I found out I have PC (Gleason 3+4) a couple of weeks ago. Quite a 'surprise' really as I have kept a close watch on my PSA levels over the past 10 years or so and they have remained around the 1.0 mark. It is 1.03 now, so very low. Nevertheless, I...
He has had hormone injection and starts chemotherapy in December- docetaxel. It is such a dread - a healthy, energetic man being poisoned, I’m trying to read the forum to see how he might react/side effects. It seems like the downward spiral. How to proceed...
Hi all discovered this forum yesterday and very impressed! Husband diagnosed this week we already knew the likelihood the outcome would be cancer so have had weeks of worrying, no sleep etc. Initial PSA 6.34, 54cc gland, Ta2, N0 , M0, CPG 2 Gleason 4...
I'm currently struggling with ED after my prostate surgery and radiotherapy a year on which seems to have knocked my confidence certainly when socialising with the ladies does anyone else have the same problem and does it get better.
Hi my Prostate cancer journey is 6 months old. I am T3 with a Gleason score of 4+5. Cancer mainly contained in the Prostate but one lymph node attached to my pelvis is cancerous. I was immediately started with hormone therapy as the cancer was aggressive...
Hi I am writing for my husband..we are both so concerned about doing the right thing my husband has had a Prostatectomy end of June this year Pathology T3b / we had been told T3a His Gleason score was 4+5 so a 9 and scary !! On diagnosis his PSA...
Hello, I have my first Chemo treatment of docetaxel starting on Thursday next week and while I see lots of 'relevant' conversation around treatment(s) and symptoms etc, I'd really like to know - what does it actually feel like when the first dose docetaxel...
Evening all, i was diagnosed with locally advanced prostate cancer last week..... Gutted. I am a 54 year old general manager. I am a veteran racing cylclist and am fit and healthy apart from this issue. Any advice on which procedure to opt for would be...
I’m new here. Had diagnosis in August. Operation for prostectomy coming up soon
Saw the oncologist and their team. This is what will happen, these are the risks, sign here and we will get it done. Same thing at the start. We are putting you on Hormone treatment as from now. Do you have any questions? Thete are no alternatives and...
