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Hi everyone, I thought I’d share a quick update and ask whether anyone else has experienced something similar with their PSA levels after chemotherapy. I’m 46 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer back in April, with an initial PSA of 309...
So , after having had a radical prostatectomy state beginning of June followed up by an 8 week PSA test of less than 0.03 I have now had a reading of 0.21. So it’s now back to hospital to see what the next steps are. My original diagnosis in Sept 25...
Today is the last day of my three-year hormone therapy treatment. This physical and emotional rollercoaster is finally ending, and I can't wait to disembark. Two horrible years on Abiraterone and Prostap followed by one quite reasonable year on Relugolix...
Hi everyone It's been a wee while since I last started a new thread, so thought I'd pop on with a little update on how things are going with Paul and us. Paul is doing okay, although the fatigue is definitely becoming more noticeable these days. He...
Just tried to renew insurance with NatWest with whom we have been insured for many years certainly through all of my diagnosis in 2018 until now had it out in 2019, radiotherapy in 2020, hormone treatment 2020 until 2024. My PSA remained undetectable...
Newly diagnosed Gleason 3+5=8 — looking for experiences I'm 63, based in Scotland, and have recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. My PSA was 6.0, and MRI showed a 26 mm PI-RADS 5 lesion, apparently contained within the prostate, with no...
Hi, I've joined this forum on behalf of my hub. My husband was 74 when diagnosed with PC in October 2023. PSA 14.6ug/l : GG 2 of 5 : T2, N0 M0 and organ confined to the prostate : MRI: 25cc DRE: 40g prostate, T3 on the right. HT started February 2024...
Husband diagnosed last October, Gleason 10, Cribriform and low volume metastasis to neck, spine, clavicle, two opposing ribs and some pelvic hot spots we were told at the time. Due to other health conditions only treatment option was Prostap injections...
Hi Just wanted to say hello. My husband has stage 4 m1n1a prostate cancer. His psa is 74. After mri we were given the news it was cancer. Spread to lymph and very slightly to bladder. No evidence of spread to bone or organs. We are devastated. Its been...
Just an update. My most recent psa is <0.2 ug/l 2 years after treatment ended, down from 10.7 Gleason 7- 4+3 at diagnosis. I feel well at the moment with little or no side effects from my treatment. for anyone recently diagnosed with prostate cancer...
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