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Morning everyone I had a meeting with my oncologist and he informed me of the above which surprised me, as it had levelled off at 33 .Does this mean the docetaxel has failed?We are now going to ct scans etc. And a itch to daralutomide?spelling or enzalutomide...
I had my prostatectomy one month ago and have been recovering from the surgery. I will have to say the recovery has gone well so far with little pain! I had read a lot about the treatments, surgery and side effects. However it appears my physical changes...
Hi, my name is Nigel, I am 69 and was diagnosed with stage 3Tb prostate cancer about 6 weeks ago. I am stll struggling a bit coming to terms with it, but I am getting there slowly. Sometimes I think my wife is struggling more than I am and that makes...
Are there anybody here who has had SABR as the primary treatment for their PCa? If so can you advise your experience of the treatment and what short and long term side effects that you have had from the treatment?
Hello all, here I am again, Husband had his bone scan on Tuesday. We had a lovely day out at Castle Howard yesterday and have been feeling upbeat. Today he received a copy of a letter sent to his GP from the Consultant Urologist. It sats ’his pristate...
Newly diagnosed: PSA 7.08 Gleason 3+4 Stage 2. Enclosed in prostate only. Enlarged prostate no serious symptoms st all. I will be having Radiotherapy only. I would be keen to hear of experiences with Conventional only and Stereotactic Radiotherapy...
Hi all , I am having surgery to remove enlarged prostate with stage 2 cancer gleeson 3+4 psa 23 Any advice for when I get home will be gratefully received catheter care is worrying me abit I live on my own Thank you, nigel
My husband had a PSA blood test on 19 November, together with an ultrasound. The PSA was normal but the doctor wants to see my husband tomorrow. Has this happened to anyone else please? If so, was it bad news. He is my world and I just want to be prepared...
hi - hoping for some advice. my dads 69 - his dad died of prostate cancer in his 60s. he's always had psa checks and his levels have been around 3-4. he previously had an mri in january 2022 which was clear but with a psa density of 1.2 - he had his psa...
I had radical prostatectomy in 2019, Gleason 4+3 psa 18 after mri and ct they couldn’t be sure it hadn’t escaped. I had none nerve sparing surgery and was left with some incontinence which is still with me today, total loss of sexual function. I was given...
