Hi everyone, Firstly I’ll introduce myself… I’ve been part of the MacMillan online community for the past 6+ years following my own cancer diagnosis & currently volunteer as a community champion. Now onto my beloved dad… My dad is 87 yrs young & up...
I’m 4 months into HT and am due to start RT (20 sessions) in a month’s time. I’ve read several posting on this site but only have a partial idea of what to expect. I have a planning/scan meeting next week. Any help/suggestions will be most appreciated...
Had an MRI a few weeks back following a PSA test which came back with a score of 111! Yesterday was the worst day of my life by far. They said I have advanced prostrate cancer and it has spread to my lymph nodes in the pelvis area. They haven’t done...
Hello all, New to this. Recently diagnosed PCa. PSA 8, stageT3a N0, Gleason 7 - 3+4. Recent CT scan shows no spread. Have seen consultant urologist and consultant oncologist in the last week. I have to make a choice between radical prostatectomy or...
Prostate cancer the experts say can be cured. It all started with an enlarged prostate some 25 years ago. 15 years ago an expert told me I was more at risk of being run over than ever getting cancer. How wrong he was. My treatment at Guildford was scheduled...
increase in PSA is high and he’s got alzimers, , i spoken on here about before , husbands psa has increased from 84 to 128 in 3 months , consultant was happy for him to be on watch and wait , , now his consultants secretary has rung my daughter saying...
Hi to all new to all this just got told I have prostate cancer two weeks ago with a Gleason score of 6 and on watch and wait and have my bloods done every 6 months am 49 it's making my anxiety very bad how do you guys deal with it thank you
Hi, I am new to this discussion group as I was diagnosed this week with prostrate cancer after a PSA reading of 6.8 and results of an MRI showing cancer I have to consider RT and Hormone treatment or prostrate removal it is a minefield withdrawal...
Hi - first time on here. I had RALP two weeks ago. Catheter out one week ago. I don't seem to be too bad really, aside from my largest wound opening up. I'm finding I leak most when I walk around. Is this common?
Hi to all. I was diaganosed with Prostate Cancer in 2019 with a PSA of 112 the last reading which was last year(july) was 4.3.after being on Zoladex for five years. Over the last 18 months I have had genital Thrush.Could the treatment have caused...
