I'm quite lucky having a Gleason of 4+3. clear on bone and Ct scans, so it looks as though cancer is contained within the prostate despite a PSA of 32. I am about to start on Bicalutamide anti-androgens with a 3month Prostap injection...
Hi my husband is 62, was diagnosed with stage 4 incurable prostrate cancer the end of feb, (prognosis good) we are both devastated, I just bottle everything up, as I don’t want my husband to see me upset, as that then upsets him hes on hormone tablets...
Hello, I’m brand new to the group. I decided to have robotic prostate surgery. I was told I would be discharged the following day, but they kept me an extra 4 days because of excessive bleeding. I’ve been home 3 days and the JP valve is still draining...
Hi, new to the forum and am now awaiting results from blood tests I had today from GP to check PSA, Bone Chemistry, Thyroid function & diabetes! I went with a number of symptoms I could explain away to the GP, the first one appeared around 5 weeks ago...
Hi. Just saying hello and thank you for this forum. My husband 60 had a PSA test 5.5, PRADs 4. Biopsy multiple Gleason 3+3 in all parts of prostrate. He’s opted for robotic surgery. Op is in May. I’m worried about post op complications. My husband has...
Hello there. My husband received RT last October-December 2023 and started HT in May 2023. Still on zoladex every three months. Suffers from gassy issues and back pain. Also lost 20 lbs from January to now. Any suggestions on how to stop the weight loss...
Hello, I am aged 69, newly diagnosed with prostate cancer, Gleason score 3+4 (favourable intermediate prostate cancer). However, the cancer is adjacent to one side of the bladder sphincter. I also have a longstanding history of bladder neck instability...
